COMPLETE SOLUTIONS .
affix,ANS,-
a,morpheme,or,a,meaningful,part,of,a,word,that,is,attached,before,or,after,a,root,to,modify,its,meaning;,a
,category,that,includes,prefixes,,suffixes,and,infixes.
*affricate,ANS,-
*a,speech,sound,with,features,of,both,a,fricative,and,a,stop;,in,English,/ch/,and,/j/,are,afficates.
*affrication,ANS,-
*the,pronunciation,of,/t/,as,/ch/,in,words,such,as,"nature",,and,/d/,as,/j/,in,words,such,as,"educate".
alphabetic,principle,ANS,-
the,principle,that,letters,are,used,to,represent,individual,phonemes,in,the,spoken,word;,a,critical,insight,f
or,beginning,reading,and,spelling.
alphabetic,writing,system,ANS,-
a,system,of,symbols,that,represent,each,consonant,and,vowel,sound,in,a,language.
Anglo-Saxon,ANS,-
Old,English,,a,Germanic,language,spoken,in,Britain,before,the,invasion,of,the,Norman,French,in,1066.
base,word,ANS,-a,free,morpheme,,usually,of,Anglo-Saxon,origin,,to,which,affixes,can,be,added.
*bound,morpheme,ANS,-
*a,meaningful,part,of,a,word,that,makes,words,only,in,combination,with,other,morphemes;,includes,infle
ctions,,roots,,prefixes,,and,derivational,suffixes.
chunk,ANS,-
a,group,of,letters,,processed,as,a,unit,,that,corresponds,to,a,piece,of,a,word,,usually,a,consonant,cluster,,r
ime,pattern,,syllable,or,morpheme.
, closed,sound,ANS,-
a,consonant,sound,made,by,using,the,tongue,,teeth,,or,lips,to,obstruct,the,air,as,it,is,pushed,through,the,v
ocal,cavity.
cognate,ANS,-
a,word,in,one,language,that,shares,a,common,ancestor,and,common,meanings,with,a,word,in,another,lan
guage.
closed,syllable,ANS,-
a,written,syllable,containing,a,single,vowel,letter,that,ends,in,one,or,more,consonant;,the,vowel,sound,is,s
hort.
cluster,ANS,-adjacent,consonants,that,appear,before,or,after,a,vowel;,a,consonant,blend.
*coarticulation,ANS,-
*speaking,phonemes,together,so,that,the,feature,of,each,spreads,to,neighboring,phonemes,and,all,the,se
gments,are,joined,into,one,linguistic,unit,(syllable).
concept,ANS,-an,idea,that,links,other,facts,,words,,and,ideas,together,into,a,coherent,whole.
consensus,ANS,-
agreement,in,the,scientific,community,on,specific,truths,that,have,emanated,from,a,series,of,studies,abo
ut,a,specific,problem,or,issue.
consonant,ANS,-
a,phoneme,(speech,sound),that,is,not,a,vowel,and,that,is,formed,by,obstructing,the,flow,of,air,with,the,te
eth,,lips,or,tongue;,also,called,a,"closed,sound",in,some,instructional,programs;,English,has,25,consonant,
phonemes.
consonant,cluster,ANS,-adjacent,consonants,that,appear,before,or,after,a,vowel;,a,consonant,blend.
consonant,digraph,ANS,-a,two-
letter,combination,that,represents,one,speech,sound,that,is,not,represented,by,either,letter,alone.