Phonics
How many syllables are there in the word...
Mississippi
4
What country has the longest border with the United States?
a) Canada
b) Mexico
a) Canada
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
3
What is the prefix in the word "unnecessary"?
"un"
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
a) Incas
b) Aztecs
Incas
Which is an example of a compound word
a) baseball
b) round
c) port
a) baseball
Compound words are two words that are put together to make a new word.
Maine borders which U.S. state?
a) Vermont
b) New Hampshire
c) Rhode Island
b) New Hampshire
You peer through a window into a room and count 20 eyes. If each person has a typical number of eyes, how many people are in the room?
10
How many adjectives are in this sentence: "Billy made a rude noise in class."
One
(rude)
The ancient Egyptian empire was based in what continent?
Africa
What is a digraph?
a) one letter that makes two sounds
b) two letters that make one sound
c) That's not a real word!
b)two letters that make one sound
ch, sh, th, wh
In what country did the first Olympic Games take place?
a) China
b) Greece
c) France
d) Germany
b) Greece
What whole number is closest to the square root of 65?
8
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
3
How many countries are there in Africa
a) 54
b) 63
c) 49
a) 54
Is the word: robust
How many long vowels are in this word?
1
O
Which of the following is NOT an official language of Switzerland:
German, Italian, or Spanish?
Spanish
What is the sum of angles in a triangle?
180 degrees
DAILY DOUBLE
Give an example of a hyperbole?
"I am so hungry, I could eat a horse"
-exaggeration phrase
Daily Double!
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
a) Astronauts
b) Analytics
c) Aeronautics
d) Aerospace
c) Aeronautics
When do we use "an" instead of "a" in a sentence.
Example: I went to a _____.
Example: I went to an ______.
When the next letter in the sentence is a vowel.
Ex: I went to an orchard.
Ex: I went to an aquarium.
According to the U.S. Constitution, the president is part of which of the three branches of government?
Executive
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for eight shoes. How many pairs of shoes do you have to get rid of?
16
Which story element describes when/where events take place in a story.
Setting
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri River