Advanced Phonics
Spell a word with a silent “e” that changes the vowel sound
What is cape/tape/etc.?
This part of speech connects words or phrases (e.g., and, but).
What is a conjunction?
What is the theme or message of a story?
What the author wants you to learn (lesson/moral)
Fix the error: “they is going to the store.”
What is “They are going to the store”?
A synonym for “beautiful.”
What is pretty/lovely/gorgeous/etc.?
What’s the rule for doubling the final consonant (e.g., hop → hopping)?
What is when a one-syllable word ends in CVC and you add -ing/-ed, you double the final consonant?
Identify the adverb: “She quickly ran to the park.”
What is quickly?
Find the author's purpose: A book full of fun facts about sharks.
What is to inform?
Make this sentence more interesting: “The dog ran.”
Varies: “The big dog ran quickly through the yard.”
An antonym for “noisy.”
What is quiet/silent?
Break “important” into syllables.
What is im-por-tant (3 syllables)?
A word that shows position or direction (e.g., under, beside).
What is a preposition?
Inference time: “Emma held her stomach and asked to go home.” What can you infer?
What is she might be sick?
Combine these two sentences: “I like apples. I like bananas.”
What is “I like apples and bananas”?
Define “determined” using context clues: “Even though it was hard, Mia was determined to finish.”
What is not giving up or trying hard?
Change the “y” to “i” and add “-es”: What’s the plural of “puppy”?
What is puppies?
Identify all the nouns: “The bird in the tree sang a song.”
What are bird, tree, song?
Compare and contrast: What’s one difference between a story and a poem?
Poems use rhyme/structure; stories have plot/characters/etc.
Identify the subject and predicate: “The yellow bird sang loudly.”
Subject: The yellow bird; Predicate: sang loudly
What does the root “tele” mean in words like “telephone” or “television”?
What is far or distance?
Name 3 words with the “ough” pattern and explain how each is pronounced.
Ex: though (long o), tough (f sound), through (oo sound)
Use “because” in a complete sentence showing cause and effect.
Varies – must show cause/effect, e.g., “I was late because I missed the bus.”
Use evidence: “Why did the dog dig in the yard?” (Story said it buried a bone.)
What is to find or bury a bone (with text evidence)?
Change this sentence to future tense: “She reads a book.”
What is “She will read a book”?
Use context clues: “The volcano erupted with a deafening roar.” What does “deafening” mean?
What is very loud?