CALT Review Exam Questions
and Answers 100% PASS
morphology—ANSWER-the study of words and word parts; minimal units of words with
meaning (ex. badly has 2 morphemes: bad + ly)
syntax—ANSWER-arrangement of a word, phrase, sentence
pragmatics—ANSWER-dealing with language in use and in contexts in which its used (ex.
taking turns in a conversation, text organization)
phonology—ANSWER-study of sound patterns and meanings
receptive language—ANSWER-listening
expressive language—ANSWER-thinking through words, gestures; writing
prefix—ANSWER-a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning
suffix—ANSWER-an affix that is added at the end of the word (ex. -s, -ed, -ly)
lexicon—ANSWER-the words of a given language (vocabulary)
unbound morpheme—ANSWER-a morpheme that can stand alone as a separate word (ex.
girl)
bound morpheme—ANSWER-morpheme that always attaches to other morphemes, never
existing as a word itself
, affix—ANSWER-One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning,
end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form (e.g.,
a prefix or suffix).
phonetics—ANSWER-study of speech sounds
phonics—ANSWER-the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent
sounds
phonological awareness—ANSWER-knowledge of sounds and syllables and of the sound
structure of words
phonemic awareness—ANSWER-The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual
sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
fluency—ANSWER-reading with rapidity and automaticity
prosody—ANSWER-the rhythmic flow or oral reading
syntax—ANSWER-sentence structure, grammar, and usage
phoneme—ANSWER-smallest unit of sound (ex. cat has 3 phonemes)
decoding—ANSWER-taking apart the sounds in words and putting them together to form a
word
aspiration—ANSWER-drawing in a breath
encoding—ANSWER-the processing of information so that it can be stored
digraph—ANSWER-two letters that make one sound (ex. th)
trigraph—ANSWER-three letters that come together to make one sound (ex. igh)
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and Answers 100% PASS
morphology—ANSWER-the study of words and word parts; minimal units of words with
meaning (ex. badly has 2 morphemes: bad + ly)
syntax—ANSWER-arrangement of a word, phrase, sentence
pragmatics—ANSWER-dealing with language in use and in contexts in which its used (ex.
taking turns in a conversation, text organization)
phonology—ANSWER-study of sound patterns and meanings
receptive language—ANSWER-listening
expressive language—ANSWER-thinking through words, gestures; writing
prefix—ANSWER-a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning
suffix—ANSWER-an affix that is added at the end of the word (ex. -s, -ed, -ly)
lexicon—ANSWER-the words of a given language (vocabulary)
unbound morpheme—ANSWER-a morpheme that can stand alone as a separate word (ex.
girl)
bound morpheme—ANSWER-morpheme that always attaches to other morphemes, never
existing as a word itself
, affix—ANSWER-One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning,
end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form (e.g.,
a prefix or suffix).
phonetics—ANSWER-study of speech sounds
phonics—ANSWER-the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent
sounds
phonological awareness—ANSWER-knowledge of sounds and syllables and of the sound
structure of words
phonemic awareness—ANSWER-The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual
sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
fluency—ANSWER-reading with rapidity and automaticity
prosody—ANSWER-the rhythmic flow or oral reading
syntax—ANSWER-sentence structure, grammar, and usage
phoneme—ANSWER-smallest unit of sound (ex. cat has 3 phonemes)
decoding—ANSWER-taking apart the sounds in words and putting them together to form a
word
aspiration—ANSWER-drawing in a breath
encoding—ANSWER-the processing of information so that it can be stored
digraph—ANSWER-two letters that make one sound (ex. th)
trigraph—ANSWER-three letters that come together to make one sound (ex. igh)
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
