Spelling Lesson 7

Spelling Vowel Sounds in

Two-Syllable Words

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Spelling TipThere is a vowel sound in each syllable of a word. Some vowel sounds are spelled as you expect. Others must be remembered.

Say each word. Listen for the short vowel sounds. The soft vowel sound in the unstressed syllable of cactus and success is called a schwa sound. The sign for this sound is /ə/.

Write the spelling words. Circle the letters that spell the vowel sound in each syllable.

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Deep in the desert, people sometimes need the help of Dr. Rosen, the flying ( 1 ). When people’s teeth ache, they ( 2 ) her. She climbs into her plane ready to visit anyone who needs her. When she turns on the engine, the plane buzzes like an ( 3 ). Many patients are in great pain ( 4 ) Dr. Rosen arrives.

The Flying Dentist

First she spreads her instruments out on a clean cloth ( 5 ). She works without ( 6 ), never talking until she finds the cause of the trouble. Sometimes people feel as if they bit into a ( 7 ), but it is only Dr. Rosen’s needle. Sometimes people who are afraid ( 8 ) she leave the aching tooth alone. But a bad tooth might infect a whole mouth. The dentist must take care of the trouble. She sometimes gives her patients a tooth-cleaning ( 9 ) to try.

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Dr. Rosen is a ( 10 ) to the community. Everyone respects her. They say she is a ( 11 ) person. But many people will not ( 12 ) that they enjoy seeing her. Yet Dr. Rosen has had great ( 14 ) in helping them. Some patients even give her such gifts as a bottle of perfume and a ( 15 ) of writing paper.

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Some words can be divided into syllables. Each syllable has a vowel sound. Write the words below dividing them into syllables.

nap / kin

16. instrument 17. convention

18. umbrella 19. information

20. propeller

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Syllables

Write the Core Word that fits each clue.

1. a plant found in the desert

2. a writing pad

3. a piece of paper or cloth used to wipe hands

4. not liquid or gas

5. to put forward an idea

6. to say something is true

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Use the Clues

7-11 Write the Core Words formed by fitting the syllables together.

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til

con

un

pro

it

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Make a Match

The entry words in dictionaries are divided into syllables. The syllable that is stressed when saying the word is shown with an accent mark. Look up the Core Words below in a dictionary. Write each Core Word and circle the syllable that is stressed.

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Use the Dictionary

12. invent 13. cactus 14. success 15. comment 16. insect

• Make a list of questions to ask Dr. Rosen or your dentist in an interview.

• You might want to ask about her work and the place where she lives.

• Use at least four Core Words in the sentences.

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1-4. Here is a draft of one student’s interview questions. Find four misspelled words and write them correctly.5-6. Two question marks were not put in at the ends of questions. Copy the questions and correct all errors.