R-Controlled Vowels
What is the soft hair that covers a cat or dog?
Underline the r-controlled vowel.
Fur
Break apart the word monster.
(Example: Sur / prise)
Mon / ster
What is the base word of flexible?
Something you use to hit a baseball OR a furry flying mammal.
A bat.
1) The number after seven.
2) What you did to your dinner last night.
1) Eight
2) Ate
Underline the r-controlled vowel.
Teacher
Break apart the word pumpkin.
(Example: Sur / prise)
Pump / kin
Add a Latin suffix (-able, -ible, -ation) to the base word fold.
Foldable
A hard outer layer of a tree OR the sound a dog makes.
Bark!
1) You use this powdery stuff to bake a cake.
2) A pretty plant in a garden.
1) Flour
2) Flower
This is what you do when you are in a big rush.
Underline the r-controlled vowel.
Hurry.
Break apart the word children.
(Example: Sur / prise)
Chil / dren
Add a latin suffix (-able, -ible, -ation) to change the verb decorate into a noun.
Decoration
Use a ___ to measure the paper, but don't break the ___ of the kingdom! (1 Homograph)
Ruler
1)A large, furry animal in the woods.
2) Having nothing on (like "____ feet").
1) Bear
2) Bare
Which of the following word pairs have the same r-controlled vowel sound?
- shirt/fire
-swirl/alert
-butter/scary
-purple/party
-swirl/alert
Which of the following word pairs is split correctly between syllables?
A) pil/grim
B) pilg/rim
A) pil/grim
Which of the following is the correct way to change the verb "imagine" to a noun?
A) imagineation
B) imaginashun
C) imagination
D) imaginnation
C) Imagination
A) We went to the park to play on the swings.
B) My dog loves to run in the park.
C) Please park the car in the garage.
D) The park is closed for the winter.
C) Please park the car in the garage.
Which of the following pairs are homophones?
A) Bark (dog sound) / Bark (tree skin)
B) Knight (brave soldier) / Night (dark time)
C) Bat (animal) / Bat (baseball tool)
D) Read (present tense) / Read (past tense)
B) Knight (brave soldier) / Night (dark time)
Which of the following word pairs has the same r-controlled vowel sound?
-early/thirsty
-heart/beard
-turtle/tired
-spider/cereal
-early/thirsty
Which of the following word pairs is split correctly between syllables?
A) sand/wich + in/struct
B) sa/ndwich + ins/truct
C) sandw/ich + inst/ruct
D) san/dwich + i/nstruct
A) sand/wich + in/struct
Which of the following is the correct way to change the verb excite to an adjective?
A) Exciteable
B) Excitable
C) Exciteible
D) Excitible
B) Excitable
I had to ___ the present, and then I put a ___ on top.
(2 homographs)
1) Wrap
2) Bow
Which of the following sentences uses the words there, their, and they're correctly?
A) There going to park they're car over their.
B) They're going to park there car over their.
C) They're going to park their car over there.
D) Their going to park there car over they're.
C) They're (they are) going to park their (ownership) car over there (location).