Rewards Review & Pronunciation Rules

Choose the BEST suffix to complete the words.

I attempted to teach my dog to dance, but he was completely dance​ (a)   and had a serious case of clumsi​ (b)   .

• less
• ness
• ly

Answer explanation

The suffix -less makes the word OPPOSITE. -Less mean not.

The suffix -ness KEEPS the meaning of the word, but it changes the part of speech. -Ness means state of. (Changes most adjectives to nouns.)

Which TWO words contain a LONG vowel sound - in other words - say it's name.

• cannot

• went

• bike

• fluff

• we

Answer explanation

If a vowel is FREE at the end (we) it is LONG.

VCV pattern makes the FIRST V(Vowel) LONG.

Match the following illustrated meaning to it's vocabulary word.

• persevere

• 
• distraught

• 
• abundant

• 
• unify

• 

Answer explanation

distraught - deeply upset

persevere - continue in a course of action EVEN if it is very difficult

abundant - large quantities

unify - make united

The word commute means to travel a distance between one's home and their place of work.

Which of the following sentences BEST shows the meaning of commute.

• The commute on my shoes is very long.

• Mrs. Rachel lives in a commute far outside of the city.

• Log rollers and rope were used to commute the transportation to Stonehenge.

• Every day, Mrs. Turner has a 1 hour to commute to her job.

Answer explanation

Commute - travel some distance between one's home and place of work

IF a word contains FOUR word parts/syllables, HOW many vowel sounds will it contain?

• two

• three

• four

• I need to see the word to answer the question.

Answer explanation

Each word part/syllable contains 1 and only 1 vowel sound.

Which of the following is the WEAKEST example of the use of the word persevere?

• studying all week for final exams

• working on a 10 page research paper

• using an eraser to erase 5 sentences on your paper

• running a marathon

Answer explanation

Weakest meant the worst example of persevering through a situation.

Persevere means to continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty.

What is the MOST popular video game of all time?

• Minecraft

• Tetris

• Fortnite

• MLB The Show

Match the pronunciation rules to it's example.

• profession

• G and K are silent before the letter N at the beginning of a word.

• caterpillar

• "C" before I, E or Y says "S" followed by any other letter says "K".

• gnat

• Two vowels side by side make a LONG vowel & first vowel says its name.

• gain

• Letters/Phonogram teams ti, si and ci are used to say "sh" .

Answer explanation

caterpillar - the C is a hard C or K

gain - a & i vowels make the long a sound

gnat - g is silent

profession - si make the sh sound

IF a word contains a suffix, where you find the suffix on a word?

• beginning of a word

• in the front of a base word

• in the middle of a word

• at the end of a word

Answer explanation

Suffixes are ALWAYS at the end of a word.

(Word Family)

Mrs. Turner was the owner and ​ (a)   of Turner's Tacky Trucks in Tinseltown. Mrs. Turner decided to hire a new ​ (b)   named Russell. The new employee was delighted to discover an ​ (c)   opportunity with a short commute from his new apartment on the very same road as Tacky Trucks.

• employer
• employee
• employment

Answer explanation

employer - a person that hires individuals

employees - a person that is employed by the employer

employment - a person's trade or profession