Phonics 1
True or False: Open syllables end with a consonant.
False. Open syllables end with a vowel. (Ex: hi)
If a syllable is a closed, the vowel sound is_____________.
short
What did the fairy-maid want Pierre to do (in "The Golden Comb")?
She wanted him to return Mama Deloo's magical comb.
"I've let my golden comb. . .slip through my fingers, and that wretched boy fished in our river and found it."
"Wretched" means. . .
awful
What are the two parts of a sentence?
Subject & Predicate
Which nonsense words have a long vowel sound?
sho, mape, hib, gre, tuff
sho, mape, gre
The first syllable of a word with a VCV pattern is usually open or closed? (Ex: paper)
open
Where could Kitty go to get rid of her green Nya skin for a little while ( in "The Moss Green Princess)?
In the river
The colors from the gems glistened in his hands.
"Glistened" means. . .
shined, glittered
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing or idea (concept).
True of False: Double the final letter before adding a suffix. (Ex: hop + ed)
True - (hop + ed = hopped)
What are the two syllables of the word "bridle"?
bri - dle
Why did the peddler agree to marry the demon princess (in "The Demon Princess)?
It was the only way he would not be killed by her father as humans were not allowed in the land.
Use your powers to bring it back to me. Entice him with buried riches and promise of your love.
"Entice" means
attract
Which words are prepositions?
I like going to school in pajamas.
Which word(s) has a VCCCV pattern?
trombone, embrace, present,
embrace
Which nonsense words start with real blends?
hlim, snig, brup, fsop, gla, stum,
snig, brup, gla, stum
How did the advisors and the king decide to capture the moon for the prince in "The Prince Who Wanted the Moon"?
They built a huge tower.
Within moments the net filled up with swarming, wriggling fish.
"Swarming" means. . .
moving in a crowd
Which part of a sentence has a subject and a predicate? A clause or a phrase?
A clause. (It would be a sentence if if was was not attached to the sentence with a conjunction.)
Change the verb "expire" expire so that it ends with "tion."
expiration
Which syllable is a schwa syllable in the three syllable word "episode"?
pi - The schwa syllable is usually in the middle in 3 syllable words.
How did the prince discover that there was a girl in the lamp-stand in "The Story of the Golden Lamp-Stand"?
He noticed missing food and stayed up to see who was taking it.
In his new underwater home, he could live peacefully without the torment of his brothers from above the sea, under the rule of Mama Deloo.
"Torment" means. . .
experience of suffering
Which word is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?
When we have have remote instruction, I get to hold my bunny on my lap.
when - It is joining "we have have remote instruction" and "I get to hold my bunny on my lap."