real words
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Alaska
A las ka
open exception closed open exception
crozump
cro zump
The adult tickets cost almost ten bucks!
Where is the open syllable (schwa) in this sentence?
a dult
Spell the word that fits in the blank:
Sarah likes the beat of that song and she also likes the m-----.
What is mel o dy
Mike gave his son a piggyback ride up to bed.
How would you scoop the word piggyback?
pig gy back
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substitute
sub sti tute
closed open exception v-e
tridem
tri dem
Fran's brother is reconnecting all the wires in the wall.
Name the prefix and suffix in the 4-syllable word in this sentence.
re con nect ing
prefix: re suffix: ing
Spell the word that fits in the sentence:
Kara really wanted to get the tickets, but they were too __________________.
What is ex pen sive
Her mother said there was a dragonfly on the shrub.
How would you scoop the word dragonfly?
drag on fly
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tuxedo
tux e do
closed open open
protrum
pro trum
Jim must give us with a copy of his plans.
Name a v-e exception and an open syllable in this sentence.
v-e exception: give
open syllable: py in copy
Spell the word that fits in the sentence:
It is _______________ to burp at the dinner table.
What is im po lite
My sister, Amy, bought an electric stove last month.
How would you scoop the word electric?
e lec tric
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coexisted
co ex ist -ed
open (prefix) closed closed suffix
grostode
gro stode
We won the basketball game, but the ref had to recompute the score.
Which word in this sentence is a compound word?
Name two v-e syllables.
basketball
game, pute, or score
Spell the word that fits in the sentence:
After counting to sixty-nine, the next number is __________________.
What is sev en ty
Jake has a ton of work to refocus on today.
How would you scoop the word refocus?
re fo cus
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complicates
com pli cate s
closed open exception v-e suffix
delum
de lum
The melody of the song made the child smile.
Where is there an open syllable?
What syllable type is the word child?
o and dy in melody
closed syllable exception
Spell the word that fits in the sentence:
Mary was hoping to be elected ______________ of the student council.
What is pres i dent
Tom did develop a ton of snapshots of the Grand Canyon!
How would you scoop the word develop?
de vel op