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Welcome to the World of Word Munchers!!!
As the Chief Muncher, you will be challenged to use your vowel skills to eat words to get
munch points. Only munch those words having the correct target vowel sounds to earn
those special points as well as bonus points. You are in control. Move that muncher
around the maze and be sure to stay clear of those TROGGLES!!! Troggles are not friendly
creatures. They eat up your words and make you lose points. Beware, they can munch you
up too! So, stay away from the Troggle monsters and munch away those vowels to get
points and move up one level after another. Good luck Chief Muncher ....
BEGINNER:
Before you begin munching, it's important you have an understanding of what you need
to do as Chief Muncher. Start off by doing a few of the vowel sound exercises to get you
warmed up for the REAL MUNCH MISSION.
These "Warm Up" Munchercises will get you familiar with vowel sounds that you will
encounter in the game. This will give you an idea of what you already know and skills you
may either need to brush up or learn.
Vowe1 Munchercises:
First off, how well do you know your vowels? You will need to know them before we start
talking about vowel sounds. In the space below, write down all the vowels in the English
language. If you don't know them, use the dictionary and look up vowel. The vowels will
be listed. Write them down in the master vowel box.
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Let's see how much you know about long and short vowel sounds. If you need help, ask
another Young Wizard Assistant, a UCSD Wiz Assistant, or THE WizARd itself.
There are many different vowel sounds for words in the English language. The sounds of
words are represented in several ways. This helps in giving the right pronunciation of a
word. Do you know the symbols that represent these sounds? Below are two sound symbols that you will see very often in WORD MUNCHERS. Draw the symbol that represents
the hard and soft vowel sounds. Put the symbol in the space provided below.
The soft vowel sound is represented by:
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The hard vowel sound is represented by :
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BEGINNER:
In this section you are to decide if the given word has either a long or short vowel sound.
Sound out the word in your head or aloud to decide if the vowel is long or short. When you
have come up with an answer, write long or short in the given space. Also, write down the
vowel in the word.
Lone:or Short
Vowel
1. Given munch word is CAKE.
2. Given munch word is TREE.
3. Given munch word is FISH.
4. Given munch word is DUCK.
5. Given munch word is BOAT.
6. Given munch word is RED.
7. Given munch word is KITE.
8. Given munch word is BOOK.
It's time to Munch Away those vowel sounds in your Word Munching Mission. Start up the
game and go to the WORD MUNCHERS main menu. Select "Play Word Munchers" from
the menu. From there, review the "instructions" for playing the game. This will give you
more details about how to play and tells you how to move your MUNCHER. It will also
give you useful Troggle info. Your mission is to survive through level five. Remember,
you have 1 Troggle to start and 3 in reserve .
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GOOD:
Ok Word Muncherooo, you have completed the beginner level mission. You should be
familiar with the basic vowel sounds and pronunciation of those sounds. Each level will
get more difficult as you keep advancing. Watch yourself earn more and more points too!
This time as you are playing the game, write down 6 words and their pronunciation. You
will find the information at the top of the game screen while you are playing; it's beside the
game level. What you write down should look similar to the example below:
laJ as in hat (the a should have a short vowel sound symbol on top of it)
Write the 6 example words and the target vowel sounds that correspond to the words. Note:
make sure each vowel sound is different. For each vowel sound, think up 5 words having
the same vowel sound. There is an example below that will give you a better idea.
EXAMPLE:
word & target vowel sound: a (hard vowel symbol on top of the
a); face
other words with hard a sound: race, cane, wave, scale
As Word Muncheroo, your mission is to play through level 10, Don't forget to write down
the target word and the vowel sound as you are playing, and make sure you write 6 different
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Before you move on, write a note to 'Iha Wizard about Word Munchers. Be sure to
include the following pieces of information:
• What vowel sounds have you learned so far? Name 4 different vowel sounds from
your list. Include a word for each voel sound as an example.
• Why do you think it is important to know the symbol and pronunciation of the
vowel sounds?
• Which vowel sound(s) were most difficult for you to recognize in the game?
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EXPERT:
All right Expert Word Muncher!!! Are you ready for the real test of your munching skills?
Your expertise in vowel sounds and pronunciation should be at its best. Beware of those
word munching and point snatching Troggles. As you know, they can really mess up your
act. Look out for the Helper Troggle that munches up the words from the cells and dosen't
bother to replace them. Also, there is the Smarty Troggle that ''homes in after you" and will
try to gobble you up. Use your vowel sound skills along with your quick thinking skills to
outsmart the devious Troggle monsters. First write down 2 ways (strategies) that have
helped you in solving the game at each level.
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As an Expert Word Muncher, your task is to reach through level 15. Each level gets more
difficult, but "he Wizard has faith in YOU. Keep those strategies in mind, especially
those safely tucked away in the Strategy Chamber.
To complete the Expert Level of Word Munchers, you will need to complete "he
Wizard'S expert Wisdom exercises.
Exoert Wisdom Exercises
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In these exercises, you are to circle ALL words
with the target vowel sound in the grid. The
target vowel sound is written above grid.
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fuilij as in DIG
Hard a as in RACE
fish
six
nail
dance
scale
peace
tongue
jail
smile
wave
flame
crept
roam
knit
glide
clean
nail
train
ghost
chip
pride
boat
ghost
cane
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good
home
mule
must
wolf
cloak
beam
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view
stuff
would
dome
roam
ox
pond
knot
glove
trot
fox
dome
chunk
blond
frog
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bloom
sulk
most
arm
squaw
sharp
good
screw
chute
false
chart
malt
tune
raise
flame
smart
paw
taunt
fruit
brook
stood
yarn
churn
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