Worksheet

Unstressed Syllables

Grade 5 - Spelling - Building Confidence

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  1. Which spelling keeps the unstressed syllable in the word meaning "not the same"?

    • different
    • camera
    • vegetable

  2. Which part is easy to say softly in "vegetable"?

    • the apostrophe
    • the final period
    • the second e

  3. Which misspelling drops an unstressed syllable from "library"?

    • correct spelling
    • libary
    • library

  4. Spell the word that means to keep apart.

  5. Why should the second e stay in "vegetable"?

    • the unstressed syllable is still part of the word
    • it marks a plural possessive
    • it changes a root into a prefix

  6. Which spelling keeps the unstressed syllable in the word meaning "attention or curiosity"?

    • vegetable
    • chocolate
    • interest

  7. Which part is easy to say softly in "temperature"?

    • the capital letter
    • the middle er
    • the apostrophe

  8. Which misspelling drops an unstressed syllable from "vegetable"?

    • vegtable
    • vegetible
    • vegetable

  9. Spell the word that means how hot or cold something is.

  10. Why should the second e stay in "different"?

    • it marks a plural possessive
    • the unstressed syllable is still part of the word
    • it changes a root into a prefix
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