COMMEND
DISGRACE
VACANT
COAX
HUMBLE
PERSIST
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Find the syllable break in:

commend


com - mend


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Find the syllable break in: 

disgrace

 

dis - grace


100

Find the syllable break in: 

vacant


va - cant


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What is the vowel team in coax.  What sound does it make?

oa

sounds like "oh"

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Find the syllable break in:

humble


hum -ble


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Find the syllable break in: 

persist


per -sist


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Which word is a synonym for commend: 

a) cheer

b) command

c) praise

c) praise

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Which word is a synonym for disgrace?

a) shame

b) praise

c) whisper

a) shame

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Which word is a NOT a synonym for vacant: 

a) empty

b) available

c) broken

c) broken

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What word is a synonym for coax:

a) persuade

b) laugh

c) stop

a) persuade

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Which word is a synonym for humble?

a) rude

b) loud

c) modest

c) modest

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What word is NOT a synonym for persist:

a) continue

b) jump

c) remain

b) jump

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Which word is an antonym for commend?

a) dance

b) disapprove

c) listen

b) disapprove

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Which word is an antonym for disgrace?

a) commend

b) think

c) disappear 

a) commend

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What word is an antonym to vacant:

a) open

b) occupied

c) messy

b) occupied

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Which word is an antonym to coax?

a) close

b) discourage

c) cough

b) discourage

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What word is an antonym to humble?

a) conceited

b) quiet

c) kind

a) conceited

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Which word is an antonym to persist?

a) brag

b) hide

c) quit

c) quit

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Commend is a verb (an action word).  Which suffix would make commend an adjective (describing word)?

a) ed

b) able

c) ing


b) able 

"commendable" is an adjective

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Disgrace is a noun (thing) or a verb (action).  Which suffix would turn disgrace into an adjective (describing word)?

a) ful

b) able

c) ing

a) ful

"disgraceful" is a describing word

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Which choice describes a sign telling people there are NO rooms available at the hotel?

a) "Vacancy"

b) "No Vacancy"

c) "Vacant Rooms"

b) "No Vacancy"

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Which choice is an example of coaxing someone?

a) "Hurry up!  I don't want to be late!"

b) "Please come...everyone would love to see you and you'll have so much fun..."

c) "If you don't want to go then just stay home. I don't care."

b) "Please come...everyone would love to see you and you'll have so much fun..."

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What sounds like something a humble person would say?

a) "I think I deserved to win, I'm the best."

b) "I kind of knew I would get first place."

c) "It was a team effort...I never could have done it without my teammates."

c) "It was a team effort...I never could have done it without my teammates."

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Which action is NOT something a persistent person would do?

a) Continuing to run the race to the end - even though it started pouring rain!

b) Completing a 3000 piece jigsaw puzzle without any help.

c) Making cookie dough, but not baking them.

c) Making cookie dough, but not baking them.

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What type of syllable is the first and second syllable of commend?

Both syllables are CLOSED syllables

500

What type of syllable is the second syllable in disgrace?

The second syllable is a silent e syllable.

500

What type of syllable is the first syllable in vacant?

The first syllable is an OPEN syllable.

500

What type of syllable is the word coax?

It is a vowel team syllable.

500

What type of syllable is the second syllable in humble?

The second syllable is a consonant + le syllable.

500

What type of syllable is the first syllable in persist?

The first syllable is an r-controlled vowel syllable.