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