ELA Strategies Challenge 9/19/25

Short Vowels/Long Vowels

100

Name a word containing a short A sound

apple

200

Spell a word that contains the short U sound

hut

300

Name a word containing a short e sound

jet

400

Name a word that contains a silent e

bake

500

Spell a word that contains a short I sound

hit

Consonant digraphs/Prefixes

100

Name a word that contains 'sh'

ship

200

Name a word that contains 'th'

thing

300

Name a word that begins with 'ex'

Experiment

400

Spell a word that begins with 'sym'

symbol

500

What does the prefix 'cent' mean?

100

Prefixes/Suffixes

100

Name a word that begins with 'sys'

system

200

Name a word that begins with 'in'

invite

300

Spell a word that ends with 'ble'

bubble

400

Spell a word that ends in 'ple'

purple

500

Spell a word that ends with 'tle'

turtle

Suffixes

100

Name a word that ends with 'ly'

happily 

200

Name a word that ends with 'less'

careless

300

What does the suffix 'ish' mean?

Kind of, sort of

400

Name a word that ends with 'gle'

Jungle

500

Name a word that ends with 'ment'

moment

Random

100

What is a baby kangaroo called?

Joey

200

Where is the oldest living tree located?

California

300

What is the only land mammal that cannot jump?

Elephant

400

What country is Ms. Keveny's family from?

Ireland

500

What is Ms. Keveny's eye color?

Green