Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Word Elements
100

What kind of syllable is this word?


me

Open syllable

there is no consonant after the vowel

100

What sound is the -ed suffix in this word?


checked

in "checked" the ed says /t/

100
What sound is the "c" in this word?


lace

c sounds like /s/ because it is followed by "e"

100

Name 3 ways to spell /er/

er    ir    ur

100

Which is NOT a suffix?


ful, ty, tend, en

tend 

It is a base like in "pretending"

200

What sound does the Y say in this word?

fly

In "fly" the y says "I"

200

What are the suffixes in this word?

restlessly

In "restlessly" the suffixes are -less and -ly
200

How can we spell the sound /j/? 

List at least 3 ways

ge, gi, gy

dge

200

What is the r-controlled team in this word?


splurge

ur

200

What is the meaning of this word element?

thermo

heat

like in thermometer, or thermostat

300

Break this word into syllables


document

doc  u   ment

(closed, open, closed)

300
What does this welded sound say?


stle

"stle" says /sl/ like the word castle
300

What are the two ways to spell the sound /ch/??

ch     tch

300

Break this word into syllables

transportation

trans por ta tion

300

What is the meaning of this word element?


micro

small

Example: microscope

400

What is the baseword?

misbehave

behave

400

What are the syllables in this word?


ruffle

ruffle


closed & final stable  OR  closed -le

400

What are the two ways to spell the sound /shun/?

tion and sion

400

Which word is spelled WRONG?


retern, sunburn, purple

retern should be "return"

400

What is the meaning of this word element?

phono

sound

examples: phonograph, phonics, telephone

500

Which words have a schwa?

zebra, basic, granola, potato

zebra, granola

500

Break these words into syllables:

respectfully, investments, impressively, restrictive

re spect ful ly

in vest ment s

im press ive ly

re strict ive

500

Break these words into syllables

modification

calculation

exclusion

mod i fi ca tion

cal cu la tion

ex clu sion

500

Break these words into syllables

advertisement

corner

operation

ad ver tise ment

cor ner

op er a tion

500

List 5 suffixes

Any of these are correct:  -s  -es  -ed  -ing  -ive

-able  -er  -est  -ish  -en  -or  -y

-ful  -ly  -less  -ness  -ment  -ty

M
e
n
u