Vowels
Find the root word
Categories
Define words
Potpourri
100

This letter makes what sound?

A short /a/ is /a/ like apple.

A long /a/ is /a/ like table.

100

Brightly

The root word is Bright.

100

Name 3-5 sports

Your choice of 3-5 sports

100

It was frigid outside and she was freezing.

What does frigid mean?

Freezing cold

100

Name 4 streaming services

Your choice

200

This vowel is the first letter of a sea animal with eight legs.  What letter is that?

The letter is 'O' as in "octopus."

200

What is the root word in "Games."

The root word is "Game".

200

Name 5 classes in school

Your choice

200

What does incensed mean?

I was absolutely incensed when I saw someone had taken my snack off my lunch tray.

Incensed means very angry

200

What's 10 times 3?

30

300

Ouch!  I got bit by a bug and now my arm

_________________.  What is the first letter and vowel sound of the word _____?

"i" as in itch.

300

What is the root word in "Interesting"?

The root word is "Interest".
300

Name 4 natural disasters

Hurricane

Tornado

Tsunami

Earthquake

300

Define analyze

I analyzed the results of my science experiment.

Analyze means to look closely, to examine, and evaluate

300

Name 4 shapes

Star, diamond, square, circle, retangle, parallelogram, rhombus, cube, oval

400

What direction does the elevator go in?

Side to side or _____ and down?

What is the first letter and sound in the word ____?

The letter is "U".

The sound is "UGH"

The word is "Up"

400

What is the root word in "Beautifully" as in She sang beautifully.

The root word is "beautiful."

400

Name all the vowels in English

a,e,i,o, u and sometimes y

400

Using context clues, what does slight mean?

Each day during spring there is a slight increase in temperature until summer arrives.  Does slight mean: small, increase or bright?


Slight means small

400

What tool do you use in science to see things more closely?  It makes things look bigger.

Microscope

500

This animal is huge with big feet, a tusk and a trunk and starts with the letter ____.

They live in Africa and can be found in a zoo.  What is the  first letter and the first sound of this animal.

"E" is the letter.

The sound is "Eh".

The word is "Elephant"

500

What is the root word in the word, "Loved," as in "I loved the pizza party!"

The root word in "Loved" is "Love."

500

In order to make a word you need a

___________________.

What is a vowel?

500

The inquisitive student asked a lot of questions.

What does inquisitive mean?

Curious

500

Tell me 4 things about Africa.

Location

Animals

Languages, people, weather

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