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.)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

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

• distraught

• 
• persevere

• 
• 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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What is the MOST popular video game of all time?

• Minecraft

• Tetris

• Fortnite

• MLB The Show

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Match the pronunciation rules to it's example.

• profession

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

• gnat

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

• gain

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

• caterpillar

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

(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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2D

CCSS.L.3.2F