A New Letter for the Alphabet

What is the name of the man who came up with the idea of adding a new letter to the English alphabet?

• Jerrold Foke

• John Smith

• Michael Brown

• David Johnson

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the new letter that Jerrold Foke wanted to add to the English alphabet called?

• Schwa

• Umlaut

• Tilde

• Cedilla

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

What does a linguist study?

• Numbers

• Animals

• Words and language

• Planets

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What is the meaning of the word 'fundzlow' that Jerrold Foke created?

• To have a lot of money

• To not have much money

• To be very happy

• To be very sad

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Where did Jerrold Foke spend some of his days spreading the idea of the schwa?

• Central Park

• Campus Martius Plaza

• Times Square

• Golden Gate Park

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Where did Jerrold believe the schwa should be placed in the alphabet?

• At the end

• In the middle

• In the front

• After the vowels

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Jerrold self-published his stories by ______.

• Printing them out and binding them with string

• Sending them to a publisher

• Posting them online

• Reading them aloud

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What was Jerrold's profession while he promoted the schwa?

• Teacher

• Sailor

• Writer

• Professor

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Why did Jerrold want a major publisher to publish his novel?

• To make money

• To gain fame

• To have the schwa added to the English language

• To travel the world.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did Jerrold often think about while working as a sailor?

• Becoming a professor

• Pursuing writing full-time

• Traveling the world

• Starting a business.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4