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closed syllable correct answers A syllable with only one vowel, closed at the end by a consonant.
(A vowel in a closed syllable is short, code it with a breve).
open syllable correct answers A syllable with only one vowel and it is open at the end. (A vowel
in an open accented syllable is long, code it with a macron).
vowel team correct answers A syllable with a vowel digraph. (Underline the digraphs, arc
diphthongs).
Vowel consonant e correct answers A syllable with a vowel, followed by a consonant with a final
e. (Vowel consonant e, the vowel will be long, code it with a macron, the e will be silent, cross it
out).
Final Stable Syllable correct answers A syllable type that comes in the final position of a word. It
has a hint of a vowel sound, and the syllable before it is accented. (Bracket the Final Stable
Syllable, accent the syllable before it).
R Controlled Syllable correct answers A syllable that has a vowel followed by r in which an
unexpected combination is read. (Arc the vowel r combination).
digraph correct answers two adjacent letters in a word that make one sound
combination correct answers Two letters that come together in an unexpected way. (example: qu,
wh, or, ar, ir, ur, er)
diphthong correct answers Two adjacent vowels in the same syllable that glide together. (Code it
with an arc) (example: ow, ou, oi, oy)
trigraph correct answers Three adjacent letters in a syllable that represent one sound. (examples:
tch, dge, igh)
, quadrugraph correct answers Four adjacent letters in a syllable that represent one sound.
(example: eigh)
phoneme correct answers The smallest unit of sound
morpheme correct answers The smallest unit of meaning. The smallest forms or units of
language (base word, root, prefix, suffix, or combining form) that carry meaning.
Alphabetic Principle correct answers The relationship between letters in a left to right
orientation, and phonemes ordered in a specific temporal sequence in a spoken word. The
English language operates on this code of approximately 44 speech sounds and 26 letters.
Explicit, systematic, sequential instruction. About 75% of the school population will deduce the
____________________________ _____________________ or code. 25% need explicit
instruction.
4 (because x has 2 sounds)! correct answers How many phonemes in mix?
3 (because digraph th and digraph ow have one sound each) correct answers How many
phonemes in throw?
When followed by e, i, or y correct answers When does g make the j sound
bwF (voiced) -ed = (d) ex. milled
bwF (unvoiced) -ed = (t) ex. talked
bwF t,d -ed = (ed) ex. suited correct answers What are the sounds made by -ed? Give the
formulas.
science correct answers In which field of study do we typically find words of Greek origin?
closed syllable correct answers A syllable with only one vowel, closed at the end by a consonant.
(A vowel in a closed syllable is short, code it with a breve).
open syllable correct answers A syllable with only one vowel and it is open at the end. (A vowel
in an open accented syllable is long, code it with a macron).
vowel team correct answers A syllable with a vowel digraph. (Underline the digraphs, arc
diphthongs).
Vowel consonant e correct answers A syllable with a vowel, followed by a consonant with a final
e. (Vowel consonant e, the vowel will be long, code it with a macron, the e will be silent, cross it
out).
Final Stable Syllable correct answers A syllable type that comes in the final position of a word. It
has a hint of a vowel sound, and the syllable before it is accented. (Bracket the Final Stable
Syllable, accent the syllable before it).
R Controlled Syllable correct answers A syllable that has a vowel followed by r in which an
unexpected combination is read. (Arc the vowel r combination).
digraph correct answers two adjacent letters in a word that make one sound
combination correct answers Two letters that come together in an unexpected way. (example: qu,
wh, or, ar, ir, ur, er)
diphthong correct answers Two adjacent vowels in the same syllable that glide together. (Code it
with an arc) (example: ow, ou, oi, oy)
trigraph correct answers Three adjacent letters in a syllable that represent one sound. (examples:
tch, dge, igh)
, quadrugraph correct answers Four adjacent letters in a syllable that represent one sound.
(example: eigh)
phoneme correct answers The smallest unit of sound
morpheme correct answers The smallest unit of meaning. The smallest forms or units of
language (base word, root, prefix, suffix, or combining form) that carry meaning.
Alphabetic Principle correct answers The relationship between letters in a left to right
orientation, and phonemes ordered in a specific temporal sequence in a spoken word. The
English language operates on this code of approximately 44 speech sounds and 26 letters.
Explicit, systematic, sequential instruction. About 75% of the school population will deduce the
____________________________ _____________________ or code. 25% need explicit
instruction.
4 (because x has 2 sounds)! correct answers How many phonemes in mix?
3 (because digraph th and digraph ow have one sound each) correct answers How many
phonemes in throw?
When followed by e, i, or y correct answers When does g make the j sound
bwF (voiced) -ed = (d) ex. milled
bwF (unvoiced) -ed = (t) ex. talked
bwF t,d -ed = (ed) ex. suited correct answers What are the sounds made by -ed? Give the
formulas.
science correct answers In which field of study do we typically find words of Greek origin?
