Word Sounds
Fill in the Blank
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Wild Card!!
100
What word below has the same beginning sound as flat? 1. smooth 2. fast 3. flatter 4. fun
What is flatter?
100
The ________ is coming down the track. You can _________ your dog to fetch the newspaper. Which word completes both sentences correctly? a. car b. train c. teach d. horse
What is train?
100
Find the main idea. "Carla, this is not your bicycle," the policeman said. "It belongs to this girl." Carla was very surprised. The girl who owned the red bike smiled. Then she rode away on her bike. The policeman explained that the number on the bike was not Carla's. Also, no one had tried to scratch out the bike's number and put a new one in it's place. The policeman said this happens often when a bike is stolen. There was no proof that the bike was Carla's. Carla watched the girl ride off. She felt angry because she still did not have her bike. The main idea is: a. Carla learns that there is no proof that the bike is hers. b. The girl had changed the bike's number and she lied to the policeman c. Carla gave the policeman someone else's number.
What is Carla learns that there is no proof the bike is hers?
100
7. Which sentence has an opinion in it? a. Read to learn about this great African country. b. Ghana has a warm climate. c. It has mountains. d. Ghana is a member of the United Nations
What is read to learn about this great African country.
100
Which word means the same as sad? angry careful excited unhappy
What is unhappy?
200
Which word has the same ending sound as rain? a. sting b. done c. tiny
What is done?
200
The artist ___________ the picture. a. caught b. painted c. stole d. ate
What is painted?
200
Inference Cheryl and Jeanie had heard the crash inside the house, as they stood on the other side of the front door. "I told you my grandmother's house is really haunted," Jeanine said. "I still want to see the ghost," Cheryl said. Several seconds later, Jeanine's grandmother answered the door. "I must apologize for the loud noise you heard," Jeanine's grandmother said. Cheryl looked a little bit beyond the entranceway and saw the floor covered in broken plates. "What happened?" Cheryl asked in amazement. Jeanine answered quietly, "This is the ghost's work." How did Jeanie's grandmother feel when she met Cheryl? a. She felt embarrassed. b. She felt happy. c. She felt very frightened.
What is she felt embarrassed?
200
Fact or Opinion? If you are looking for work, our buisiness is where you should look. You will like everything about us. You owe it to yourself to call or write us. This story states a... Fact or Opinion?
What is opinion?
200
Which word is the opposite of give? help take offer send
What is take?
300
Which word has the same vowel sound as sad? a. pain b. chart c. crash d. waste
What is crash?
300
Choose the word combination that best completes the sentences. I __________ about going to the zoo. I decided to ________ there and see the dolphins. a. yelled, go b. saw, see c. talked, sleep d. thought, drive
What is thought, drive?
300
My mother was having a baby, and we were very glad. We did not know when the baby would come, but we knew it was soon. My mother had a suitcase she had packed that she kept next to the door. She had put some things in it she would need when she went to the hospital. Then one night my mother woke us up and she said, “It is time!” We were very excited. She said that my aunt would take care of us while she was at the hospital. I wanted to go, too, but she said I would come later. “Go back to sleep,” she said. “I will see you soon with the new baby.” How do you think the mother felt when she went to the hospital? 6. How do you think the mother feels when she has to go to the hospital? a. sad b. excited c. angry d. lonely
What is excited?
300
Fables have a moral. A moral is the lesson it teaches. The fable about the crow makes an important POINT. It tells you that people should be careful. It tells you that the crow was foolish. 3. What does point mean in the passage? a. sharp b. lesson c. fable d. surprise
What is lesson?
300
Name a possible effect. I drove over a nail on the way to school.
What is (answers will vary)
400
Write one word with the same vowel sound as meet.
What is (answers will vary)
400
Which word correctly fills in the blank? Put another _______ on the fire. a. dot b. log c. fire d. friend
What is log?
400
Answer all four questions correctly. Jerry went fishing with his father. They left early in the morning. When they got to the lake, Jerry put a worm on the fishing hook. He threw a hook into the water. Jerry caught the biggest fish. Who went fishing? What did Jerry put on the hook? Where did Jerry go fishing? When did Jerry go fishing?
Jerry and his father, worm, lake, and early in the morning.
400
"We're so tired of these gray dresses!" Cried the little drops of rain, As they came down helter-skelter From the Nimbus cloud fast train. Then the Sun peeped out a minute. "Dears, be good and do not fight, I have ordered you new dresses, Dainty robes of purest white." Ah! then all the tiny raindrops Hummed a merry glad refrain, Under umbrellas people said: "How pleasant Is the music of the rain!" Just at even, when the children Had been safely tucked in bed, There was such a rush and bustle In the dark clouds overhead! Then those raindrops hurried earthward, At the North Wind's call, you know, And the wee folks, in the morning, Laughed to see the flakes of snow. 1. Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? a. to tell how it snows b. to make people like rain c. to get people to think about nature d. to get people to like snow
What is to tell how it snows?
400
“Our train is the one going to New Orleans. Do you see the sign posted over there? It says New Orleans, and it says Track 22. So, let’s head to Track 22.” Just then, I heard a very loud noise. “Screech! Screech!” 1. Why does the author write “screech, screech?” a. to tell what happened b. to help you understand what the train sounds like c. it is a funny sound d. it is the sound of a car
What is to help you understand what the train sounds like?
500
What vowel sound does the word snow have?
What is a long O?
500
Pick the combination of words that fills in the blanks correctly. My teacher gave me lots of _____________. I _________ up until 12:00 to finish. a. homework, stayed b. friends, layed c. work, played d. fish, eat
What is homework, stayed?
500
Answer all 4 questions correctly. After school, Susan went shopping with her mother. She went to the grocery store. Susan bought bread, eggs, butter, and milk. When Susan came home, her mother said, "Thank you." Who went shopping? What did Susan buy? Where did Susan go? When did Susan's mother say, "Thank you"?
Susan. Bread, milk, eggs, and butter. The grocery store. When Susan came home.
500
Animals are wonderful. If you look closely at how they live you will find many surprises. It is hard to look closely at insects. They are very small. Many of them fly away when you come near. But if you have a chance to watch them you will find how they live. Watching animals is a job that scientists do. It is called making observations. They have learned a lot about animals. 2. Which of these is the best summary of the first paragraph? a. Insects fly. b. Scientists have jobs. c. Scientists study insects. d. Insects are special.
What is scientists study insects?
500
Reform means to make things better. Jane Addams saw things in Chicago to reform. She saw poor people living in crowded neighborhoods. The houses were small. They did not have enough rooms for all of the people who lived in them. The streets were dirty. People did not have places to get clean water. They did not have places to wash. Jane Addams wanted to help poor people have a better life, and she did. She believed that helping poor people would make everyone’s life better. She would make Chicago better 2. Which of these is the best summary of the first paragraph? a. Jane Addams lived in Chicago. b. Immigrants moved to Chicago. c. People needed homes. d. Jane Addams helped people.
What is Jane Addams helped people?
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