Nouns
Which of these words is a noun that names a Person?
A. Apple
B. Teacher
C. Park
D. Dog
B. Teacher
Does the word Duck mean one duck or more than one duck?
A. One duck
B. More than one duck
C. It means zero ducks
D. It is a place
A. One duck
Fix the plural mistake in this sentence: " I saw three dog at the park." What should it be?
A. three dogs'
B. three dogs
C. three doges
D. three dogz
B. Three dogs
The letter "a" in the word about sounds like a lazy /uh/ sound. What is this lazy vowel sound called?
A. A schwa
B. A long vowel
C. A silent letter
D. A consonant blend
A. A schwa
You are reading a word and the short vowel sound doesn't make sense. When you use vowel flexing, what do you do?
C. Try a different sound for the vowel (like a schwa /uh/).
Which of these words is a noun that names a Place ?
A. Pencil
B. Cat
C. Sister
D. School
D. School
Which word means more than one cat?
A. Cat
B. Caterpillar
C. Cats
D. Catty
C. Cats
Fix the plural mistake in this sentence: " Mom washed two dish." What is the correct word?
A. dishs
B. dishes
C. dish
D. dishes
B. dishes
In the word wagon (wag-on), which vowel makes the lazy schwa /uh/ sound in the second syllable?
A. a
B. o
C. w
D. n
B. o
You see the word comet. If you try a short 'e' for the second syllable (-et) and it sounds weird, flexing it to a schwa helps you say it as:
A. com-uh-t (/uh/)
Which of these words is a noun that names a thing ?
A. Chair
B. Firefighter
C. Zoo
D. Rabbit
A. Chair
Which word needs an -es ending to show there is more than one?
A. Book
B. Tree
C. Box
D. Dog
C. Box
Fix the plural mistake in this sentence: " The farm had four pony." What is the correct word?
A. ponies
B. ponys
C. pony's
D. ponies's
A. ponies
Listen to the word pencil (pen-cil). The second syllable sounds like /sul/. Which letter is making the lazy schwa sound?
A. e
B. c
C. i
D. l
C. i
When is it a good time to use vowel flexing in a multisyllabic word?
Which of these words is a noun that names an animal ?
A. Hospital
B. Penguin
C. Marker
D. Baker
B. Penguin
Which of these is a plural noun?
A. Pencil
B. Apple
C. Dog
D. Boxes
D. Boxes
Which sentence is written correctly with no plural errors?
A. I have five box on the table.
B. She ate two Cherry's.
C. We saw three cats outside.
D. He has ten match.
C. We saw three cats outside.
In the word around (a-round), which part makes the schwa /uh/ sound?
A. The first syllable "a-"
B. The ending "-round"
C. The letter "r"
D. None of it
A. The first syllables "a-"
B. Oven
In the sentence " The friendly doctor helped the boy", which word is a noun that names a person ?
A. Friendly
B. Helped
C. Doctor
D. The
C. Doctor
What happens to the word Baby when it becomes plural ( more than one)?
A. It changes to babies ( drop the y, add -ies)
B. It just adds an s to make babys
C. It stays "baby"
D. It changes to babe
A. It changes to babies
Find the plural errors in this sentence: " The class made two wish." How should wish be fixed?
A. wishs
B. wishes
C. wishies
D. woshes
B. wishes
Which of these words has a schwa sound in the first syllable?
A. Basket
B. Rabbit
C. Above
D. Muffin
C. Above
You are trying to read the word problem (prob-lem). You try a short 'e' sound for the second syllable, but it sounds like a lazy schwa /uh/. How do you flex your vowel to read it correctly?