Spelling
Context Clues
Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
Definitions
Ms.Y
100

A strategy for figuring out how to spell out a word

What is Sounding it Out?
100

A context clue is

What is something that helps us understand the meaning of a word?

100

A noun is

What is a person, place, or thing?

100

Scholar

What is someone who has studied something and is an expert on it?

100

Ms.Y's full name

What is Ms.Yasmeen?

200

Another way to make an "f" sound

What is "ph"?

200

At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.

What does "beverage" mean?

What is a drink?

200

A verb is

What is an action?

200

Reliable

What is able to be trusted and predictable?

200

Ms.Yasmeen's age 

What is 23?

300

Another way to make a "ch" sound

What is "tch"?

300

The Ancient Egyptians wrote using hieroglyphics. Pictures and symbols called hieroglyphs were used instead of letters and words.

What is a "heiroglyph"?

What is the way the Ancient Egyptian alphabet and way of writing?
300

An adjective is

What is a description?

300
Habitation

What is living in a place?

300

Ms.Yasmeen's birthday month

What is November?

400

Another way to make an "f" sound

What is "gh"?

400

Phyllis felt elated when she won the race.

What does "elated" mean?

What is extremely happy?

400

Little Red Riding Hood is a 

What is a noun?

400

Compose

What is combining parts to make a whole thing?

400

Ms.Yasmeen's family is from

What is Egypt?

500

Another way to make a "ch" sound

What is "ti"?

500

We could tell by the rotten smell, that something putrid was in our trash can.

What does "putrid" mean?

What is nasty?

500

Tall, short, loud, and quiet are what

What is adjectives?

500

Orderly 

What is neat, tidy, and in the right spot?

500

What are the names of the 3 other City Year people in the office during group?

What is Leo, Ms.Carla, Ms.Sam?

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