Jean in Newcastle Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Do you make up silly sentences to go with the words on a spelling test? This morning we had the spelling word "special" - so I made the silly sentence "Today's special is Octopus and Pig Lips." Dd immediately responded, "That sounds like what Grandma would serve!" (The thing is, she's right. . .:lol: :001_huh:) What kind of sentences do you give for spelling tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I usually try to make up sentences that poke fun at myself or gross the kids out, just like octopus and pig lips, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 :lol::lol::lol: what your dd SHOULD have said was, "That sounds like something Grandma would serve alongside pig head!!!" :lol::lol::lol: I always do silly sentences. I can't give an example at the moment but I always come up with something. Dd anxiously awaits to hear her next one. It's fun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yes! We have such fun memories of spelling tests and the sentences I made up, usually involving one of our animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yep....mine go together to make up a story. My kids look forward to spelling tests :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 This is making me miss the days of spelling tests. I do, though, put in one goofball option when I make multiple-choice questions. My triumph was when the dopiest possibility was actually the correct answer (the question was about how a particular king had died, and the truth was he expired hunting hippos). My high school computer science teacher once gave a multiple choice exam right before winter break, and it had odd letter choices (rather than the usual a-d); it didn't take long to figure out that the correct sequence of answers spelled out, "Get out of here, you animals." He loved us. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Not for spelling but grammar. I used the sentence They're dead, their heads are over there to demonstrate the different spellings and meanings. I can't remember where I first read the sentence, but I loved it. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I never give sentences unless they are needed to distinguish between homonyms. It goes faster without them, and the dc seem to do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yeah, I've used silliness too. Sometimes about the dog, sometimes about the cats. Every once in a while about her favorite stuffies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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