Reading

Question 1

Something
S-o-m-e

S -uh( schwa ) -m- e -th-ing

Answer 1

S-o-l-v-e

-VE is a consonant team for V as the last sound in the word .

287 words have -ve where it does not make the vowel before it long

Question 2

-ve example
Does not make the vowel before it long :
Shelves Forgive Improve
* it makes it a short u or oo

Answer 2

Recycling
Re-Cy-cling
Re - Cy (y is after c so c says “s” )- ➡️

cl (Blend ) ing

Question 3

Using

“Learn all about recycling - using trash to make things new .”

Answer 3

What type of word is “using” in this sentence ?

Noun , verb , adjective, ???

Think about the root word : use

To change the tense of the verb that ends with e , erase the e and add -ing

Question 4

Bananagrams practice with this word :

Take —> changing it to present tense
What do we do with the root word ?

Answer 4

Vote —> how to change tense by adding ing ?

Have —>

Question 5

Aluminum
A-“uh” ( u is schwa )
Lu - l”oo”
Mi ( i is short sound )
Num ( CVC - schwa )

Answer 5

Another Think of two words in one
An other

An ( Schwaa a )
O ( o is schwaa ‘uh’)
th ( voiced or unvoiced ?)
er

Question 6

Contractions - shortened forms of words or word groups

Answer 6

There is —there’s
Do not — don’t
Did not — didn’t
It is / it has - it’s
I am — I’m
Can you think of other contractions ?