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Q: chameleon prefix
Answer:
a prefix whose final consonant changes based on the initial letter of the
root- in changes to ir before regular, irregular
Q: closed syllable
Answer:
ends in at least one consonant after one vowel. vowel is short
Q: combining forms
Answer:
a root with which other roots and/or affixes may be combined to form
compound words or derivatives (auto) usually greek
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Q: consonant
Answer:
one of a class or speech sounds in which sound movie through the vocal tract is
constricted or obstructed by the teeth, tongue or lips during articulation
Q: consonant- le syllable
Answer:
syllable in final position of a word that ends in a consonant, an l, and
final silent e final stable syllable
Q: derivative
Answer:
a word made from a base word by adding a suffix or prefix or both
Q: euphony
Answer:
words so formed or combined as to please the ear.
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Q: final stable syllable
Answer:
syllable with non phonetic spelling that occurs frequently in the final
position in English base words
Q: Fluency
Answer:
translation of print to speech with accuracy, speed, prosody, and comprehension
Q: free morpheme
Answer:
morpheme that can stand alone as a whole word - unbound morpheme
Q: grapheme
Answer:
single letter or letter cluster that represents a speech sound
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Q: Heterogeneous Practice
Answer:
a spelling or reading practice session with more than one focus
used only after the student has mastered each of the concepts contained in the
practice
Q: Homogeneous Practice
Answer:
a spelling or reading practice in which every word contains the same
pattern or rule that is the single focus of the practice.
Q: Macron
Answer:
the diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture that indicates a long sound