Spire
Bellwork
Grammar
Review
Trivia
100

What does the root -rupt mean?

To break

100

Name one noun in the sentence.

Have you seen my dog?

dog

100

Name three words with the short /a/ sound.

hat, mat, pat, rap, scrap, map, cast

100

What country is the Great Wall located?

China

200

Name a word that rhymes with dish.

fish

200

What interjection completes the sentence? 

"______, sorry!"

Oops

200

Name a verb in the sentence.

The kitten jumped over the fence and ran.

jumped, ran

200

Name three words with the short /e/ sound.

red, step, mess, led, fed

200

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest

300

Name the letter team we learned this week.

Sh

300

Synonym or Antonym?

citizen, resident

Synonym

300

Complete the sentence.

I've no (more, much) cash left. 

more

300

Name all of the vowels in the alphabet.

a, e, I, o, u

300

Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?

JK Rowling

400

Give me a word with the letter team sh.

Ship, shop, shin, shun

400

Which word completes the sentence?

(There, They're, Their) were a total of thirteen colonies that formed the United States in 1776.

There

400

Complete the sentence

Why (was, were) she so angry with me?

was

400

Say the sounds for all of the vowels in the alphabet.

a, e, I, o, u

400

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas called?

Evaporation

500

How many sounds does the letter team SH make?

One

500

What is the meaning of the idiom below?

Layla is in the doghouse with her Mom.

In trouble.

500

To no ones surprise, Joe didn’t have his homework ready.

  1. noones surprise
  2. no-ones surprise
  3. no ones’ surprise
  4. no one’s surprise
  5. No change needed

no one's surprise

500

What does silent "e" make the vowel do when you are reading the word.

Makes the vowel say it's name.

500

What was the name of the Ancient Rome city that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption?

Pompeii

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