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Schwa Detectives

Listen for the quiet, unstressed vowel hiding inside twenty-five longer words.

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{
  "finish": "Mystery solved! You found the quiet vowels hiding inside all twenty-five words.",
  "steps": [
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The two drawings look different.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The two drawings look ___.",
      "choices": [
        "different",
        "differant",
        "diffrent"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! different is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The middle vowel in different can be difficult to hear."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Please separate the red counters from the blue ones.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Please ___ the red counters from the blue ones.",
      "choices": [
        "seperate",
        "separate",
        "seprate"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! separate is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Separate has a in the middle: sep-a-rate."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "My family visited us during the holiday.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "My ___ visited us during the holiday.",
      "choices": [
        "famly",
        "familey",
        "family"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! family is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Family keeps the quiet i."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "We shared a small piece of chocolate.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "We shared a small piece of ___.",
      "choices": [
        "chocolate",
        "choclate",
        "chocolite"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! chocolate is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Chocolate keeps the second o."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Karin used a camera to photograph the bird.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Karin used a ___ to photograph the bird.",
      "choices": [
        "camra",
        "camera",
        "camara"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! camera is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Camera keeps the quiet e."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The elephant is a large animal.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The elephant is a large ___.",
      "choices": [
        "animul",
        "anmal",
        "animal"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! animal is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Animal keeps the middle i."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The teacher gave the class a general reminder.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The teacher gave the class a ___ reminder.",
      "choices": [
        "general",
        "genral",
        "genaral"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! general is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "General keeps the quiet e."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Musa showed great interest in the experiment.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Musa showed great ___ in the experiment.",
      "choices": [
        "intrest",
        "interest",
        "interist"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! interest is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Interest keeps the second e."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Blue is Leila’s favourite colour.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Blue is Leila’s ___ colour.",
      "choices": [
        "favorit",
        "faverite",
        "favourite"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! favourite is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "British favourite contains our."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The nurse checked his temperature.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The nurse checked his ___.",
      "choices": [
        "temperature",
        "temprature",
        "tempereture"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! temperature is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Temperature keeps the first er."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "A carrot is a vegetable.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "A carrot is a ___.",
      "choices": [
        "vegtable",
        "vegetable",
        "vegetible"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! vegetable is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Vegetable keeps the second e."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The new reading chair is comfortable.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The new reading chair is ___.",
      "choices": [
        "comfterble",
        "comfortible",
        "comfortable"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! comfortable is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Comfortable is comfort plus able."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "We must care for our environment.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "We must care for our ___.",
      "choices": [
        "environment",
        "enviroment",
        "envirenment"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! environment is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Environment keeps the n after enviro."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The class learned how parliament works.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The class learned how ___ works.",
      "choices": [
        "parliment",
        "parliament",
        "parliamentt"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! parliament is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Parliament contains ia in the middle."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The secretary organised the meeting notes.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The ___ organised the meeting notes.",
      "choices": [
        "secretery",
        "secratary",
        "secretary"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! secretary is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Secretary contains ar before y."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Use a dictionary to check the spelling.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Use a ___ to check the spelling.",
      "choices": [
        "dictionary",
        "dictionery",
        "dictunary"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! dictionary is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Dictionary ends in ary."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "We returned the books to the library.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "We returned the books to the ___.",
      "choices": [
        "libary",
        "library",
        "librery"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! library is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Library keeps both r sounds in its spelling."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Our spelling club meets on Wednesday.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Our spelling club meets on ___.",
      "choices": [
        "Wensday",
        "Wednsday",
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! Wednesday is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Wednesday keeps d and nes in its spelling."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "Her family runs a small business.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Her family runs a small ___.",
      "choices": [
        "business",
        "buisness",
        "busness"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! business is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Business begins busi, although the sound is reduced."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The doctor prescribed some medicine.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The doctor prescribed some ___.",
      "choices": [
        "medcine",
        "medicine",
        "medecine"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! medicine is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Medicine keeps the middle i."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The mango tasted delicious.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The mango tasted ___.",
      "choices": [
        "delicous",
        "delishious",
        "delicious"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! delicious is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Delicious contains ci before ous."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "This is the original drawing, not a copy.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "This is the ___ drawing, not a copy.",
      "choices": [
        "original",
        "orginal",
        "originel"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! original is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Original keeps the second i."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "It looked like an ordinary stone.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "It looked like an ___ stone.",
      "choices": [
        "ordnary",
        "ordinary",
        "ordenary"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! ordinary is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Ordinary keeps the quiet i."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "The song brought back a happy memory.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The song brought back a happy ___.",
      "choices": [
        "memry",
        "memery",
        "memory"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! memory is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Memory keeps the middle o."
    },
    {
      "word": "πŸ”’ Hidden word",
      "say": "We studied the history of our town.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "We studied the ___ of our town.",
      "choices": [
        "history",
        "histry",
        "histary"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! history is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "History keeps the quiet o."
    }
  ]
}

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