Phonics
-er and -est
kn_, gn, and wr_
Vocabulary
What Makes the Earth Shake?
100

Which word is spelled correctly?

apron   aprone    aperone

apron

100

Gina has the ____________ hair in school.

shortest  short  shorter

shortest

100

Which one is spelled correctly?

I _______ a book about frogs.

wrote or rote

Wrote

100

While the plane is _________, passengers may get up and move about.

What vocabulary word fits in this sentence?

Aloft

100

What do all the earthquake myths have in common?

They all involve special people that are not humans.

200

Which word is spelled correctly?

piolets  pilots  peilots

pilots

200

Riley lives ________ to school than Miss Storkel.

closest  closer  close

closer

200

Which one is spelled correctly?

The ______ would not stop buzzing by my face.

gnat or nat

gnat

200

Hikers _________ a deer while sitting in a tall tree.

What vocabulary word fits in this sentence?

Spied

200

Which two stories are east and west mentioned?

Native American and West African

300

Which word is spelled correctly?

union  uneon  uneion

union

300

A giraffe is __________ than a zebra.

tallest  taller  tall

taller

300

Which one is spelled correctly?

I _______ what ten plus ten is.

no or know

know

300

Nathan got his pajamas on and got __________ down for bed.

What vocabulary word fits in this sentence?

Settled

300

Describe how the animals stack up in the Indian myth?

A cobra, a turtle, four elephants, and then the Earth

400

Which word is spelled correctly?

cuepid  cuped  cupid

cupid

400

Tommy is the ___________ kid that I know.

meaner   mean  meanest

meanest

400

Which one is spelled correctly?

I stopped at the stop ______.

sin or sign

sign

400

In the winter, I get so cold that I even _______ with a coat on.

What vocabulary word fits in this sentence?

Shiver

400

How did Kwawar make Earth?

He ordered the turtles to carry the land on their backs. He piled straw and soil on their backs and shaped clouds into forests and mountains.

500

Which word is spelled correctly?

Moast  most  moest

Most

500

The pillow was __________ than expected.

Soft   softer  softest

softer

500

Which one is spelled correctly?

I need to ________ the birthday gifts.

wrap or rap

wrap

500

After Halloween, the kids were ________ because they ate too much candy. They were jumping off the walls.

What vocabulary word fits in this sentence?

Restless

500

How is Namazu (the catfish) different from Kwawar (the creator of the Earth on the turtles' backs)?

Kwawar does not cause earthquakes, but Namazu does.