Divide It!
Get My Meaning?
Types of Syllables
What? 90s Edition
Riddles
100

gingerbread

What is gin-ger-bread

100

Jose was lethargic and didn’t have the energy to get up.

 Using context clues what does lethargic mean?

Very tired

100

trickle

What is closed/C-le

100

"Wow, Alyssa. Your new sunglasses are all that and a bag of chips!"

something better than the best

100

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

footsteps!

200

phlebotomy

phle-bot-o-my

200

If the lightbulb is too dim to illuminate the room, it should be replaced. 

Using context clues, what does illuminate mean?

light up

200

extremely

closed/VCe/open

200

Wilber told his home skillet Esdras to chillax and stop stressing about the CFA.

Good friend and relax

200

Mrs. Jones has four daughters. Each of her daughters has one brother. How many children does Mrs. Jones have?

(Five—all her daughters have the same brother.)

300

topography

top-o-graph-y

300

We do not like how the animals in the circus are treated, so our plan is to boycott the circus.  

Using context clues, what does boycott mean?

refuse to support

300

soloist

open/open/closed

300

Matthew couldn't wait to see Skylar to get the 411 on his talk with Mabel.

all the information or gossip

300

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

Wrong!

400

nonsensical

non-sen-si-cal

400

Unlike John's immaculate room, Jeff's room was very messy

Using context clues, what does immaculate mean?

very clean

400

monsterous

closed/r-controlled/vowel team

400

Danny is probably going to be cold lampin' at home this weekend.

Relaxing

400

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

Mt. Everest!

500

emergency

e-mer-gen-cy

500

He knew his future was precarious if he continued to go down the wrong path.

Using context clues, what does precarious mean?

likely to fall apart

500

barefoot

r-controlled/vowel team

500

Skylar, Danny, and Alyssa flipped their wigs when they realized that Wilber and Esdras ate all of the chips.

Crashed out

500

What has a neck but no head, two arms but no hands?  

a shirt

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