FoRT Test Study Guide Questions with Correct Answer

FoRT Test Study Guide Questions with Correct Answer Morpheme -Answer-The smallest meaningful unit of language. Free Morpheme -Answer-root word; a morpheme that can stand as a word Bound Morpheme -Answer-prefix or suffix; a morpheme that must be attached to a free morpheme Inflectional Suffixes -Answer-endings that indicate verb tense, person, plurals, possession, and comparison -ed, -ing Derivational Suffixes -Answer-show the relationship of the word to its root word friend --> friendLY Affix -Answer-A general term that refers to prefixes and suffixes. Homonym -Answer-a word with different origin and meaning but the same oral or written form as one or more other words Homophone -Answer-a word with a different origin and meaning but the same pronunciation as another word right -- write Homograph -Answer-a word with the same spelling as another word, whether or not pronounced alike lie (untruth) -- lie (to lie down) 5 Types of Context Clues -Answer-1. Definition Context Clues 2. Synonym Context Clues 3. Antonym Context Clues 4. Example Context Clues 5. General Contextual Clues Literal Comprehension -Answer-information is stated explicitly in the text Inferential Comprehension -Answer-information that is implied within the text, but not stated explicitly Evaluative Comprehension -Answer-reader needs to use information from the text as well as their own experiences to form a judgement Phonemic Awareness -Answer-the ability to recognize that words are made up of individual sounds and to distinguish the separate phonemes in a spoken word Phonological Awareness -Answer-one's ability to identify larger components of oral language; syllabication, onsets and rimes, etc. Only auditory. Phonics -Answer-the understanding that there is a predictable relationship between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (letter/spellings that represent sounds) Synthetic Phonics -Answer-The synthesizing or blending of phonemes to make a word; explicit phonics. Analytic Phonics -Answer-The analysis of the whole word, taking clues from recognition of the word, the initial sound, and the context; implicit phonics. Phonemic Awareness Steps -Answer-1. pho