Vowel Teams
What are two ways of writing the long a sound?
ai at the beginning/middle and ay at the end of a base word.
Spell the base word of planes
p-l-a-n-e
What is the name of Leon's invisible friend, and his new neighbor?
Bob
In the book Chameleon!, what animal could be dangerous?
a scorpion
According to our poem, what is the greatest invention?
the word
What are the 2 sounds of oo?
The vowel sounds in school and book
Spell the base word in parties.
p-ar-t-y
What did Cocoa call the rooms in Cowgirl Kate's house?
stalls
What part of a nonfiction book provides definitions of words in bold?
the glossary
What did the narrator of Staying Overnight have for breakfast?
oatmeal
What are two vowel teams that can never be at the end of a word?
(2 of the following) ai, oi, ou, au
What do we call a word made from two bases, like sunshine or playdate?
a compound word?
How did Mr. Thomas help Aggie's family find Aggie in the park?
reminding them to use other senses, not just sight
The arms of a jellyfish are called...
tentacles
How did the vacuum cleaner want to get revenge on humans?
by swallowing them
What vowel trigraph makes the long i sound?
igh
What arethree ways to pronounce the past tense suffix?
/d/, /t/, /id/?
Name the three kinds of birds that the whale and Puffin Pete saw before they found Paul.
parrots, penguins, and toucans
A group of jellyfish is called a ____.
smack
What is the meaning of fond, and use it in a good sentence?
to like something, as in "I am fond of ..."?
What vowel team makes the long u sounds, but does not contain the letter u?
ew
What is another word in the word family of invitation?
(any one of): invite, invited, inviting, etc.
What skills did Houndsley and Catina learn so they could get over their fears?
Riding a bicycle, and swimming.
Name the three stages of the elephant's life cycle.
Calf, adolescent, adult
What are two onomatopoeia words from The Vacuum Cleaner's Revenge?
(2 of the following): zoom, roar, slurp, munch, crunch