"oo" Sounds
What are the two sounds of "oo"?
Long "oo" like in "food" and short "oo" like in "good"
True or False: Most of the time UE and EW are used at the end of words.
True
What sound does "ea" make in eat?
Long /e/
Which sound does "C" make before e, i, or y?
Soft /s/
What is a synonym for happy?
Excited, Joyful, Glad, Delighted, Thrilled
What sound does "oo" make in book?
/u/ as in the short "oo" sound
What sound do "ue" and "ew" usually make at the end of a word?
What does "ea" make in bread?
Short /e/
What sound does "G" usually make before e, i, or y? Provide an example for an extra 100 points
Soft /j/
Like in gem, giant, gym
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Brite B. Bright C. Brit
Bright
Which "oo" word has the long sound?
A. Cook B. Broom C. Foot
B. Broom
Which word is spelled correctly?
Few or Fue
Few
Long /a/
Which word has a soft "C"?
A. Cat B. Cell C. Coat
Cell
Divide the word "paper" using the tiger rule
Change foot to a long "oo" word.
Fool
Provide a one syllable word with the ending "ew"
Examples: Chew, Knew, Flew, Stew, Grew, Blew, Crew, etc...
Which word has the short /e/ sound?
A. Teach B. Beach C. Steak D. Head
Head
Choose the word with a soft "G":
A. Gym B. Goat C. Gutter D. Glass
Gym
What long vowel sound does "IGH" make?
Spell a word with the long "oo" sound.
If you said any of these you are correct: School, Moon, Groom, Zoom, Hoop, Doom, Bloom, Soon, Boot, Pool, Broom, Gloom, Room, Moon
True or False: "ue" is usually used in two multisyllabic words
Provide an example for an extra 100 points
True
Examples: Rescue, Continue, Tissue, Value
What is the most common "ea" sound?
Long /e/
Which word keeps the hard "G" even though it comes before e, i, or y?
A. Giant B. Gym C. Get D. Germ
Get
Which two words are homophones?
A. Stair/stare B. Book/boot C. Break/brick
Stair/stare