M-IGHTy Literacy Challenge

Bossy R

100

A sound that a baby bird might make.

CHIRP

200

You wash your hands to prevent this

GERMS

300

This color has many hues, including violet, lavender and plum.

PURPLE

400

A person that lives alone away from others

HERMIT (also LONER)

500

Double Jeopardy

Say a Word that has a Schwa

Vowel Teams

100

What is the opposite of "far"?

NEAR

200

On a calendar, these are grouped by sets of 7.

WEEKS

300

Last night, I had the strangest ______!

DREAM

400

Another name for the top of a mountain.

PEAK

500

This is a word that describes something slightly damp, or wet. 

MOIST

Diphthongs

100

These grow in the Spring and have a lovely smell.

FLOWER

200

The shaving cream made a lot of ______ on my Dad's chin.

FOAM

300

This is what a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter are.

COINS

400

A marsupial is distinctive because it carries it's young in this

POUCH

500

The water in my sink stopped coming out of the______

FAUCET

Digraphs

100

This water bird is known for its distinctive bill and sound.

DUCK

200

After I paint, it is important to clean my ______.

BRUSH

300

This insect is known to eat holes in woolen clothes.

MOTH

400

This is what you must do to milk to turn it into butter.

CHURN

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Name 4 Digraphs

Consonant Blends

100

The tree was cut down and now there is only a ______

STUMP

200

A story has characters, setting and a _____.

PLOT

300

This is what a pig's food is typically called.

SLOP

400

This ocean creature has claws and is delicious.

CRAB

500

Your body cannot stand, sit, move or lie down without it.

SKELETON