Shor Vow Signullllz
Vowel Teams
Consonant le
Prefixes and Suffixes
Tell me why
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Spell ____________ 

"I ___________ the gap."

bridged

100

Spell ____________

The warm, fluffy ___________ was delicious with butter on it. 

bread

100

Spell ______________

"My dad ____________ me when he snuck up behind me!"

startled

100
Spell ________

"The roads were ____________ because they were so frozen. "

Dicey

100

Why are "bush" and "push" red words? 

Because u doesn't say /oo/ like in book

200

Why does our language need short vowel signals? 

To protect the short vowel when adding suffixes.

200

Please stay to the right and follow the leader. 

Highlight the vowel teams. 

8 highlights

200

Please write the name of the person who might say this line: "bubble, bubble, toil and trouble!"

a witch

200

Spell ____________ 

She ____________ and saved to have enough money for the vacation.

scrimped

200

Why does suffix -ed say /d/ in slayed?

The last phoneme of the base word is voice. 
300

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crackling

crac.kl[ing drop e

300

On the snowy day, the boiler broke and the windows froze shut in my house!

Noice

300

What does it mean if something is "unsettling"?

It means that it makes them uncomfortable, or not settled. 

300
Mark up this word: misconduct

(don't forget the accent mark!)

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mis]con.duct

       


300

Why does the second syllable in Mrs. Watson's first name say "nuh"?

The first syllable is accented so the second gets the schwa sound.

400

What 4 letters in the alphabet are doubled in a one syllable short vowel word?

f, l, s, z

400

Read and highlight vowel teams:

Dean is a diehard fan of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; he's seen it eight times!

6 VT

400

Why is treble a red word? 

It looks as if the first syllable is open and long, but it is not. It breaks phonics rules!

400

Spell __________________

That color is _______________ on you.

unflattering

400

Mice

Because of the long i, there needs be a silent e at the end. If it was spelled m-i-s-e, then it would read like "mize", because when s is between a vowel and a silent e, it says /z/

500

Spell this sentence:

There was a small crack in the tall bridge, so it fell down. 

500

Spell this sentence: __________ __________ ____ ___________.

What kind of sentence is it?

Please follow the leader. 

Command.

500

Write this sentence: 

_____ __________ ____ ____ _____________.

She tattled to Mrs. Frizzle.
500

Write this sentence: 

_____ _________ _____ ___________.

He griped and grumbled.

500

Explain why "record" can be a noun and a verb

When the first syllable is accented, it's a verb (record a video)

When the second syllable is accented, it's a noun (record player)

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