Question

name: jayden montes
spelling words
list e - 6: /s/ and /z/
spelling words review
bicycle sincere forceful sparrow
phase choose triceps motivation
closet medicine distance rivalry
license because arose
cereal accept lose
challenge
sizes cancel city scores
recent those adjacent
answer the questions.

1. which sound, /s/ or /z/, is found in the word because?
2. how many times do you hear the /s/ sound in the word license?
3. how many times do you hear the /s/ sound in the word cancel?
4. which sound does the letter s in phase make: /s/ or /z/?

write a spelling word for each definition.

1. a set of muscles in the upper arm
2. a large urban center
3. a food that is eaten for breakfast
4. a storage space for clothes

write a spelling word that is an antonym for each word below.

1. win (4 letters)
2. reject (6 letters)
3. phony (7 letters)
4. gentle (8 letters)

Explanation:

1. In "because", the sound is /z/.
2. In "license", the /s/ sound appears 2 times.
3. In "cancel", the /s/ sound appears 1 time.
4. In "phase", the letter s makes the /s/ sound.
5. "triceps" are a set of muscles in the upper - arm.
6. "city" is a large urban center.
7. "cereal" is a food eaten for breakfast.
8. "closet" is a storage space for clothes.
9. The antonym of "win" is "lose" (4 letters).
10. The antonym of "reject" is "accept" (6 letters).
11. The antonym of "phony" is "sincere" (7 letters).
12. The antonym of "gentle" is "forceful" (8 letters).

Answer:

1. /z/
2. 2
3. 1
4. /s/
5. triceps
6. city
7. cereal
8. closet
9. lose
10. accept
11. sincere
12. forceful