Confident
Cry Baby/Try Multiply
Music Trick/ Milk Truck
Picnic Chicken Basket
Schwa
100
True or False:
The word "hippo" follows the confident rule
False!
100
In this rule, long "i" at the end of a word, is always spelled with a ______, even in multisyllabic words
y
100
Which rule does this word follow:
"athletic"
music trick
100
What sound is in the middle of Picnic Chicken Basket words?
/k/
100
What sound does schwa make?
u / uh
200
True or False:
open "i" or "e" at the END of the word will make their short sound
False!
open "i" or "e" in the MIDDLE of the word make their short sound
200
Can American words end with "i"?
No!
200
Does the word "ick" follow the Music Trick or Milk Truck rule?
Milk Truck (but, the word trick also follows this rule!)
200
Spell this word correctly: pi__le
pickle
200
Which one of these words follow the "Texas Blossom" rule?
1) starfish
2) banana
3) mason
mason
300
What is the missing vowel in this word:
res_due
"i"
300
fill the blank
A baby dog is called a _________ .
it is puppy
300
True or False:
The word " thicken" follows the Milk Truck?
False! It follows the picnic chicken basket rule (/k? sound in the middle)
300
True or False:
Use "k" whenever you can
False!
Use "c" whenever you can!
300
Which schwa rule does the word " gravel " follow?
Cancel Pencil
400
Is this word spelled correctly?
identefy
Nope!
This word is spelled "identify"
400
True or False:
The word "little" follows these rules
False!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
400
The only time you use "ck" at the end of the word is right after a ......?
short vowel
400
spell three words that follow this rule, and the words can NOT be picnic, chicken, and/or basket ;)
answers will vary
400
In the sentence, "The banana went to Panama for the summer" there are _(#)__ schwa sounds
4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 in banana and 2 in Panama
500
How "confident" are you in explaining this rule?
Give it your best try for 500 points!
open "i" or "e" in the middle make their short vowel sounds
500
Explain the "Try Multiply" rule in your own words
Answers will vary but should include something like,
"since we can't use long i to end a word, it has to end with "y" even if its 2+ syllables"
500
Explain one similarity and 1 difference between these 2 rules
answers will vary but should include something like....
similar: /k/ sound at the end
different: /ic/ at the end of a word with more than 1 syllable
500
Explain this rule in your own words
the answer should contain some/ most of the following....
-try "c" first
-use "ck" after short vowels
-use "k" if the other 2 don't work
500
What is one similarity between the Texas Blossom and the banana rule?
Both of the rules teach us why and where to make the schwa sound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!