HOLES - Pig latin

PIG LATIN

Holes - chapter 11

​What's "pig latin"?

In Chapter 11, X-Ray reveals that his nickname is just pig latin for "Rex", his real name.

Pig latin is an invented language in which we move letters in a word to create a new word.

To change a word into pig latin, remove all the letters up to the first vowel in a word. Place the removed consonants at the end of the word and then add the suffix "ay".

For example:

REX = EX + R + AY = X-RAY​

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​Remember that all letters up to the first vowel are removed and placed at the end of that word. Sometimes that may be one letter or more than one:

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STANLEY = ANLEY + ST + AY = ANLEYSTAY

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​If a word already begins with a vowel, just add "way" to the end of the word instead of just "ay":

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ELYA + WAY = ELYAWAY

Multiple Choice

Using the rules in the previous slides, select the "pig latin" names of the rest of the boys in Group D.

THEODORE

• EHODORETAY

• ETHODORWAY

Multiple Choice

Using the rules in the previous slides, select the "pig latin" names of the rest of the boys in Group D.

ALAN

• ALANAY

• ALANWAY

Multiple Choice

Using the rules in the previous slides, select the "pig latin" names of the rest of the boys in Group D.

JOSÉ

• OSÉJWAY

• OSÉJAY

Multiple Choice

Using the rules in the previous slides, select the "pig latin" names of the rest of the boys in Group D.

RICKY

• ICKYRAY

• IRICKAY

Multiple Choice

Using the rules in the previous slides, select the "pig latin" names of the rest of the boys in Group D.

ZERO

• EZEROWAY

• EROZAY