FUN-nics (like phonics, get it?)
Which of these words DO NOT have a SHORT /U/ sound? a. human b. June c. tupperware d. gluestick
c. tupperware
I ate all of my scrumptious dessert with a smile on my face.
What does SCRUMPTIOUS mean in the sentence?
a. sharp b. yummy c. disgusting
b. yummy
Which word has the SAME ROOT WORD as walking. a. walked b. talked c. wall
a. walked
If there was a story written about our class, what would be the setting of the story?
our classroom or Charlton Street School
The dog is black. The dog is white.
What is the best way to combine these two sentences? a. The dog is black and the dog is white. b. The dog is black and white. c. The dog is black or white.
b. The dog is black and white.
Which 2 words have the SHORT /E/ sound? a. wet b. meet c. slept d. beach
a. wet c. slept
The boy felt miserable in the cold, pouring rain.
What does MISERABLE mean in this sentence?
a. happy b. comfortable c. awful
c. awful
The precaution I had taken of fully charging my phone had done no good as the rain destroyed my screen.
The Latin prefix pre- means “before.” What does the word precaution mean?
A. a warning
B. care taken ahead of time
C. hard work
D. a plan made many times
B. care taken ahead of time
What is an example of a secondary source?
a. photograph
b. journal entry
c. textbook
d. painting
c. textbook
What is the subject in this sentence? The team celebrated after they won the football game.
The team
Which word has the same LONG VOWEL sound as WAKE? a. blue b. safe c. hurt d. slack
b. safe
The students laughed and frolicked in the field.
FROLICKED means: a: cried b: played c: slept
b. played
The Latin suffix -less means “without.” What does the word possessionless mean?
a) full of breakfast food
b) frustrated or upset
c) doesn't have many toys
d) going without water
c) doesn't have many toys
A homograph is a word that can be pronounced or said more than one way (examples: live, read, mobile).
Unless tests show that a school’s tap water contains lead, students can hydrate healthfully.
Which word from the sentence is a homograph of a word that means “to be in charge or command of”? A “show” B “tap” C “lead” D “can”
c. "lead"
This sentence has errors. Please fix them.
i have always loved cats but black cats in particular are my favorite
Capitalize I, Comma after cats, Period or exclamation point at the end of the sentence
I have always loved cats, but black cats in particular are my favorite.
Read this sentence: Tom went to sit on the white chair after a long day at the office. Which 2 words have an R-CONTROLLED VOWEL sound in it?
chair AND after
The boy's garments were dirty, but they kept him warm.
What are GARMENTS? a. clothes b. dishes c. toothbrushes
a. clothes
All of these words below mean more than one thing except:
band, wind, bat, rhinoceros, fall
Rhinoceros; it is not a homograph because there is only one meaning to the word rhinoceros.
band, wind, bat and fall all have more than one meaning
What's Ms. Hanrahan's favorite morning song?
Let's Go Crazy by Prince
What is the compound predicate in this sentence? Lisa jumped on her bike and rode around the block.
jumped on her bike and rode around the block
Which word has an R-CONTROLLED VOWEL sound AND LONG VOWEL sound?
a) wonder
b) semicircle
c) perfect
d) overdressed
b. semicircle
The chrysanthemum smelled beautiful.
It only needed sunshine, and water to grow. CHRYSANTHEMUM is a: a: kid b: flower c: animal
b: flower
The shifting winds and tides made sailing the river unpredictable.
What is the meaning of the word "unpredictable" in the sentence?
A extremely dangerous
B exhausting
C relaxing
D difficult to guess
D difficult to guess
What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of One Hen.
Kojo bought a hen with a loan and began selling the eggs for profit, then he bought more hens and then eventually his own farm, finally he got married and had kids and ran one of the biggest and most successful farms in Ghana.
What is the best way to write the following sentence? The dogs and cats were playing all of a sudden a squirrel jumped down from a tree land on the dog.
a) The dogs and the cats were playing, all of a sudden, a squirrel jumped down from a tree. Landing on the dog.
b) The dogs and cats were playing. All of a sudden, a squirrel jumped down from a tree and landed on the dog.
c) The dogs and cats were playing, all of a sudden, a squirrel jumped, down from a tree and landed on the dog.
The dogs and cats were playing all of a sudden a squirrel jumped down from a tree land on the dog.
b) The dogs and cats were playing. All of a sudden, a squirrel jumped down from a tree and landed on the dog.