Exceptions
Compound Words
Syllable types
Sounds/Letters
Prefixes and Suffixes
100

The word Alaska is an example of this type of exception

What is a closed syllable exception?

100

What is a compound word?

formed by combining two or more smaller words to create a new word or phrase with a new meaning.

100

Name the syllables in the word Hardware

r-controlled and vowel-consonant-e

100

Name the sound of /ar/ and give an example

/ar/ car, bar, star,

100

What is the suffix ending in the word hopeful?

ful

200

Name the open exception in the word institute.

sti

200

Name the compound word that describes what you get after working at the end of the week?

paycheck

200

Name the syllables in the word hesitate

closed, open exception, v-e

200

What are the 3 r-controlled sounds of /er/ that say /er/

er, ir, ur

200

What is the suffix ending in the word dependable?

able

300

Name the open exceptions

a, Alaska u

i, animal i

300

Name the compound word that describes the hair on your face that is above your eye

What is a eyebrow?

300

What type of syllable is the word cinch

closed

300

Name the sound for er, ir, ur, ar, and er

er, ir, ur, ar, er

300

What is the suffix ending in the word publisher?

er

400

For the open syllable exceptions, how do you pronounce the word Alaska and where can the schwa sound of A appear?

Alaska, at the beginning and the end of a word.

400

Name the compound word that comes after a big rain storm

Rainbow

400

Name the syllables in the word isolate

open, open, v-e

400

What does c say before e,i,or y?

/s/

400

What is the suffix ending in the word relentless?

less

500

Name the closed syllable exceptions

ild, ind, olt, old, ost

500

Something you would make in the sand at the beach

What is a sandcastle?

500

What makes a word a closed syllable?

One vowel closed in by a consonant

500

What does g say before e,i, or y?

/j/

500

What is the suffix ending in the word lucky?

y

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