Vowel Teams
Which two "whiner" vowel teams would properly fill in the blanks.
f__l (metal used to wrap things)
j__ (a state of happiness)
oi and oy
Which prefix goes before this word to mean "not" settled?
*settled*
unsettled
What is a suffix?
a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
What does the c in c-le stand for?
consonant
consonant -le words
Read this compound word correctly out loud:
"Goodwill"
*student reads out loud correctly*
Which two "whiner" vowel teams make the "aww" sound?
au and aw
Which prefix needs to be added to the nonsense word, 'semble', to help it make sense?
*HINT: the definition of the final word is to look like something or someone.
re
resemble
What suffix is easily added to the end of a verb to change it to past tense?
ed
True or false.
The c-le part of the word does not always come at the end, especially if the word includes a suffix.
True
Ex.: dismantled, unsettled, stapler
Which is the correct word that means more than one female person?
woman
women
women
When two vowels are together, MOST of the time the ______ says its name and the second vowel is ______.
*HINT: When two vowels go walking..."
first, silent
What is a prefix?
A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
's' and 'es'
In open c-le words there is only one consonant after the vowel and the vowel says its name (long vowel). Which of these words is an open c-le word, where the vowel says its name?
bubble
unstable
example
unsettle
Unstable
Which version of this word means belonging to someone?
there
they're
their
Their
What two sounds can the vowel team "ow" make?
long o or ow as in:
know
wow
Which one of these words contains a prefix?
literally
joyful
unstable
unstable
True or false.
A word cannot contain a prefix and a suffix.
False
Examples: unsuccessful, impossibly, replacement
In a closed c-le word, there is another consonant before the c-le, which causes the vowel before to make its short sound (it does not say its name). Which of the following words is a closed c-le word, where the vowel makes a short sound?
rubble
staple
Bible
rubble
Read this word correctly out loud:
"Tornado"
*student reads the word correctly out loud*
Besides, ow, which other vowel team makes the OW sound like in the word wow?
OU
Which word does not contain a prefix?
presume
reteach
overruled
inexplicable
Which of these words does NOT contain a suffix?
hurtful
repeatedly
unsafely
distaste
distaste
Which of the following words contains a prefix, a suffix, and follows the rules for c-le words?
favorable
unsettling
mistakenly
unsettling
Which letter combinations correctly fill in the blanks on the following words:
w____t (the measurement of how heavy or light something is)
h___way (a busy road)
eigh
igh