Children's Books
Who is the author of the book "The Polar Express"?
Who is Chris Van Allsburg
Name a word that follows the 1-1-1 rule.
Answers may vary.
1-1-1 rule
*One syllable
*One vowel
*One consonant after the vowel
How many phonemes are there in the English language?
What is 44 phonemes
How many different syllable types are there in English?
What are 6 types:
*open syllable
*closed syllable
*r-controlled
*silent-e (vowel-cconsonant-e)
*vowel team
*consonant-le
What is a common prefix that means “not” or “opposite”?
What is the prefix un-
In the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", what is the name of the magical land the children enter?
What is Narnia
What is the name of the vowel team represented in the word rain?
ai
How many phonemes are there in the word "racket"?
What are 5 phonemes (racket)
/r/ /a/ /k/ /e/ /t/
How many syllables in the word elephant?
What are 3 syllables
El-e-phant
How many morphemes are in the word “unhelpful”?
What are 3 morphemes
Un (prefix); help (root word); ful (suffix)
What tries to climb up the tree in the book "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom"?
What are letters
What is the most common vowel sound in the English language?
What is the schwa sound
The schwa /ə/ is the name for the most common vowel sound in English. It's an unstressed, neutral vowel sound that can be spelled with any vowel letter (a, e, i, o, u) in writing, depending on the word.
Key Features of the Schwa:
Pronounced like: a short, relaxed "uh"
Symbol in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ə/
Always found in unstressed syllables
Very common in spoken English
How many phonemes are there in the word "knuckle"?
What are 4 phonemes
/n/ /u/ /k/ /l/
How many syllables are in the phrase "eight octopus tentacles"?
What are 7 syllables
Eight oc·to·pus ten·ta·cles
What suffix do we add to convert a verb into a person performing the action of the verb?
What is the suffix “er”
Example: "perform-performer“
What fruit is NOT eaten by the very hungry caterpillar?
What is a banana
How many spelling options are there for the long o sound?
What are 5 options
o-e, o (open syllable), oa, oe, ow
How many phonemes are there in the word "queen"?
What are 4 phonemes
/k/ /w/ /e/ /n/
What is the syllable type that has a vowel at the end of the syllable?
What is an open syllable
True or False:
All words are made up of multiple morphemes?
What is FALSE
example: cat
What is the first book in the Magic Tree House series?
What is "Dinosaurs Before Dark"
In Fundations what is the key word picture for “ei”?
What is ceiling
ei- ceiling-/ei/
How many phonemes are there in the word "catch"?
What are 3 phonemes
/k/ /e-schwa/ /tch/
What syllable type can be found in the word "table" ?
What is the Consonant -le syllable
What is the suffix in the word “happiness”?
What is -ness