pronounce this!
extortion
ex-tor-tion
scrape
vowel consonant + e (vce)
what is the name of the main East-West highway that ends in Boston to the east and goes through Lee and West Stockbridge?
The Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90
Say a word with the prefix un- in it.
undo, unhappy, unacceptable, etc.
say a word with a vce (vowel consonant e) syllable.
Answers vary but it's a word with a "silent" e and a long vowel sound: bike, shaped, late, vote
allele
al-leel
single
closed/consonant + le
name three of Pittsfield's elementary schools.
Conte, Crosby, Capeless, Stearns, Egremont, Allendale, Williams, Morningside
what does the prefix re- mean?
again
What color are the lockers on the second floor?
green
crepe
crape
openly
Tell someone how to get to the "B" hallway in this building.
Answers vary, but something like, "it's the hallway by the nurse's office, to the left of the auditorium, or where Early Childhood education is"
what does the root tract mean?
To pull
What is a word with a closed syllable?
Answers vary, but closed syllables usually have a short vowel sound
crandibular*
cran-dib-u-lar
audible
vowel team/closed/consonant +le
Who is William Pitt?
answers vary but Pittsfield was named after him. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, British prime minister supported the early American colonists and their break from England. He died in 1778.
What does the root hydro mean?
water
340.1 million is the current population of...
the United States (2024 data)
phlebotomy
fleb-ot-o-mee
erratically
r-controlled/closed/closed/open
Where is Pittsfield's main post office?
On Fenn Street between Second and Willis Streets
how does adding -or or -er at the end of a word change the meaning? For example:
act/actor teach/teacher
Answers vary, but a syllable is a unit of pronunciation with a single vowel sound.