ALTA Certification Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions | CALT &
CALP Prep 2025
1. Three Layers of Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek
the English Lan-
guage
2. Percentage of 20-25%
English Lan-
guage that is An-
glo-Saxon
3. Percentage of 60%
the English Lan-
guage that is
Latin
4. Percentage of 10-12%
the English Lan-
guage that is
Greek
5. Characteristics Short, common, every day, down to earth; many have non-phonetic spellings
of Anglo-Saxon
words
6. Examples of An- Number names, names of farm animals
glo-Saxon words
7. Anglo-saxon words that begin with wr, kn, and wr
8. Latin words technical and sophisticated words
9. Latin words Schwa sounds are often found in these words
10. Latin words Examples: audience, contradict, disruptive, retract, survival
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11. Greek words specialized words for science
12. Greek words combining forms
13. Greek words examples: atmosphere, chromosome, thermometer
14. Number of sylla- six
ble types
15. 4 characteristics name, shape, sound, feel
of a letter
16. This is the only name
stable character-
istic of a letter
17. Identifiers to de- ASAP: Accent, syllable, adjacent letters, position
termining read-
ing/spelling situ-
ations
18. Letters in English 26
19. Sounds in Eng- 44
lish
20. Three compo- form, content, and use
nents of lan-
guage
21. Form (language) Includes the observable features of language: phonology, morphology, syntax
22. Syntax System of rules that directs comprehension and production of sentences
23. Semantics
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CALP Prep 2025
1. Three Layers of Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek
the English Lan-
guage
2. Percentage of 20-25%
English Lan-
guage that is An-
glo-Saxon
3. Percentage of 60%
the English Lan-
guage that is
Latin
4. Percentage of 10-12%
the English Lan-
guage that is
Greek
5. Characteristics Short, common, every day, down to earth; many have non-phonetic spellings
of Anglo-Saxon
words
6. Examples of An- Number names, names of farm animals
glo-Saxon words
7. Anglo-saxon words that begin with wr, kn, and wr
8. Latin words technical and sophisticated words
9. Latin words Schwa sounds are often found in these words
10. Latin words Examples: audience, contradict, disruptive, retract, survival
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, ALTA Certification Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions | CALT &
CALP Prep 2025
11. Greek words specialized words for science
12. Greek words combining forms
13. Greek words examples: atmosphere, chromosome, thermometer
14. Number of sylla- six
ble types
15. 4 characteristics name, shape, sound, feel
of a letter
16. This is the only name
stable character-
istic of a letter
17. Identifiers to de- ASAP: Accent, syllable, adjacent letters, position
termining read-
ing/spelling situ-
ations
18. Letters in English 26
19. Sounds in Eng- 44
lish
20. Three compo- form, content, and use
nents of lan-
guage
21. Form (language) Includes the observable features of language: phonology, morphology, syntax
22. Syntax System of rules that directs comprehension and production of sentences
23. Semantics
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