object
Next, fill in the second blank with one of the
words below. Then see how many endings
you can list for the sentence starter.
mold
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What famous fairy-tale titles are abbreviated
in the list below?
Hint: Each letter begins a different word in
the title.
a. SW and the SD
b. G and the TB
c. LRRH
d. H and G
e. The TBGG
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What four-letter word can you add to the
beginning or end of each word below to
make a familiar compound word?
slide
farm
mark
home
a kitchen sink
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What three homophones can each be
spelled using only the letters b, e, u, or y?
Hint: No word has more than three letters.
What three homophones can each be
spelled using only the letters a, e, i, p, or r?
Hint: Each word has only four letters.
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The answer is “bubble gum.” What are all
the questions you can think of that have
this answer?
a cell phone
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Use your knowledge of prefixes to come up
with a definition for each nonsense word
below.
• circummalling
• trisandwich
• quadraplate
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What real compound words could be
substituted for the made-up compound
words below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Think of an object. Write its name in the
first blank.
_________ is similar to ________ because…
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List the nine state names that include the
letter sequence an.
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