Syllables
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phosphate
phos-phate
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reprint
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PREFIX - re
ROOT - print
Why was Sara anxious about the Valentine's Day party?
Sara was anxious about the party because her family couldn't afford to buy valentines for her class.
Dictation 1
couldn't
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innovate
in-no-vate
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propose
PREFIX pro
ROOT pose
Why was Sara beaming in paragraph 4?
Sara was beaming in paragraph 4 because she would still get to hand out valentines and it wouldn't cost any money.
Dictation 2
squeak
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babble
bab-ble
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repaid
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PREFIX - re
ROOT - paid
Why didn't Sara's mom know about the Valentine's Day party until the day before?
Sara didn't tell her mom about the Valentine's Day party until the day before because she did not want to add more stress about money to the family.
Dictation 3
cripple
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revealing
re-veal-ing
clue circle the ing
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INCOMPLETELY
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PREFIX - IN
ROOT - COMPLETE
SUFFIX - LY
What didn't Sara like about the valentines she gave to her classmates?
Sara did not like that the valentines she gave her classmates didn't look as polished as the store-bought ones.
Dictation 4
male
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squeamish
squeam-ish
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demanding
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PREFIX - de
SUFFIX - ing
de-mand-ing
What happened as a result of Sara bringing handmade valentines to school for her classmates?
Dictation 5
unfriendly