COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

SYLLABLES

100

PART 1

HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE IN THIS WORD

WATERMELON

4 SYLLABLES

wa-ter-mel-on

200

PART 1

HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE IN THIS WORD

GRASSHOPPER

3 SYLLABLES

GRASS-HOP-PER

300

PART 1

HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE IN THIS WORD

BUMBLEBEE

PART 2 WHERE DO YOU DIVIDE IT

WRITE IT ON THE BOARD

3 SYLLABLES

BUM-BLE-BEE

400

PART 1

HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE IN THIS WORD

CATERPILLAR

PART 2 WHERE DO YOU DIVIDE IT

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4 SYLLABUS

cat-er-pil-lar

500

PART 1

HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE IN THIS WORD

Umbrella

PART 2 WHERE DO YOU DIVIDE IT

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3 SYLLABLES

UM-BREL-LA

YES OR NO

100

IS THIS WORD SEPARATED CORRECTLY

PR - EVIEW

NO

PRE-VIEW

200

IS THIS WORD SEPARATED CORRECTLY

OU - TING

NO

OUT - ING

300

IS THIS WORD SEPARATED CORRECTLY

PIL - GRIM

YES

PIL - GRIM

400

IS THIS WORD SEPARATED CORRECTLY

TAC - KLE

NO

EXCEPTION: Does the word end with 'ckle'?

• Divide right before the 'le.'
• examples:  tack-le

500

IS THIS WORD DIVIDED CORRECTLY

BUCK - LES

YES

EXCEPTION: Does the word end with 'ckle'?

• Divide right before the 'le.'
• examples:   buck-le

NAME THEM ALL

100

NAME THE PREFIX AND ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

HYPERACTIVE

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PREFIX - HYPER

ROOT - ACTIVE

200

NAME THE PREFIX AND ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

              DISADVANTAGE

PREFIX  DIS

ROOT ADVANTAGE

300

NAME THE PREFIX AND ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

                       BICYCLE

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PREFIX - BI

ROOT - CYCLE

400

NAME THE PREFIX AND ROOT AND SUFFIX IN THIS WORD

                     INCOMPLETELY

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PREFIX - IN

ROOT - COMPLETE

SUFFIX  - LY

500

NAME THE PREFIX AND SUFFIX

UNBELIEVABLE

WRITE IT ON THE BOARD

PREFIX - UN

SUFFIX - ABLE

UN- BELIEV - ABLE

SUFFIX

100

PRONOUNCE THE WORD AND NAME THE SUFFIX

FASTEST

FAST - EST

EST IS THE SUFFIX

200

PRONOUNCE THE WORD AND NAME THE SUFFIX

OLDER

OLD-ER

ER IS THE SUFFIX

300

PRONOUNCE THE WORD AND NAME THE SUFFIX

WHISPERED

WHISPER - ED

ED IS THE SUFFIX

400

WHAT ARE THE SUFFIX IN THESE TWO WORDS

CLIMBING

MOVING

ING IS THE SUFFIX

500

WHAT IS THE SUFFIX IN THESE TWO WORDS

ENDLESS

HOMELESS

THE SUFFIX IN THESE TWO WORDS

LESS

ROOT

100

NAME THE ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

FOOLISH

FOOL IS THE ROOT WORD

200

NAME THE ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

DISHONEST

HONEST IS THE ROOT WORD

300

NAME THE ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

GARDENING

GARDEN IS THE ROOT

400

NAME THE ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

DOCUMENTARY

DOCUMENT IS THE ROOT

500

NAME THE ROOT WORD IN THIS WORD

ENJOYABLE

ENJOY IS THE ROOT