Identify the long vowel sound in the word "reason" and explain which letters create it.
What is 'ea' that makes the long e sound?
Break the word 'favorite' into syllables.
What is fav-or-ite?
Use the word 'however' in a sentence. (Hint: compare 2 ideas.)
Sentences may vary.
What sound does the silent e make at the end of the word 'cape?'
What is no sound? It is silent, but it makes the vowel say it's name.
What is the name of the music teacher at Greenwood Elementary School?
Who is Miss Diel?
Change the short vowel in "cap" to make a word with a long vowel sound; write the new word and name the long vowel pattern used.
What is 'cape?' The long vowel pattern used is VCe or Magic E.
Divide 'adventure' into syllables and write the vowel sound in each syllable (long or short).
What is ad-ven-ture? Ad is a short vowel, ven is a short vowel, ture has a long vowel.
Identify the high-frequency word that fits into the blank: "I wanted to go, _____ I had too much homework."
but or however
Which word has the vowel-consonant-e pattern?
cap, cape, or cat
What is Cape?
What town does Mrs. Forester live in?
What is Wonder Lake?
Give two words that contain the long O sound spelled differently (use 2 different common spellings).
Answers vary. Examples include 'hope' and 'bow.'
Identify the prefix in the word 'misunderstood.'
What is 'mis?'
Replace the italicized word with a synonym that keeps the sentence meaning: "She always finishes her work on time."
What is hopping?
Name both of the PE teachers at Greenwood.
Who are Mr. Hopkinson and Mr. Kieft?
Explain how the silent e changes the vowel sound in the pair 'rid' and 'ride' and write both words in a sentence.
Break the word 'celebration' into syllables.
What is cel-e-bra-tion?
Choose the correct word (their, they're or there) to complete the sentence and explain why.
"____ books are on the table."
List 4 words with the digraph 'th.'
Answers will vary.
Some examples include: this, that, them, those
How many grades are at Greenwood Elementary School?
What is 7?
Identify the long A pattern in the multisyllabic word 'explain' and show which syllable contains the long A sound.
What is 'ai' in the second syllable?
What is pho-tog-ra-phy? Pho has a long vowel, tog has a short vowel, ra has a schwa (short vowel), phy has a long vowel.
Write a sentence using the word 'between.'
Sentences will vary.
Write a sentence using the words mother and father.
Answers will vary.
Who taught 5th grade last year?
Who are Mrs. Maltese and Mr. Bridges?