February Jeopardy - Grade 3

Short Vowels

100

How many vowels are there in the English alphabet?

5

200

Name the 5 vowels in the alphabet

a, e, i, o, u

300

What are the vowels in your first name?

Maham - a

Maycon - a, o

Mayed - a, e

400

Why is it so important that we know the sounds of the vowels? 

- vowels are in every word

- they don't always make the short vowel sound

- we will read words a lot faster when we recognize them in words

500

Tell me the letter - keyword - sound for each of the vowels

a - apple - /a/

e - Ed - /e/

i - itch - /i/

o - octopus - /o/

u - up - /u/

CVC

100

Name all 5 vowels

a, e, i, o, u

200

Writing! Write these three words

YAY!

300

Read these words:

lap

bet

fix

hog

mud

lap

bet

fix

hog

mud

400

Read these nonsense words:

suv

pix

heb

laj

tof

suv

pix

heb

laj

tof

500

What does the C stand for in CVC?

What does the V stand for in CVC?

Consonant

Vowel

Digraphs

100

Where do we find wh in a word?

beginning

200

True or false: Ms. Smiles has a digraph in her FIRST name

TRUE! th in Heather

300

Where do we find ck in a word?

at the end

400

Tell me the letter - keyword - sound for the following digraphs:

th, ch, wh, ck, sh

th - thumb - /th/

sh - ship - /sh/

ch - chin - /ch/

wh - whistle - /wh/

ck - sock - /ck/

500

We know that th says /th/ like in thumb, but th also makes a different sound. What is it?

Hint: think about some of your trick words?

/th/ - this - /th/

Glued Sounds

100

Tell me the letter - keyword - sound for the glued sound all

all - ball - /all/

200

Read these words:

Pam

Jan

call

Pam 

Jan

call

300

Writing! Write the following words

woooo hoooo!

400

Why can we not sound out an, am, and all words separately?

They make a new sound when they are together, so we have to read them as one sound.

500

Read these words:

slam

pant

small

slam

pant

small

New Hosmer School

100

What will be the mascot (animal) for the new Hosmer School?

Husky! (stays the same)

200

What floor is your new classroom on?

3rd floor!

300

What floor will Ms. Smiles' office be on, should you need anything? (1, 2, 3)

3! (Room 300, just like the points for this question)

400

What day will we be starting reading group in the new school?

Monday after vacation. February 28

500

What are you most excited for about the new school?

WRONG!

The answer is: to keep working with Ms. Smiles :)