Is it common?
The most common letter in English is
e
Only two English words end in "-gry"...what are they?
angry and hungry
dreamt (variant spelling of dreamed)
The most common vowel in English is
e, followed by a
More English words begin with ___ than any other letter.
s
Where does the word alphabet come from?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta.
The most common consonant is
r, followed by t
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What is the dot over the letter i and j called?
superscript dot
vowel sound
What is it called when a sentence uses all 26 letters of the alphabet.
a pangram
What is a root word?
The smallest meaningful unit - cannot stand alone as a word.
Syllables do not have to have a
consonant
Do you notice anything special about the letters used in this sentence? "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
It contains all 26 letters of the alphabet.
What is a base word?
The smallest form of a word - CAN stand alone.