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The /s/ sound made by a "c"
1. Candy 2. Crunch 3. Cinder
Cinder
"c" often makes an /s/ sound when placed in front of an "i" or "e" (Example: circle, center)
If I use a magic spell to TRANSFORM my horse into a unicorn, what does transform mean in this context?
Change
Turn into
Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:
Please pass those poached potatoes over to your pappy.
The /p/ sound
from "p": Please, pass, poached, potatoes, pappy
from "pp": pappy
Fill in the blank(s):
After the thunderstorm there was a colorful ( ) in the sky.Rainbow
Fill in the blanks with one word (same spelling):
Mr. Will's wife is a marksman with a ( ) and arrow. Mr. Will has to ( ) down low when she's practicing!
Bow
The /ow/ sound made by an "ou"
1. Mountain 2. Pour 3. Marvelous
Mountain
"ou" can make many different sounds, and the phonogram sound is determined by the flanking consonants (letters on both sides)If I need a saddle to properly MOUNT my new unicorn, what does mount mean in this context?
Ride
Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:
I don't know why you chose to lie to that guy.
The "long I" sound
the "I" in I
the "y" in why and guy
the "ie" in lie
Fill in the blank(s):
When Mr. Will's brother August was born 26 years ago, he was a tiny ( ). Now he's a 6' 5" toddler.
Baby
Fill in the blanks with one word (same spelling):
Caylee invited her friends over to celebrate her 7th birthday ( ).
The hostess would not take us to our table until our entire ( ) of 6 was present.
Party
The /oo/ sound from a "ui"
1. Suite 2. Soup 3. Suit.
Suit
"ui" can make the /oo/ and /w/ sounds, as well as some othersIf my unicorn CONSUMES rainbow-colored grass when she's hungry, what does consumes mean?
Eats
Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:
Jimmy threw my dog a tasty treat made with real beef.
The long "E" sound
the "y" in Jimmy and tasty
the "ea" in treat
the "ee" in beef
Fill in the blank(s):
Mr. Will's sister Kendra has blonde( ). Make sure you don't get it confused with a ( ), which looks a lot like a bunny.
Hair
Hare
Fill in the blanks with one word (same spelling):
When I saw the many holes in my yard I knew I had ( ) stealing my root vegetables.
BlackPink's Jenny, Chaeyoung and Lisa have ( ) on their faces that they call "beauty marks."
Moles
The /uh/ sound made by an "A"
1. Angry 2. Appointment 3. Apricot
Appointment
"A" is a very versatile vowel.
For A to make the /uh/ sound, it must be at the beginning or end of a syllable (not a middle sound).
If my unicorn's responds to her DESIGNATION, Aria, what does the word designation mean?
Name
Title
Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:
I can't believe you spilled cold soup on my new suit and boots, you brute!
The /oo/ sound
The "ou" in you and soup
The "ui" in suit
The "oo" in boots
The "u" in brute
Fill in the blank(s):
Mr. Will's older brother Bryan has two children, a son and a ( ). Another word for children is ( ) which can refer to baby goats!
Daughter
Kids
Each member of BTS must ( ) for 1 to 4 years before they can join the group.
Mr. Will's grandmother doesn't like planes, boats, trolleys, buses, or cars, so she rides in a ( ) when she travels long distance.
Train
The "long E" sound made by an "I" (Read all the words and pick the CORRECT one)
1. Tip 2. Pizza 3. Mighty
Pizza
The "I" in pizza makes a long e sound.
If Aria has wings she uses to ASCEND skyward, wouldn't that technically make her a pegasus? Also, what does ascend mean?
Fly
Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:
Mother said these stylish clothes make Father look like a smooth criminal!
The /TH/ sound
"th" in Mother, clothes, Father, and smoothFill in the blank(s):
Mr. Will's youngest cat, Mochi, likes to take naps in the ( ), right next to the washing machine. Even if she were soaked to the bone, she wouldn't get much ( ) that way!
Dryer
Drier
When playing soccer, you try to ( ) points by kicking a ball into the other team's goal.
An original ( ) refers to the music that was written by one or more artists.
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