Multisyllabic Words: Three to Five Syllables

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Multisyllabic Words: Three to Five Syllables

By looking for familiar "chunks" within words, students can strategically decode words of three or more syllables. Chunks include endings, prefixes, suffixes, and syllables in learned patterns. Putting the chunks together may require more than one try, because of the variability of stresses and syllabication, but students should selfmonitor and expect to find a recognizable word that makes sense in the context. For each of the following activities, select words from the word list Multisyllabic Words: Three to Five Syllables (page 3) that are appropriate for your students.

Three Ways to Teach

Understanding Syllable Stress 10?15 minutes

? Display a three-syllable word, and offer a plausible but incorrect syllable-by-syllable pronunciation. ? Think aloud to show that the word doesn't sound right, and enlist students' help in syllabicating the word

differently and pronouncing it correctly. See the example below.

Display the word elephant. I can show the syllables like this: e/leph/ant. I'll say the syllables: ee-LEF-ant. I've never heard of that word. What should I do? I can make the syllables el/e/phant, and say elephant.

? Use your example word to point out that a stressed syllable gets a stronger beat than the other syllables. ? Display the symbol for a schwa, . Explain that an unstressed syllable may have a schwa vowel sound--the

sound in the first syllable of about and the second syllable of famous. Explain that any vowel letter and many combinations of vowel letters can spell the schwa sound. ? Display three-syllable words, such as those shown. Guide students to read each word, syllable by syllable. Use loud and soft claps to draw attention to stressed and unstressed vowel sounds.

accident benefit element monitor resident

? Have students copy the word, use slashes to show the syllables, and underline the syllable that gets the most stress. Have students say the whole word naturally and then use it in an oral sentence.

Building a Word Chunk by Chunk 10?15 minutes

? Display a base word that can be built up with affixes. Then add one chunk at a time and ask students to say the new word and tell the meaning of the word. See the examples below.

predict predictable unpredictable unpredictably

fortune fortunate fortunately unfortunately

art artist artistic artistically

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Building a Word Chunk by Chunk continued

? After adding several affixes, cover all the words, say the longest word, and challenge students to write it. Have them confirm or correct their spelling when the word is revealed again.

Support English Learners Affixed words built from Latin roots, such as prediction and respectable, have cognates in Latin-based languages such as Spanish. Students who know these words in their native language can use that knowledge to read the words in English.

Sorting by Syllable Pattern 10?15 minutes

When proficient readers encounter a new multisyllabic word, they identify chunks that they have seen in similar words. Give students practice in finding similarities among words.

? Prepare at least three sets of word cards in which four words have similar syllabication. See the following examples of words that can be used.

hol/i/day crocodile monitor benefit

dec/o/ra/tion limitation education regulation

con/fi/dent incident accident candidate

? Display one word from each set for students to read with you. Together, identify the syllables and any affixes.

? Have students take turns choosing a word card, and deciding which of the displayed words has a similar syllable pattern. Have students draw slashes to indicate syllable breaks and then work with students to pronounce the new word.

? Discuss the meanings of all the words.

Check for Understanding

If you observe... problems pronouncing consonant or vowel sounds correctly within syllables

difficulty identifying syllable types

Then try...

displaying one syllable at a time and focusing on decoding it. Use single-syllable words with similar correspondences to draw attention to sounds and spellings.

having students label the vowels and consonants with V and C to see the patterns.

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Multisyllabic Words: Three to Five Syllables

This word list includes multisyllabic words with three to five syllables. Choose words and levels of difficulty that match your students' needs and abilities.

accident artistic celebration community consideration dedication element entertainment imagination molecule ordinary pronunciation relationship satisfactory unpredictable

amazement artistically circulation company crocodile dictionary elementary environmental incident monitor predictable publication requirements secretary unpredictably

animation benefit combination complicated customary digital elephant evident introduction necessary prediction recognize resident temptation

apology calculation committee confident decoration education elevator fortunately limitation occasional prescription refrigerator revolutionary transportation

applicant candidate communication conservation dedicate electronic entertaining imaginary military opportunity president regulation satisfaction unfortunately

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