Syllables
Break Cupid into syllables and identify the syllables.
cu open
pid closed
is there a prefix or a suffix in the word "daintily?"
Suffix
Meddle is a _____________.
Vacant is a ______________.
Morsel is a ________________.
verb
adjective
noun
heartbroken is a compound word. What does it mean and what part of speech is it - noun, verb or adjective?
Heartbroken means you are very sad or upset. It is an adjective often used to describe a person and how they are feeling.
What does the cupid character use to make people fall in love?
bow and arrow
Sometimes people say, "Be my Valentine!"
Identify syllables in that statement and what types of syllables are they?
Be - open
my - open
val - closed
en - closed
tine - VCe
Change the word "possible" by using either a prefix or a suffix. What is your new word and what does it mean?
Answers will vary. (ex. impossible, possibly)
A ______________ is a person, place, thing, animal or idea.
A ___________________ is a describing word.
A _____________________ is an action
noun
adjective
verb
What is the difference between a homophone and a homograph?
A homophone are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings like eight and ate or two, to, and too.
Homographs sound the same, are spellled the same but have different meanings like bank or duck.
What fruit is shaped like a heart when cut in half?
A strawberry
"Winter wonderland"
Identify syllables and types.
win - closed
ter - r controlled
won - closed
der - r controlled
land - closed
Add a suffix to "meddle" and explain how it changes the meaning of the word.
Possible answers: meddled, meddling, meddler, meddles
Change the verb entice to past tense.
enticed
What is a synonym for entice?
coax or persuade (answers may vary)
Name all the teachers in the Learning Lab.
Mrs. Gardiner, Mrs. Gutner, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Weisenfluh, and Mrs. Hicklin
For those who drink tea, someone might use a "teapot" or a "teakettle." Identify the syllables in these two words.
tea - vowel team
pot - closed
tea - vowel team
ket - closed
tle - consonant + le
What does "un" mean in the word unpredictable?
What does "in" mean in the word informal?
What does "re" mean in the word reunite?
un means not
in means not
re means again
What is a verb you could use that has the synonyms mess, interfere, tinker and tamper?
meddle
Use 2 words of the week in either 2 separate sentences or both of them in one sentence.
Answers will vary.
What day of the week Valentine's Day falls on changes every year - true or false?
True
Identify the syllables in these 6 words:
snowflake, sunshine, humid, border, hive, huddle.
snow - vowel team
flake - VCe
sun - closed
shine - VCe
hu - open
mid - closed
bor - r controlled
der - r controlled
hive - VCe
hud - closed
dle - consonant + le
Sophie tried to recreate the what happened at recess so that the teacher would understand exactly what had happened. What does "re" mean in recreate mean and what does the word recreate mean?
re means again
recreate means to create again or make again.
Shelby walked to school on the frigid day.
Identify any nouns, verbs or adjectives in the sentence above.
nouns: Shelby, school, day
verbs: walked
adjectives: frigid
Metal, medal and meddle are ______________.
Describe what each of them means.
homophones.
metal - a solid material that is typically hard, shiny.
medal - think olympics
meddle - interfere in someones business without asking the person if they want it or to mess with something.
Come up with a fictional account of a vacation trip and use the 6 words of the week in the story. Tell us the story.
Answers will vary.