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Spelling Trivia
100

Spell the word that has a blend at the beginning and the end and is something that you have to put on an envelope to mail it.

stamp

100

Why is the "l" in the word "shrill" doubled?

Because of the bonus letter or floss rule

100

what type of syllable is the word "pink"?

a closed syllable

100
Where are the digraphs and blends in the word "clash"?

cl is a blend

sh is a digraph

100

A type of letter whose sounds are made with your mouth closed

consonant

200

Spell the word that has a digraph at the beginning, a blend at the end and is what sometimes happens to your clothes when you put them in the dryer.

shrink

200

When do you spell the sound /k/ with a "ck"?

At the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel

200
Is the vowel sound in a closed syllable short or long?

Short

200

What is the short sound of the vowel "o"?

ah

200

A part of a word that you say with one breath and that has at least one vowel sound

syllable

300

Spell the word that is a V_E syllable and is something that can burn you if you are not careful.

fire

300

What is the difference between a digraph and a blend?

A digraph is two consonants together that make one sound.

A blend is two consonants together that each make their own sound.

300

Divide the word athlete into syllables?

Bonus-what kind of syllables are in this word?

ath- lete

ath is a closed syllable

lete is a VCE syllable

300
What is one way to spell the long a sound?

a_e

300

A type of letter whose sound is said with our mouth open and that is always the star of the show in any syllable

vowel

400

Spell the word that means something kind that you do for others at holiday time.  Hint: it starts with the letter "g".

give

400

What is one letter that cannot be the last letter of a word in English?

V

400

What 2 things have to happen for a syllable to be called "closed"?

1. only one vowel

2. vowel is followed by one or more consonants

400

Which vowel makes two different sounds in a v_e syllable?  

U

400

How many syllable types are there?

6

500

Spell the word that is the opposite of slow and begins with the buddy letters.

quick

500

What is the job of the letter "e" in a v_e syllable?

It makes vowels long in a v_e syllable 


500

What is the most common type of syllable found in more than half of all English words?

the closed syllable

500

What two letters go together to spell the sound /kw/?

qu

500

What do you call letters like -s, -es, and -ing that are added to the end of word to change its meaning?

a suffix

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