Spelling Bee
Literacy
Ms. Maher's Classroom
Riddles
Random
100

Spell the word "Necessary"

Necessary 

100

What are the five short vowel sounds?

  • A = apple
  • E = elephant
  • I = igloo
  • O = octopus
  • U = umbrella
100

This is the name of my student who I talk about the most (wreaked havoc in my classroom).

Noah

100

If you have a match and enter a dark room containing a candle, a fireplace, and a lamp, what do you light first?

What is the match?

100

This is the only continent that is also a country.

Australia

200

Spell the word, "restaurant" 

Restaurant

200

What is a digraph?

Two letters that make one sound.

200

The month I got hired last summer.

July

200

A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many are left?

What is 9?

200

This is the longest river in the United States.

What is the Mississippi River?

300

Spell the word, "conscience" 

conscience 

300

Name 5 consonant blends. 

bl, st, tr, gr, cl

300

What school do I work at?

Martell.

300

What is the only food that never spoils?

What is honey?

300

This is the largest continent by land area.

What is Asia?

400

Spell the word, "Entrepreneur"

Entrepreneur

400

What is the difference between a digraph and a blend?

In a blend, you can still hear both sounds.

400

The number of students I had in my class.

26

400

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

What is a deck of cards?

400

This tv show follows the workers of Dunder Mifflin.

What is The Office.

500

Spell the word, "buoyancy" 

buoyancy 

500

Give an example of a long vowel word.

Rake

500

The name of my principal.

Colette.

500

What five-letter word typed/written in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?

SWIMS.

500

The amount of ounces in a pound.

16

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