CALT study cards.docx

The 6 Syllable Types - correct answer 1. Closed 2. Open 3. Vowel Consonant E 4. Vowel Combinations (Vowel Teams) 5. R Controlled Vowels 6. Final Stable Syllables Closed Vowel - correct answer Syllable type where Vowel is closed off by one or more consonants Open Vowel - correct answer Syllable type where Syllable ends in a long vowel sound Vowel Consonant E - correct answer Syllable type where Long Vowel followed by 1 consonant and silent E R Controlled Vowel - correct answer Syllable type where When an R follows a vowel & changes the sound Final Stable Syllable - correct answer Syllable type In the final position, unaccented, hint of a vowel sound Vowel Combinations or Vowel Teams - correct answer Syllable type where 2 or more vowels together that make one sound Digraph - correct answer 2 letters that make 1 sound Combination - correct answer When 2 letters come together in an unexpected way Diphthong - correct answer 2 adjacent vowels in 1 syllable that blend 2 sounds Trigraph - correct answer 3 letters that make 1 sound Quadrigraph - correct answer 4 letters that make 1 sound Phoneme - correct answer The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another Morpheme - correct answer The smallest meaningful unit of sound (or meaningful linguistic unit) in a word Alphabetic Principal - correct answer The relationship between letters and sounds, in a Left to Right orientation and phonemes (sounds) ordered in a specific temporal sequence in a spoken word. In which field of study do we typically find words of Greek origin? - correct answer science (sometimes theater, religion and sports) What are the clues that a common English Word is of Anglo-Saxon derivation? - correct answer short, irregular, common everyday words (i.e. give, mother) What is the ultimate goal in handwriting instruction? - correct answer easy to write, easy to read What does the "schwa" mark represent in most dictionaries? - correct answer an accented vowel sound, usually a (uh) meaning of prefix EX - correct answer Prefix that means out or former (usually hyphenated) meaning of prefix IN, IL, IR - correct answer Prefix that means not, in, into (these are chameleon prefixes) Chameleon Prefixes - correct answer Prefixes that can change spelling based on the root word meaning of prefix UN - correct answer Prefix that means Not or opposite Meaning of prefix DIS - correct answer Prefix that means apart or not Meaning of prefix NON - correct answer Prefix that means Not Meaning of prefix PRO - correct answer Prefix that means Forward Meaning of prefix POST - correct answer Prefix that means After Meaning of Prefix A - correct answer Prefix that means On or At, Away Suffix ED - correct answer Suffix that changes a word to past tense and can sometimes form an adjective Suffix NESS - correct answer Suffix that means quality of, or having. Usually a noun. Suffix LY - correct answer Suffix that means how or like, when. Usually a noun. Suffix ER - correct answer Suffix that means that which, one who, or more than. Can be a noun, adjective, or adverb.