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100

The chicken letter

What is the nickname for the letter Q?


DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

100
A word or part of a word made by one push of breath
What is a syllable?
100
The spelling rule that states that if a one-syllable word ends in a vowel immediately followed by the consonant f, l, or s, and sometimes z, you double it.
What is the bonus letter rule?
100
This prefix means 'not'
What is non-?
100

This latin root means to break

What is -rupt-?

200
Two consonants together that make one sound
What is a digraph?
200
This syllable type has only one vowel, is followed by one or consonants and the vowel sound is short
What is a closed syllable?
200
The digraph used at the end of a one-syllable word that ends with the /k/ sound.
What is ck?
200

This prefix means within, on, cause to be

What is en- or em-?

200

This latin root means throw

What is -ject-?

300
Two or more consonants together each making their own sound
What is a blend?
300
This syllable type has only one vowel, is followed by one or more consonants and the vowel sound is long
What is a closed syllable exception?
300

The letters used at the end of a multi-syllabic word with the /ik/ sound.


DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

What is ic?


300
This prefix means across or beyond.
What is trans-?
300

This latin root means come


DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

What is -vent-?

400
The three sounds that the suffix -ed can make
What is /ed/, /d/, and /t/?
400
The name of the symbol placed over a short vowel
What is a brev?
400
This suffix is used to indicate that something happened in the past
What is -ed?
400
This prefix means out of or away from.
What is ex-?
400

This latin root means draw

What is tract?

500
The four welded sounds that end in 'ng'
What are ang, ing, ong and ung?
500
The 5 closed syllable exception welded sounds
What are ind, ild, old, olt and ost?
500
These two suffixes are used to indicate that there is more than one of something.
What is -s and -es?
500
This prefix means wrongly or bad
What is mis-?
500
This latin root means speak
What is -dict-