What Spells
What spells long O?
o, o-e, oa, ow, oe, ou
True or False: A suffix can change the part of speech (kind of word).
True
What are 4 parts of speech we have studied? (kinds of words)
noun, verb, adjective, adverb
True or False: the vowel team 'oi' is usually found at the end of a short, one syllable word. Bonus: What sound does 'oi' make?
False
Name the parts of speech for the words in bold:
We have a very old house.
have : verb
old : adjective
house: noun
What spells long E
e, ee, ea, e-e, ey, y
True or False: The suffix -ment usually makes a noun. Example: experiment
True
What does a noun do?
Names a person, place, idea or thing.
Where does the vowel team 'au' most commonly fall, middle or end of a syllable? Bonus: What sounds does 'au' make?
Middle (or beginning)
What sound does 'ti' in the word 'information' make? Bonus: What sounds (2) does 'si' make?
/sh/
Bonus: /zh/ (confusion) and /sh/ (mansion)
What spells long U?
oo, u, u-e, ou, ui
True or False: The suffix -ous makes a verb. Example: famous.
False. It makes an adjective.
What does an adverb do?
Describes a verb: how much, when, or where
What 4 sounds does 'ou' make?
Examples: loud, soup, four, double
Spell the root word (before the suffix was added) for the word 'doted'. Bonus: Spell the root word for 'dotted'
dote
Bonus: dot
What spells long A?
a, a-e, ai, ay, ey
True or False: A root word can have more than one suffix.
True. Example: excitingly
True or False: an adjective describes a verb.
False. It describes a noun.
True or False: The vowel team 'ou' most often appears at the end of a syllable.
False
Spell happy + ly. (Add the suffix 'ly' to 'happy'.)
happily
What spells long I?
i, i-e, y, y-e
Where does a suffix come? (beginning, middle or end of a word)
End
True or false? The same word can be a noun or a verb depending on how it is used in a sentence.
True. Examples:
I ski whenever I can.
I broke my ski when I fell.
What sound does the vowel team 'ui' make? Bonus points: give a word with 'ui'
suit
Name the parts of speech for the words in bold.
My cat eats his dinner very quickly.
cat : noun
eats : verb
quickly : adverb