Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
Making a law
Name that Mata teacher
Biography people
Name that holiday
100
BRAKE means the pedal on a car or truck that stops it. This is how you spell the word that sounds the same, but means to snap something apart into two pieces.
What is B-R-E-A-K?
100
This is the move the president can make to get rid of an idea for a law, even if most members of Congress voted "yes" to the idea.
What is VETO?
100
He boxes in his spare time.
Who is Mr. Jacobs?
100
He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
100
This holiday began when the pilgrims who had just sailed over from England shared a meal with Indians who were already here in North America.
What is Thanksgiving?
200
When you spell it STAKE, it means a sharp wooden or metal spike like the ones you use setting up a tent. But you spell it this way when you're talking about a delicious hunk of beef.
What is S-T-E-A-K?
200
This is the part of Congress that has 100 members - two from each of the 50 states.
What is the SENATE?
200
She is Mata's 2013-14 teacher of the year.
Who is Coach Dennis?
200
He died in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968?
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King?
200
This is a Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus rising from the dead.
What is Easter?
300
You spell it THROUGH sometimes. But this is the way you spell it when somebody made a throw, and it's already happened.
What is T-H-R-E-W?
300
This is a document where someone wrote up an idea for a law.
What is a BILL?
300
She is Mr. Hill's partner in 5th grade Purple, but she won't be back this year. She left to have a baby. (Hint: Her name starts with L.)
Who is Mrs. Losack?
300
He is French, and the greatest underwater explorer of all time.
Who is Jacques Cousteau?
300
This a holiday that started in Ireland, but it was not a holiday when we got a day off from school.
What is St. Patrick's Day?
400
You use a Sharpie to "mark it," and it sounds the same when you're talking about HEB, Kroger or Foodarama. This is how you spell it when you're talking about one of those places.
What is M-A-R-K-E-T?
400
You'll get points if you can name the first number, and DOUBLE points if you can get the second part, also: The first number is how many members are in the House of Representatives, and the second is how many votes you need to approve a bill.
What are 435 and 218?
400
She is our Science specialist.
Who is Mrs. Weston?
400
She was a courageous woman who used to be slave and helped get more than 100 slaves freed through what was called "The Underground Railroad."
Who was Harriet Tubman?
400
This holiday begins when the clock strikes 12 midnight on December 31st.
What is New Year's Day?
500
If it's the color, you spell it BLUE. This is the way you spell the word that means the boy decided to blow a bubble... and it's already happened.
What is B-L-E-W?
500
You get points if you can name any one of the three branches of government. (Hint: One is the president's branch, the other is Congress and the third is the one that has the courts and the judges.)
What is Executive - Legislative - Judicial ?
500
These ladies are in charge of technology and computer labs at Mata. You get the points if you name either one of the two.
Who are Mrs. Bell and Ms. Congdon?
500
He invented the telephone.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
500
We haven't had this holiday yet for the year 2014. It comes on the first Monday in September.