Tuesday 12:45 Group

Vocalic /r/

100

/ar/

bark, star

200

/er/

fur, skirt, first

300

/or/

board, story, tornado, orange 

400

/ire/

pliers, umpire, campfire, vampire, sapphire 

500

/air/

parents, sheriff, barefoot, married, parachute, share, asparagus 

Conjunctions

100

I'd like pizza for lunch. 

I'd like a salad for lunch. 

I'd like pizza and a salad for lunch. 

200

We needed a place to concentrate, ____ we packed up our things and went to the library.

We needed a place to concentrate, so we packed up our things and went to the library.

300

I can stay out _____ the clock strikes twelve.

I can stay out until the clock strikes twelve.

400

I drank a glass of water. 

I was thirsty. 

I drank a glass of water because I was thirsty.

Because I was thirsty, I drank a glass of water.

500

____ the concert ____ the party interests me.

Neither the concert nor the party interests me.

Multiple Meaning Words

100

Fly

1. move through the air using wings 

2. a flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings

200

Mold

1. a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter. 

2. a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material 

300

Solution

1. a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation 

2. a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component

400

Prune 

1. a plum preserved by drying  

2. trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to increase fruitfulness and growth. 

500

Hamper

1. a large basket with a lid used for laundry

2. hinder or impede the movement or progress of 

Antonyms

100

Rich

Poor

200

Question

Answer

300

Shallow

Deep

400

Scatter

Gather

500

Expand

Contract

Compare/Contrast

100

Apple - Banana

Compare - Fruit

Contrast - Peel banana 

200

Bee - Butterfly

Compare - Insects

Contrast - Bees collect pollen to make honey

300

Swimming Pool - Bathtub

Compare - water

Contrast - Get clean in bathtub

400

Soap - Toothpaste

Compare - Clean something 

Contrast - use toothpaste on teeth 

500

Bicycle - Stroller 

Compare - wheels 

Contrast - baby/infant sits in stroller 

/sh/

100

Two Words - Easy

Sharp, Mushroom

200

Two Words - Medium

Shopping, Shampoo 

300

Three Words - Medium

Conscience, Imagination, Definition

400

Two Words - Hard

Misinterpretation, Mathematician

500

Three Words - Hard

Penmanship, Rehabilitation, Accomplishment