Long Vowels
Name a word that has the long A sound.
LAKE, CANE, RAIN
Name a word that rhymes with CAKE.
BAKE, LAKE, MAKE, RAKE.
What is an inference?
A guess you make about what might happen next, or how someone might feel.
What do we use context clues for?
To figure out the meaning of a word.
Which happens first: the cause or the effect?
Cause.
Name a word that has a long E sound.
WEEK, TEA, MEAN, FEET.
True or False: BED and HEAD are rhyming words.
True.
True or False: the author will always tell us if our inference was correct.
False.
What is the meaning of the word vegetarian in this sentence: If you are a VEGETARIAN then you are someone who does not eat meat.
Someone who does not eat meat.
Which part tells us WHY something happened? Cause or Effect?
Cause.
Name a word that has a long I sound.
ICE, MIKE, PILE
True or False: For a word to rhyme, the ending has to be spelled the same.
False: GLUE and FEW rhyme even though they are spelled with different endings.
Make an inference about what might happen after someone bakes cookies.
Eat the cookies, give the cookies to someone.
The following sentence uses what kind of context clue? Definition, example, synonym, or antonym.
"The doctor's writing was completely illegible. No one could read those scribbles."
What is one of the key words that tells us a cause and effect relationship is happening?
Because, as, since, so.
Name a word that has a long O sound.
BOAT, CONE, POKE.
Name a word that rhymes with SAID.
BED, HEAD, RED.
Make an inference about how someone might feel if they lost their favorite toy.
Sad, worried.
Name a synonym for the word COLD.
Chilly, frigid, icy, cool.
Which part of this sentence is the CAUSE?
"Brian wore a coat because it was snowing outside."
It was snowing outside.
Name a word that has a long U sound.
BLUE, FEW, GLUE, CREW.
Rhyming words are often used in what kind of writing?
Poetry.
What 2 things do you need to make an inference.
1. What the text says.
2. Your experiences.
Name an antonym for the word BIG.
Little, tiny, small.
Which part of this sentence is the EFFECT?
" It was raining, so we had to cancel the soccer game."
cancel the soccer game.