Verbs
brought to bring, drew to draw, thought to think are all examples of what kind of verbs?
Irregular verbs
Which final stable syllable is appropriate for the word below?
word: Direct
/le, /tion, or /sion
Direction (/tion)
Identify the preposition.
The scarf on Jack's neck is very itchy.
on
List the three r-controlled vowel pairs.
ar, or, er
Knick and Knack both include which silent letter?
Identify which sentence includes a auxiliary verb and explain.
It happens.
It might happen.
It happens. - Definite
It might happen. - The verb "might" adds a conditional element (not definite).
Identify the final stable syllables for the following words.
solution, cycle, conclusion
(tion), (le), (sion)
Identify the preposition.
He spilled the soup across the table.
across
Fire, thermal, and future are all example of which r-controlled vowel pair?
er
Identify the silent letters for the following words.
write
condemn
often
tomb
Subject Verb Agreement
Correct the following sentences.
The dog bark.
Billy and Lucy sings all day long.
The dog barks.
Billy and Lucy sing all day long.
VC/V or V/CV
V/CV
Identify the prepositional phrase.
She came to the interview on time.
on time
True or false
r-controlled vowels only follow a spelling pattern.
False.
example: fire (ir) and future (ur) have different different r-controlled vowel spelling patterns but the same er sound.
Which pair of words have related base words?
grounding/growing
boss/leader
manage/mismanagement
manage/mismanagement
Progressive Verb Tenses
Fill in the blank, modify the verb, and identify the tense.
I _____ talk on the phone.
I am talking on the phone.
(Present)
Identify the syllables for the following words:
Silent, pilot, never, visit
si/lent, pi/lot, nev/er, vis/it
Identify the prepositional phrase.
Julie went to the coffee shop around the corner.
around the corner
Which is not like the others:
remark, water, shark, embark, larva,
water - er instead of ar
Which word relates to the following word: perfect
imperfect
indirect
pearl
imperfect
Progressive Verb Tenses
Categorize into the following groups: Past, Present, Future.
was, will be, are, is, were
was (Past), will be (Future), are (Present), is (Present), were (Past)
Describe the syllable pattern of the word below.
baker
ba/ker - first syllable is open because we hear the long a (vowel) sound making the syllable pattern V/CV.
Identify the preposition and prepositional phrase within the sentence.
The book was under the bed.
under (preposition) - under the bed (prepositional phrase)
List three words with the following r-controlled vowel pair.
or
core, before, tore, floor, more, sore, shore, orphan, etc.
What word may relate to the word ...direct?
direction, indirect, director, etc.