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Suffix er and est
Words that end in /ck/
words with the /ea/ vowel team
words with the /ee/ team
Syllables & long/short Vowels
100

This would be the word for "most hard"

hardest

100

How do you eat ice cream when it starts to drip down the side of your cone?

lick

100

When you go to sleep at night, sometime you do this.

dream

100

This is the sound a baby chick says.

peep!

100

How many syllables in the word

 queen?   Mark it long/short on the whiteboard

1 - long e

200

They say that the fox is clever, but my friend Samuel is ________.

cleverer

200

This item of clothing goes on your feet, before you put on your shoes.

sock

200

My job at school is to _______ all of you.

teach

200

You see plenty of these outside. They are tall and have leaves.

tree

200

How many syllables are in the word hero?

 Mark each vowel as long or short

2 - both long

300

The bird is swift but Darrien is _______.

swifter

300

This is what you have if you find a four-leaf clover or a penny.

luck

300

You can visit this sandy, salty place in the summer...

beach

300

You have two of these on your face. Sometimes they get red if you are embarrassed.

cheeks

300

What is the the number of syllables in the word quickest?

Mark each vowel as long or short

2 syllables

short i 

short e

400

Sammie has a sleek sports car. Sally's car is even sleeker. But Ms. Dell's car is the ___________ of them all.

sleekest

400

Someone might shout this word if a ball is flying toward your head, also the name of a type of bird

Duck!

400

When something is up high on a shelf, you stand on your tippy-toes and ______.

reach

400

This is something that you live on and it is a part of your address.

street

400

Divide the word paper into syllables

label each vowel as the long or short

pa I per

long a

short e

500

This is the suffix is added to the end of a word to change the meaning to "more"

-er

500

This is how I tell you to move while in the hallways. _____ and quietly!

Quick or Quickly

500

a body of water that is smaller than a river...

stream

500

This is a part of your body that is between your thigh and the shin of your leg.

knee

500

What is the rule about syllables and the number of vowels in a word. 

Write it in a complete sentence for full points!

For as many syllables as there are in a word, there are the same number of vowels.

or 


The number of vowels in a word is the same number of syllables the word has