Individual Activity 1:

Mark the schwa or schwas in each word with its diacritical symbol ( ). Schwas may occur in any part of the word (i.e., prefix, root, or suffix).

machine              predicate            committee              soda

alike                   magazine             competition            brilliant

selective             excellent             direction                accidental

Individual Activity 2:

Divide the following Latin-based words into syllables. Remember that sometimes the entire root doesn’t stay in one syllable.

interruption        attractive            presumption

performance       generate             multisensory

genuflect             distracted           advisory

reflective             corruptible         adventurous