Phonics
Spell the following word
FRIGHTEN
What is a SYNONYM?
a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
What is the NOUN in the sentence:
The pig sat in the mud.
the pig
Land in the back of a house
backyard
How is the governor different than a mayor?
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What is a long vowel?
A vowel that says its name
What is an ANTONYM?
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
to shorten what grows on your head
haircut
What are quotation marks for?
character talking
How does adding an E to the end of the word HOP change how the word is pronounced?
the e makes the o say its name
Name 3 ANTONYMS for the word happy
small, tiny, microscopic, little
What is a verb?
an action word.
A 5 legged sea creature
Mailbox
What is the CK Syllable Rule?
CK one syllable
IC Multisyllabic
explain the VCe rule
answers vary
Whats a TWO 4 letter SYNONYM for the word SKINNY
(double points)
THIN, SLIM
What is the subject of this sentence?:
The cat took a nap.
The cat
a male sea creature that gets pregnant
Seahorse
Who is the Mayor of Atlanta?
bonus: who is the governor and president
Andre Dickens
Spell the word
CONVERSATION
What is a 9 letter SYNONYM for the word PRETTY
BEAUTIFUL
What is a Subject and Predicate?
(double points)
Subject is the noun, predicate is what the noun is doing.
hair that grows out of the things we use to see
(triple points)
eyelashes
What is a homonym
QUADRUPLE POINTS
words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings