Children's Books
In Beverly Cleary’s Ramona series, what is the name of Ramona’s sister?
Who is Beezus
Name a word that follows the 1-1-1 rule.
Answers may vary.
1-1-1 rule
*One syllable
*One vowel
*One consonant after the vowel
How many phonemes are there in the English language?
What is 44 phonemes
How many different syllable types are there in English?
What are 6 types:
*open syllable
*closed syllable
*r-controlled
*silent-e (vowel-consonant-e)
*vowel team
*consonant-le
What is a common prefix that means “not” or “opposite”?
What is the prefix un-
Where is Paddington originally from?
What is Peru
What is the name of the vowel team represented in the word team?
ea
How many consonant sounds are in the English language?
What are 24 consonant sounds
Although there are 21 consonants, these letters combine in different ways to make 24 sounds.
Stop sounds - 6
Fricatives- 9
Affricates- 2
Nasals- 3
Approximates- 4
How many syllables in the word responsibility?
What are 6 syllables
re- spon- si- bil- i- ty
If a word ends in the suffix “ology”-what does it mean you are doing?
What is you are studying something
What is the surname of the children in The Chronicles of Narnia?
What is Pevensie
What is the most common vowel sound in the English language?
What is the schwa sound
The schwa /ə/ is the name for the most common vowel sound in English. It's an unstressed, neutral vowel sound that can be spelled with any vowel letter (a, e, i, o, u) in writing, depending on the word.
Key Features of the Schwa:
Pronounced like: a short, relaxed "uh"
Symbol in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ə/
Always found in unstressed syllables
Very common in spoken English
How many vowel sounds are there in the English language?
What are 20 vowel sounds
How many syllables are in the phrase "eight octopus tentacles"?
What are 7 syllables
Eight oc·to·pus ten·ta·cles
What Greek root means “light”?
What is photo
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who wins the first golden ticket?
Who is Augustus Gloop
How many spelling options are there for the long e sound?
What are 8 options
e-e, e (open syllable), ea, ee, ie, y, ey, ei
How many phonemes are there in the word "queen"?
What are 4 phonemes
/k/ /w/ /e/ /n/
What is the syllable type that has a vowel at the end of the syllable?
What is an open syllable
True or False:
All words are made up of multiple morphemes?
What is FALSE
example: cat
How many shiny scales does Rainbow Fish end up with at the end of the story?
What is one
In Fundations what is the key word picture for “ee”?
What is jeep
ee- jeep-/ee/
How many phonemes are there in the word "catch"?
What are 3 phonemes
/k/ /e-schwa/ /tch/
What syllable type can be found in the word "table" ?
What is the Consonant -le syllable
What is the suffix in the word “happiness”?
What is -ness