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1st Grade ELA Question of the Day

1st Grade ELA Question of the Day

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During reading time, Jake found these words in his book: 'The small snail went down the trail to get mail.' His teacher wants him to group words by their families.

If Jake groups the -ail family words from his sentence, which word does NOT belong with the others?

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Question of the Day

During reading time, Jake found these words in his book: 'The small snail went down the trail to get mail.' His teacher wants him to group words by their families.

If Jake groups the -ail family words from his sentence, which word does NOT belong with the others?

  1. snail
  2. trail
  3. mail
  4. small (correct answer)

Explanation: 'Small' ends in -all, not -ail, so it belongs to the -all word family rather than the -ail family. Words 'snail,' 'trail,' and 'mail' all end with the -ail pattern and rhyme with each other, making them part of the same word family. 'Small' has a different ending sound and spelling pattern.