Long Vowel Sound Spellings
What sound do these make?
a, a_e, ai_, _ay
Long A /ay/
What do these sound spellings say?
ce, ci, cy
*Hint - They say the same thing.
/s/
True or False?
Shades of meaning words are words that mean about the same thing but in a stronger or weaker way.
True
A compound word is ____________________.
Two words put together to make a new word.
Synonyms are ____________.
opposites the same
the same
Synonyms are words that mean the same thing.
Ex. cold freezing
What sound do these say?
i, i_e
o, o_e
e, e_e
u, u_e
Long
I
O
E
U
What do these sound spellings say?
_le, _el, _al, _il
*Hint - They say the same thing.
/l/
True or False?
A regular plural noun is more than one noun that is not a name.
True
Ex. flowers
What compound word can be made with these words?
shelf book
bookshelf
Antonyms are _________.
opposites the same
opposites
Antonyms are words that are the opposite of each other.
Ex. up down
Shape
Read the word and identify the sound spelling.
Shape
a_e
What sound do these make?
ge, gi_
*Hint - They say the same thing.
/j/
Give an example of a regular plural noun.
Ex. ducks, birds, friends
Which word is a compound word?
basketball flower
basketball
basket ball
True or False?
Big and huge are synonyms.
True
Big is the same as huge.
Which word is spelled correctly?
ceut or cute
Cute
Read the word and name the sound spelling for /s/.
brace
brace = ce
Which word is a regular plural noun.
Chinese chips
chips
*Chinese is a Proper noun
Name 1 compound word and use it in a sentence.
Ex. birthday - Today is her birthday.
True or False?
Near and far are synonyms.
False
Near and far are opposites, so they are antonyms.
Read the words and name the sound spellings.
bite
play
bite = i_e
play = _ay
Read the words and name the sound spellings for /j/ or /s/.
rage
lace
rage = ge
lace = ce
List the shades of meaning from least to most.
cold freezing cool
cool
cold
freezing
Compound or Not Compound?
fly high
Not Compound
*Fly and high are two separate words.
Name an antonym and synonym for this word.
happy
Ex. Synonym - excited, joyful
Ex. Antonym - sad, mad