Groundwork Training
The special rule for the letter 'y'.
When 'y' is at the beginning of a word it is a consonant. When it's not at the beginning, it is a vowel.
What happens when a vowel is followed by an r?
What is:
The vowel followed by an r is neither short or long.
Originated in the United States around the 1840s.
What is Baseball?
genocixde
What is g-e-n-o-c-i-d-e?
Cookies
Cupcakes
Sweets
Chocolate
What is the general subject?
This tells you how to break a word into parts called syllables and how to pronounce each syllable
What is phonics?
How many word parts exist?
**For 200 Extra points**
What are their names and definition?
What is three?
What is Prefix - Word part added at the beginning of word and changes it's meaning
Suffix- Word part added at the ending of a word and changes it's meaning
Root - A word part that has a meaning
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I bit off part of my opponents ear.
Who is Mike Tyson?
celdim
What is s-e-l-d-o-m?
The main idea appears most often in the ___________ sentence of a paragraph.
What are the four rules of vowels?
What is:
When a word or syllable has only one vowel, and that vowel is followed by one or more consonants, the vowel is usually short.
The Silent-e Rule
The two- vowels- together rule
The final single vowel rule
Definition of Guidewords
What is:
The two pair of words that are located at the top of the dictionary. They indicate what words the dictionary begins with and ends with.
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A lot of people don't consider me a sport.
What is Cheerleading?
Poligraf
What is p-o-l-y-g-r-a-p-h?
Sometimes the first sentence or so of a paragraph may simply introduce or lead into the ____________, which may appear in the second or third sentence.
What is main idea?
What is:
1. Spelling and syllables.
2. Pronunciation symbols and accent marks
3. Parts of speech
4. Irregular forms of words
5. Definitions
6. Synonyms
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Examples, Synonyms, Antonyms, and general sense of the sentence.
What are the four types of context clues?
I was the highest paid Quarterback in the NFL until July 2020. I played for Wisconsin back in college.
Who is Russell Wilson.
loyeltee
What is l-o-y-a-l-t-y?
When a sentence early in a paragraph begins with a word such as however or _________, look closely at that sentence to see if it is the ___________.
What is but and Main Idea?
The five rules for dividing words into syllables. (You can use formulas)
What is:
1. VC/CV
2. V/CV
3. C + le
4. (Prefix / rest of word) & (Rest of word / suffix)
5. (Compound / Word) ?
(Main Idea Vs. Supporting Details)
At the time of the Civil War, the average adult male was 5 feet 7 inches tall; today the average adult male is nearly 5 feet 10 inches.
The average American male is much bigger than the average American male was at the time of the Civil War.
Today the average adult male weighs about 190 pounds; at the time of the Civil War, the average adult male weighed less than 150 pounds.
What is
1. Supporting Detail
2. Main Idea
3. Supporting Detail
Who is the best player in the NBA right now?
Who is Lebron James?
(700 Points)
Who is Giannis Antetokounmpo?
inherentense
What is i-n-h-e-r-i-t-a-n-c-e?
The main idea may occur at the ___________, in the ___________, or at the ___________ of a paragraph.
What is the Beginning, Middle, End ?