Spelling Rules
Which rule does the word BELITTLE follow?
What is...
Rule 12.4 – Every syllable must have a written vowel.
What sound does the I in the word GENIUS make?
+50 pts. if you put whether it is a consonant or vowel sound.
What is...
/y/
CONSONANT SOUND
Identify the verb in the sentence:
All the third graders studied for their Literacy test.
What is..
STUDIED
Add the suffix -al to the word survive
survive + al
What is SURVIVAL
Yesterday, the students were very quiet in the hallway.
Identify the linking verb.
What is ..
WERE
links the subject: students
to the predicate adjective: quiet
What rule does the word SHOVE follow
What is...Rule 12.2 English words do not end in V or U. Add a silent final E.
TRUE or FALSE
The phonogram I can make the /ē/ sound.
What is
TRUE
Define LINKING VERB
What is...
It connects the subject to more information about the subject.
Examples: am, is, are, be, was, were
Add the suffix -ness to the word cloudy
cloudy + ness
What is... CLOUDINESS
Fill in the blank with the correct linking verb.
Today, Catherine ____ sick.
IS
What rule does the word COLD follow
What is...Rule 12. I and O may say their long sounds before two consonants
List all the vowels.
What is...
A, E, I, O, U
Define predicate adjective.
What is..
A predicate adjective describes the subject and is linked to the subject with a linking verb.
Example: The student was hungry.
Add the suffix -ing to the fry
fry + ing
+ 100 extra points if you put what spelling rule this follows.
What is... FRYING
Single vowel Y changes to I when adding any ending, UNLESS the ending begins with I.
Fill in the blank with the correct linking verb and write the predicate adjective.
I ___ happy right now.
AM
HAPPY
What rule does the word MOUSE follow?
What is...Rule 12.5 – Add an E to keep singular words from looking plural
Which phonogram can make the sounds /ā-ē-ī/ and may NOT be used at the end of English words.
What is..
Phonogram ei
ex: EIGHT, WEIRD, HEIGHT
Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence:
Mrs. Morris brought her son, Cody, to class on Monday.
+ 100 pts. if you can also identify the appositive.
What is..
ON MONDAY
+100 : CODY is the appositive
Add the suffix -ly to the word angry
Add the suffix -ly to the word happy
angry + ly
happy + ly
What is... ANGRILY, HAPPILY
Identify the linking verb in this sentence.
The children in the courtyard are very sweaty.
What is...
ARE
Write the plural form of the word BABY and GLASS
What is... BABIES and GLASSES
Which of the phonogram Y sounds are consonant sounds?
What is...
Phonogram /y/
Identify the 2 adverbial phrases..
On Monday, Anna quickly found a bunny in her backyard.
On Monday, in her backyard
Add the suffix -ed to CRY and TRY
What is... CRIED and TRIED
Last week, Julia ___ absent from school.
What is...
WAS