Long and Short U Spellings

Junior Jeopardy

Assembly

Materials:

Category cards (ew, ue, ui, u-e, short u CVC, short u CVCC)

Point cards (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, Bonus)

Answer cards (definitions only)

Answer key for teacher (attached)

Large pocket chart

Score sheet

To play

Player/team chooses category and point value.

Teacher turns the answer card over and reads the definition

Student/team then provides the answer in question format and spells the word.

Ex:Student:"I'll take oo for 100."

Teacher:"Something to read."

Student:What is book? b-o-o-k.

Bonus round: Each student/team chooses a bonus question and makes a wager from their points.

Long and Short U Spellings

Jeopardy Answer Key

Long u
ue / Long u
u-e / Long u
ui / Long u
ew / Short u
CVC / Short u CVCC
100 / Color of the sky: blue / Opposite of polite: rude / Something to drink: juice / Opposite of old: new / Large vehicle to carry many people: bus / A bird that swims and quacks: duck
200 / This is one!
clue / The month after May:
June / Something you eat that grows on trees: fruit / What you do with your teeth: chew / Dirt and water: mud / The meal eaten during the middle of the day: lunch
300 / Used to paste things: glue / Very big: huge / Pants and jacket: suit / Past tense of know: knew / Opposite of opened: shut / A small black animal with a white stripe: skunk
400 / Opposite of false: true / Pretty: cute / A mark on your skin if you get hit hard: bruise / Meat and vegetables cooked together: stew / An unopened flower: bud / The hard outer layer of bread: crust
500 / To take someone to court: sue / A song: tune / A trip taken on a ship: cruise / Opposite of many: few / Adding sign: plus / To search for an animal: hunt

color of the sky / This is one!

used to paste things. / opposite of false
to take someone to court / opposite of polite
the month after May / very big
pretty / a song

something to drink /
Something you eat that grows on trees

pants and a jacket /
a mark on your skin if you get hit hard

a trip taken on a ship /
opposite of old

what you do with your teeth /
past tense of know

meat and vegetables cookedtogether /
opposite of
many
large vehicle to carry many people / dirt and water
opposite of opened / an unopened flower
adding sign / a bird that swimsand quacks
the hard outer layer of bread / to search for an animal
the meal eaten duringthe middle of theday / a small black animals with a white stripe
Long u
ue / Long u
u-e
Long u
ui / Long u
Ew
Short u
cvc / Short u
cvcc