Morpheme Correct Answer: A meaningful linguistic unit that cannot be divided
into smaller meaningful units. Changing morphemes can change the meaning of
both a word and its sentence.
ex. un+system+atic+al+ly (5 separate morphemes)
Free Morpheme= system,
Bound Morpheme=un, atic, al, ly
Phoneme Correct Answer: Combinations of letter sounds. A minimal unit of
sound/smallest part of SPOKEN language; speech sound
/b/ in book (/m/an VS /v/an)
Grapheme Correct Answer: The smallest part of WRITTEN language that
represents a phoneme in the spelling of a word
boy= /b//oi/
Blends Correct Answer: Two or more CONSONANTS clustered together, each of
them make a sound Ex. bl, cl, str, spr
Digraphs Correct Answer: Two VOWELS or two CONSONANTS that represent one
speech sound
th/then wh/which oa/boat ai/rain
Phonological Awareness Correct Answer: A large category of ORAL language
(auditory). The awareness that oral language is composed of smaller units, such as
spoken words, syllables, phonemes, rhyming words, onsets and rimes. W/out
good p.a. & memory, students are more apt to confuse words that have different
meanings but are similar in sound.
, *Need to be taught focusing on 1-2 skills at a time
Phonemic Awareness Correct Answer: Most complex type of phonological
awareness; involving the ability to distinguish the separate phonemes in a spoken
word. Also being able to recognize that words are made up of individual speech
sounds. Processes of breaking words down to individual components, blending
phonemes, and stretching them. Can obtain from common jingles, nursery
rhymes, and use of oral lang and sound patterns.
Affix Correct Answer: A bound morpheme that changes the meaning or the
function of a root or stem to which it is attached. Ex: prefix "ad" and suffix "ing" in
"adjoining."
Compound Word Correct Answer: A compound word is made when two words
are joined to form a new word. ex. baseball
Contraction Correct Answer: a single word form by combining 2 words, using an
apostrophe to represent the missing letters (is not= isn't)
Homonym Correct Answer: A word with a different origin and meaning but the
same oral and written as one or more other words
Homophone Correct Answer: homo=same phone=sound
a word with different origin or meaning but the same pronunciation! ex. two, to,
too; right, write
Homograph Correct Answer: homo=same graph=writing
a word with the same spelling as another word, whether or not it's pronounced
the same. ex. lie(untruth) lie (down)
5 types of Contextual Clues Correct Answer: Definition, Synonym, Antonym,
Example, General
Definition Contextual Clues Correct Answer: The author actually presents a
definition for the target word in a text
Synonym Contextual Clues Correct Answer: Another word in the paragraph is a
synonym for the target word
into smaller meaningful units. Changing morphemes can change the meaning of
both a word and its sentence.
ex. un+system+atic+al+ly (5 separate morphemes)
Free Morpheme= system,
Bound Morpheme=un, atic, al, ly
Phoneme Correct Answer: Combinations of letter sounds. A minimal unit of
sound/smallest part of SPOKEN language; speech sound
/b/ in book (/m/an VS /v/an)
Grapheme Correct Answer: The smallest part of WRITTEN language that
represents a phoneme in the spelling of a word
boy= /b//oi/
Blends Correct Answer: Two or more CONSONANTS clustered together, each of
them make a sound Ex. bl, cl, str, spr
Digraphs Correct Answer: Two VOWELS or two CONSONANTS that represent one
speech sound
th/then wh/which oa/boat ai/rain
Phonological Awareness Correct Answer: A large category of ORAL language
(auditory). The awareness that oral language is composed of smaller units, such as
spoken words, syllables, phonemes, rhyming words, onsets and rimes. W/out
good p.a. & memory, students are more apt to confuse words that have different
meanings but are similar in sound.
, *Need to be taught focusing on 1-2 skills at a time
Phonemic Awareness Correct Answer: Most complex type of phonological
awareness; involving the ability to distinguish the separate phonemes in a spoken
word. Also being able to recognize that words are made up of individual speech
sounds. Processes of breaking words down to individual components, blending
phonemes, and stretching them. Can obtain from common jingles, nursery
rhymes, and use of oral lang and sound patterns.
Affix Correct Answer: A bound morpheme that changes the meaning or the
function of a root or stem to which it is attached. Ex: prefix "ad" and suffix "ing" in
"adjoining."
Compound Word Correct Answer: A compound word is made when two words
are joined to form a new word. ex. baseball
Contraction Correct Answer: a single word form by combining 2 words, using an
apostrophe to represent the missing letters (is not= isn't)
Homonym Correct Answer: A word with a different origin and meaning but the
same oral and written as one or more other words
Homophone Correct Answer: homo=same phone=sound
a word with different origin or meaning but the same pronunciation! ex. two, to,
too; right, write
Homograph Correct Answer: homo=same graph=writing
a word with the same spelling as another word, whether or not it's pronounced
the same. ex. lie(untruth) lie (down)
5 types of Contextual Clues Correct Answer: Definition, Synonym, Antonym,
Example, General
Definition Contextual Clues Correct Answer: The author actually presents a
definition for the target word in a text
Synonym Contextual Clues Correct Answer: Another word in the paragraph is a
synonym for the target word
