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Speed Match Review Game

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How To Play:
Drag the squares in the gray area and drop them in the matching squares in the blue area below.
If you drop a square in the correct spot, it will disappear.
If you make a mistake, the square will return to its original spot.
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desirable
feet
all right
chief
short vowel -- as in batch and bridge
oxen
double -- as in tapping
geese
sincerely
noticeable
two vowels, first -- as in rain
salmon
ay -- as in neighbor.
i, gh -- as in light
q -- as in queen
e, not dropped -- as in sincerely and amazement
pianos, cellos
series
truly
es -- as in potatoes and tomatoes
ou -- as in about
i or e -- as in giraffe and gentle
e -- as in desirable or desirous
plurals -- as in classes
change, y, i --- as in drier
Spelling word #4
Spelling word #2
igh makes the long ______ sound, the _______ is silent.
dge and tch may only be used after a __________ ___________.
ox
goose
____ never stands alone. It is always followed by u.
To make ___________ of words with these endings - ss, ch, sh, x and zz - add es.
series
To make the plurals of words that end in o, add _______.
When ei sounds like _______, the e comes first.
salmon
In a single syllable word with a short vowel before the last letter ______________ the last letter before adding ed, er, est, ing.
When a word ends in a silent _____, drop it before adding the suffixes able or ous.
Spelling word #1
ow and _______ make the same sound, but ______ hardly ever comes at the end of a word.
foot
When ______ ___________ go walking, the _______ one does the talking.
Name an exception to the rule that a word ending in 'o' should end in es to make it plural.
Spelling word #5
Spelling ________________.
The silent letter _____ is ________ __________ when adding ly or ment.
When g is followed by an ____ or an ____, the g says j.
When 'y' follows a consonant, ___________ the _____ to ______ and add es, er, est.
Spelling word #3

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Spelling word #1chief
Spelling word #2desirable
Spelling word #3noticeable
Spelling word #4sincerely
Spelling word #5truly
In a single syllable word with a short vowel before the last letter ______________ the last letter before adding ed, er, est, ing. double -- as in tapping
When 'y' follows a consonant, ___________ the _____ to ______ and add es, er, est.change, y, i --- as in drier
To make ___________ of words with these endings - ss, ch, sh, x and zz - add es.plurals -- as in classes
When a word ends in a silent _____, drop it before adding the suffixes able or ous.e -- as in desirable or desirous
The silent letter _____ is ________ __________ when adding ly or ment. e, not dropped -- as in sincerely and amazement
ow and _______ make the same sound, but ______ hardly ever comes at the end of a word.ou -- as in about
When ______ ___________ go walking, the _______ one does the talking. two vowels, first -- as in rain
igh makes the long ______ sound, the _______ is silent.i, gh -- as in light
dge and tch may only be used after a __________ ___________.short vowel -- as in batch and bridge
To make the plurals of words that end in o, add _______.es -- as in potatoes and tomatoes
____ never stands alone. It is always followed by u. q -- as in queen
Spelling ________________.all right
Name an exception to the rule that a word ending in 'o' should end in es to make it plural.pianos, cellos
When g is followed by an ____ or an ____, the g says j.i or e -- as in giraffe and gentle
When ei sounds like _______, the e comes first.ay -- as in neighbor.
footfeet
goosegeese
seriesseries
oxoxen
salmonsalmon