Consonant Blends
What consonant blend completes the word in this sentence?
'I had a __at tire my bike.'
fl
What digraph makes the sound you use to tell someone to be quiet?
sh
Name a word that uses the vowel team /ai/ and rhymes with 'rain'.
Answers vary (train, brain, chain, claim, grain, etc.)
What is the word?
It starts with m, has a long /a/ sound and ends with a silent e. You eat this on your birthday!
Cake
How many syllables are in the word baseball?
2
What word is made when the blend /st/ is added to the beginning of the word 'air'?
stair
What word is made when the letter 'd' in 'dip' is changed to the digraph /ch/?
chip
What vowel team is found in the middle of words like 'leaf' and 'meat'?
ea
What o_e word means a tube that sprays water in the yard?
Hose
Break this compound word into its two smaller parts: outside.
out-side
Which two letter blend completes both words in this sentence?
'__ep on the __ones to cross the pond.'
What word begins with /sh/ and completes this sentence?
'She had to go to the ____ for groceries.'
shop
Complete the word for this sentence, and state the vowel team that is used:
'The farmer milks the c___ every morning.'
cow; ow
What word means to be bright or reflect light, and rhymes with line.
Shine
How many syllables are in the word computer?
3
Give me two consonant blends that you can place in front of '__ack' to make a real word.
bl, cl, qu, tr, st, or sl
This word begins with /wh/ and answers the question:
'____ did you put the keys?'
Where
What word means a small insect that flies and buzzes? What vowel team is in the name?
Bee; ee
What i_e word means a structure that houses a colony of bees?
Hive
Complete the compound word: back___
Answers vary (backpack, backyard, backspace, backspin, backfire, backbone, backlash, etc.)
What word starts with the blend /sw/ and means a quick, sweeping movement?
sweep
This word ends with the /tch/ trigraph, and is an object you wear on your wrist to tell the time.
Watch
What word with the /ai/ sound means a round object that you eat on?
What makes the /ai/ sound?
Plate; a_e
What word is made when the magic e is added to the word spin?
Spine
How many syllables are in the word responsibility?
6