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100

Break the word dedicate into syllables 

ded/i/cate or ded-i-cate

100

What prefix means "not" in the word "undo?" 

What is un-?

100

Make a complete sentence using the word "because" 

Example: I wore a jacket because it was cold 

100

Fix this sentence: "He go to school yesterday" 

What is "He went to school yesterday." 

100

Tell one sentence about what you did today at school. 

Any complete sentence. 

200

This word has a silent E that makes the vowel (short/long?) = "mistake." Identify the syllables. 

mis/take, mis-take

200

What suffix means past tense in the word "jumped"? 

What is -ed? 
200

Tell a sentence about school using first. 

Example: First, we read a story in class. 

200

Combine the sentences: The dog barked. The mailman came. 

What is "The dog barked because the mailman came." 

200

Retell a story using first. 

Example: First, the character found a map. 

300

Break the word "included" into syllables 

in-clud-ed, in/clud/ed

300

In the word "teacher," which part means "a person who"? 

What is "er?" 

300

Say a sentence using then.

Example: Then we solved the math problems. 

300

Turn these into a compound sentence: I like reading. I like writing. 

What is "I like reading and I like writing."

300

Continue the story using then. 

Example: Then the character followed the map. 

400

Identify the r-controlled vowel in the word "turmoil" 

What is "ur"? 

400

In the word "replay," what does the prefix "re-" mean?

What is again?

400

Say a sentence using after. 

Example: After lunch, we went outside. 

400

Add a conjunction to combine the ideas. She was tired. She finished her homework. 

What is "She was tired, but she finished her homework." 

400

Explain what happens after the problem in a story. 

Example: After the problem the characters work together to fix it. 
500

Segment the word "sunshine" into two base words. 

What are sun and shine? 

500

Identify the base word in "careless" 

What is care? 

500

Say a sentence using finally to finish a story. 

Example: Finally the hero saved the village. 

500

Retell this idea using a complex sentence: THe boy studied. He wanted to pass the test. 

What is "The boy studied because he wanted to pass the test." 

500

Summarize a short story in two sentences using transition words. 

Example: First the character faced a problem. Finally they solved it. 

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