List Fifteen Pretest

Select the letter sounds that link the List Fifteen words.

• er

• ir

• ur

• ear

• are

What do these list words have in common?

measure, heard, remember

• Alphabetical order

• Adjectives

• The same letters to make the "er" sound.

• Verbs

Earth, quarter and thirty are nouns. What other list word is also a noun?

• urgent

• modern

• permission

• remember

What do these list words have in common?

burnt, heard, earth

• adjectives

• one syllable

• "ear" sound

• reverse alphabetical order

Which of these list words uses a suffix?

• early

• direction

• search

• urgent

When I _____ the loud bang, I instantly became scared.

_____ to bring your homework binder to and from school daily.

It's better to arrive at the airport _____ so you won't miss your flight.

When I cut my hand, we went to the _____ care centre instead of the hospital.

• early

• burnt

• urgent

• modern

If you go down the block _____, you'll see the post office on the left.

• direction

• further

• quickly

• urgent