Spelling
staff, smell, class, buzz - Why are the last letters double?
FLOSS Rule; one syllable; short vowel before last letter
My older sister likes to draw flowers. - Which one is the subject? Which one is the predicate?
Subject: My older sister ; Predicate: likes to draw flowers.
locate - How many syllables? What are the syllable names?
lo - Open; cate- Magic e
Mr Lee has three horses in his farm. - What are the nouns in this sentence?
Mr. lee, horses, farm
Ann's mother works as a teacher in my school? - What is wrong?
Not question mark - full stop
check, lock, stick - Why is it -ck and not k at the end of these words?
There is a short vowel before -ck, and it is a one syllable word.
They will go to Japan this summer. - What is the predicate? How can you tell?
Predicate: will go to Japan this summer. -
Predicate starts with a verb.
boiled - How many vowel sounds in this word? How many sounds in this word?
Hong Kong is a very expensive city to study. - Which word is a Proper Noun? Common Noun?
Hong Kong - Proper ; city - Common
My family have traveled to Tokyo Korea Paris and New, York. How can you make this sentence right?
Tokyo, Korea, Paris, and New York
city, center, cyst - What is the sound of the letter c? Why is it?
/s/ because letter c is followed by e, i and y
Mandy and I were sit next to each other in the class every year. What is wrong with this sentence?
were - It should not be there.
interrogate - How many vowel sounds? What are the syllable types?
4 vowel sounds;
in- Closed, ter- R-controlled, ro- Ope; gate - Magic e
Liza wants to buy three, red apples for her sick grandmother. What are the three adjectives? Which noun do they describe?
sick - grandmother
After doing your homework make sure that you clean up the table. What is missing?
homework,
The plural of life is lives. What is the plural of knife? Why?
knives; Drop the fe, change to ves
My uncle from Canada are always here in Hong Kong every summer. What is wrong with this sentence?
are; Subject is singular so is should be the right word.
Closed - "tan"; Open - "ta"; Magic e - tone; R-controlled - "art"; Consonant-le - "ble"; Vowel Team- "team"
Which district is _______________ (dirty) place in all of Hong Kong? What is the answer? Why?
What does FANBOYS mean?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are the 4 ways to spell Long /u/?
u, u_e, ue, ew
If you can wait for me, we can review for the exam together. Which one is the dependent or subordinate clause? Why?
If you can wait for me; Meaning is not complete
determination - How many syllables? What are the syllables? What is the root word?
5 syllables;
Open, R-controlled, Closed, Open, Vowel Team
determine
Our school will be moving to a new campus soon. - Which word can you move to another position? What part of speech is that word?
soon; adverb
Our school will be moving soon to a new campus.
Soon, our school will be moving to a new campus.
Johns mother does not like him to study in England but he thinks Englands education is the best in the world? - Spot the errors and change them.
John's mother does not like him to study in England, but he thinks England's education is the best in the world.