Basic Language
Advanced Language
Grammar
Accent/Schwa and etc.
Misc.
100

What are the 5 spellings for /k/?

What is c, k, -ck, ch, -que?

100

Explain the Doubling Rule Part 2, and give an example.

What is in a multisyllable word, if the accent is on the final syllable and the syllable fits the other conditions of the doubling rule, the final consonant is doubled.  re.mit' + -ance = remittance   com.mit' + -al = committal?

100

A sentence must have what two parts?

What is a Subject and Predicate (noun/verb).

100

Define schwa.

What is: Schwa is the unclear vowel sound in an unaccented syllable?

100

English is derived mainly from these three layers of language.

What are Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek?

200

List the 6 syllables and their patterns.

What is Closed (cv), Consonant le (-cle), Open (v), Vowel team (vv), Silent-e (vce), and R-controlled (vr)?

200

List three prefixes of negation.

What is not or wrong: a-, dis- family, in- family, mal-, mis-, non-, un-.

200

Correct this sentence: wow we visited the omaha childrens museum

What is: Wow! We visited the Omaha Children's Museum. (or !)

200

In these words, which syllable carries the schwa sound: button, rabbit, or pocket?

What is button?

200

Best teaching sequence with an older student.

What is Open syllable, -tion, and then Silent-e Syllable?

300

List the seven syllable division rules, and give an example of each.

What is vc.cv (rabbit), v.cv (ro.bot), vc.v (lim.it), .cle (puz.zle), v.v (du.et), word.word (pig.pen), and prefix.root.suffix (pro.ject.or)?

300

Name the ten members of the ad- chameleon family.

What is ad-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-

300

List the 8 parts of speech.

What is: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb preposition, conjunction, interjection.

300

If there are three or more syllables, what is the most common accent pattern?

What is every other syllable?

300

Identify from what layers of language these words are derived: disruptive, pterodactyl, phonograph, deconstruction, and patchable.

What is Latin, Greek, Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon?

400

Explain the double, drop and change suffix addition rules, and give an example.

What is the Doubling rule (hopping), Drop e (hoping), and Change y (happiness)?

400

Name four things suffixes do.

What is affect the meaning of a word; change the part of speech; impact spelling; affect the accent placement in a word.

400

'Walking' can be used as various parts of speech.  List three, giving examples.

What is a verb (The man is walking.), adjective (Did you buy the walking shoes?), and noun/gerund (Walking is good for you.)?

400

Give two differing examples of accent shift and explain the accent shift.

What is: Shift for part of speech (ob'ject vs object') and addition of suffix  (-tion or -ation)?

400

Give three connective -i- patterns and a word example of each.

What is -ti- (infectious), -si- (controversial), -ci- (facial), -xi- (anxious), -i- (radiate), -gi- (collegiate)?

500

List the essential elements.

What is Multisensory, Alphabetic-Phonetic, Synthetic-Analytic, Structured, Sequential, Cumulative, Repetitive, Cognitive, Diagnostic, Prescriptive, Emotionally Sound?

500

Spell these 5 rote memory words.

What is heifer, rendezvous, harangue, silhouette, repertoire

500

Diagram: Our soccer team won the regional finals, and then we took the state championship.

What is: Look at board!

500

Name 2 suffixes where the accent usually follows on the syllable preceding it.

What is -ic, -ical, -ically, or -ity?

500

Explain the importance of students understanding the layers of language.

What is essential for reading and spelling? Also, different layers require different spellings and pronunciations.