Spelling with C or K
Which letter begins the word _up - c or k?
C - cup
Name the defining characteristics of a noun.
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
What is a MCW (Most Common Word)
A word that occurs frequently in text or speech that may not follow the phonetic skills, but we should recognize & be able to say quickly.
Identify the l-blends in the sentence:
The short blue slide is steeper than the long green one.
bl - blue, sl - slide
When a word ends in a voiceless sound (f, k, p, t), what does the "s" say when you make it plural?
It says /s/ like cats.
Complete the rhyme: K takes I & E __ ______ ___ _____ _____.
C takes the other three.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Mom and Dad always hug me and my brothers and sisters good night.
hug
This most common word rhymes with bird
word
There are 7 r-blends - can you name at least 4 of them
br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr
When a word ends in a voiced sound (b, d, g, l, m, n) and it is made plural, the "s" says what?
It says /z/ like grins.
Explain what the straight lines & curved lines of the letters have to do with the rules for using C or K.
K takes I & E - these letters all have straight lines, no curved letters. However, C is curved and so are the vowels associated with that letter.
Fill in the blank: An adjective ____________________a noun.
describes
This most common word means "a lot of", and can you use it in a sentence?
many - (responses will vary)
Identify all the blends in this sentence:
I love to swim, skate and play with my friend that lives across the street.
sw - swim, sk - skate, pl - play, th-with, fr - friend, th- that, th - the, str - street
When a word ends in ss, zz, or x, how do you make it plural?
You add -es to it.
C or K
__ontainer
Container
Fill in the Mad Lib by naming one of each:
noun:__________
verb:____________
adjective:_____________
Once upon a time, there was a (adjective) (noun) that enjoyed (verb) . The (noun) was always excited to go (verb), and wanted other people to go too, but the others weren't as excited to go (verb).
These 3 words start with a voiced th digraph
Possible words:
then, this, that, the, these, there, their
but not think or thing or thin
Give an example of a voiced & voiceless TH digraph blend.
voiced: that, this, there, the
voiceless: thorn, thing, thistle, thimble
(answers will vary)
How do you make a singular noun that ends in double s a possessive? For example, boss.
You add an apostrophe and an s, like boss's.
C or K __op
__an __it
Cop
Can Kit
Label all the nouns, verbs & adjectives in the sentence:
When I was young, my mom and dad gave me a black and white dog that was really fluffy and friendly and liked to lick me.
nouns - I, mom, dad, me, dog, me
verbs - was, gave, was, liked, to lick
adjectives -young, black, white, fluffy, friendly
These 3 words are considered conjunctions
(connecting words)
and, but, or, for
What's the difference between the l & r-blends vs. the s-blends?
The l & r-blends are where the l & r are the second letter of the blend, but the s-blend words actually begin with the s.
How do you make an irregular plural a possessive like men?