Divide this word up into different syllables: postponement
post (closed syllable exception); pone (v-e, vowel is long); ment (closed syllable, short e sound)
Read the sentence and complete it with the best word: That snack is quite _______!
expensive
olives
disruptive
captive
What is the difference in MEANING for these two words: expensive vs. expansive
expensive (something costing a lot of money); expansive (covering a wide area)
What is the correct way to read this word? captive
captive (cap + tive with long i sound; v-e)
captive (cap + tive with short i sound; v-e exception)
Tell me how to fix this sentence: steve gav jim a big handshac (FIVE mistakes)
1) Upper-case Steve, 2) Upper-case Jim, 3) gav should be 'gave', 4) handshac should be 'handshake', 5) Period at the end (.)
Unscramble the letters and tell me what the word is: quil,ize,tran
tranquilize (tran + quil + ize)
There is a word spelled incorrectly. Proofread and correct the word: Let's have a capcake and a glass of milk.
cupcake
There is a word spelled incorrectly. Proofread and correct the word: The umpire things that Jane is a fine athlet.
thinks, athlete
What two sounds can this pattern make? -ive
ive (long i, like in five), ive (short i, like in give) - This is an exception to the v-e rule.
What kind of syllable type is this word? waste
V-E (there is an e at the end! That makes it long!)
closed (reason is, if e wasn't there, it would be 'wast')
What makes 'e' say its name in the name Pete?
Pete is a v-e word; silent e makes the first e long
What are the affixes in this word (prefix and suffix)? disinvited
dis, -ed
What does this Latin base mean? -vise- (ex: advise; visor)
To see (think of the word 'vision')
To hear
To run
To talk
What does this Latin base mean? pute (ex: compute, dispute)
To toss
To draw
To throw up
To think (think of a computer, using it solve problems)
How would you read this nonsense word? ansteke
an (welded sound) + steke (v-e, e is long)
What are the two-syllable words in this sentence? There may be more than one. Find the pumpkin in the sandlot.
pumpkin, sandlot (how would you divide AND mark these words?)
