General Knowledge
Word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning
What is homophones?
What is a consonant?
suffixes that change the verb tense or number of a word
What is inflected endings?
True or false: Word Study is developmental, student-center, and includes memorization of rules.
What is false?
This stage may focus on suffixes such as -ible, -able; may focus on assimilated prefixes such as ad + tract = attract)
What is derivational relations stage?
Word that shares same written form but has different meaning
What is homographs?
Of the following, which contains a consonant digraph: blue, string, fly, home
What is string?
sound such /m/, /n/, or /ng/ that block air in the oral cavity but escapes through the nose
What is nasal?
True or false: The goal of word study is to extend beyond the retention of specific words by teaching students to transfer those spellings to other words.
What is true?
phonological awareness, alphabet recognition, concepts of print, and oral language are some of the features of this stage
What is Emergent?
Sled, plate, clown, black, blizzard
What are blends?
Of the following, which contains letters that represent diphthong: show, seat, through, out
What is out?
smallest functional unit of writing system
What is a grapheme?
True or False: Traditional spelling emphasizes rote memorization, assumes pre-existing knowledge is consistent and focuses on how knowledge can be generalized to other words.
What is false?
features such as blends and digraphs (sp, pl, or sh, ch), short vowels (apple, Ed, igloo, octopus, and umbrella)
What is Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage?
bump, sink, fang, pump, drank
What are preconsonantal nasals?
Of the following, which letter pairs represent a consonant blend: th, fl, zh, wh
What is fl?
single vowel sound made up of a blend of two vowel sounds in immediate sequence and pronounced in one syllable /oi/ in boy or /ou/ in house
What is diphthong?
True or false: Developmental spelling assessments include partial credit for correct features, are used to form small groups, and form small groups for instruction.
What is true?
features such as unaccented syllables, prefixes and suffixes, and inflected endings are study in this stage
What is Syllables and Affixes Stage?
thin, shop, boy, few, each
What are digraphs?
Of the following, this word makes a "soft g": gum, gym, game, goat
What is gym?
syllable ending with a consonant phoneme such as /m/ in come, or /v/ in love, or /n/ in ran
What is a closed syllable?
True or false: Grading and monitoring in developmental spelling assigns grades based on completion of word study work, uses progress monitoring, and emphasizes correct spelling through memorization of rules.
What is false?
features such as homophones (write/right), short and long views, and r-influenced (controlled) vowels (-ar, -ir, -or, -ur)
What is Within Word Pattern Stage?