Understanding Contractions and Compound Words

In this video, Grizzle communicates his needs, leading to a lesson on combining words. The magic box helps discover the word 'cupcake' by combining 'cup' and 'cake'. The video further explores compound words and contractions using apostrophes, with examples like 'don't'. The session concludes with a recap of the learning points.

What was Grizzle trying to communicate initially?

• He was tired

• He was hungry

• He was bored

• He wanted to play

What items were shown to Grizzle to figure out his needs?

• A picture of a cake and a spoon

• A picture of a sandwich and a cup

• A picture of a sandwich and a spoon

• A picture of a cake and a cup

What word is formed by combining 'cup' and 'cake'?

• Cupcake

• Cakecup

• Cake

• Cup

Which of the following is a compound word?

• Shoes

• Lace

• Shoe

• Shoelace

Which word is not a compound word?

• Playpen

• Jigsaw

• Play

• Lawnmower

Which of these is a compound word?

• Paper

• Clip

• Paperclip

• Clips

What does the apostrophe replace in the contraction 'don't'?

• The letter 'o'

• The letter 'd'

• The letter 'n'

• The letter 't'

Which of these is a contraction?

• Can't

• Can not

• Cans

• Cannot

What is the contraction for 'it is'?

• It

• Is

• Its

• It's

Which contraction is formed from 'he is'?

• He's

• Hes

• He

• Is