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How is the letter o pronounced in a vowel consonant silent e syllable?
long o
How is initial, medial, and final (e) spelled in a one syllable B.W.?
ee
What letters are irregular in the word bought?
ough
What does the word golden mean? She placed the golden cross beside the grave.
made of gold
What two sounds can be made by the letter a if it comes after the letter w?
short a sound
and
short o sound
How would you pronounce the letter e at the end of a word if there is another vowel in the B.W.?
It is silent.
How would you spell the sound of (d) if it occurs in a B.W.?
d
What letters are silent in the word muscle?
c and e
If suffix es is added to the end of a B.W., how would it change the meaning of the word?
It would make it mean more than one.
Name three combinations that usually make the sound of (er).
er, ir, and ur
What sound is made by digraph sh?
(sh)
How would you spell the sound of (d) if it is a suffix in a derivative?
ed
What letter is not regular in the word people?
o
When would suffix ed make the sound of (d)?
When it comes after a voiced sound
What letter must the letter t follow if it is silent in a final stable syllable?
s
How do you pronounce suffix ed after an unvoiced sound?
(t)
How would you spell the sound of (t) if it is a suffix in a derivative?
ed
What sound is not regular in the word sure?
su
When spelling a B.W. that ends in one vowel and one consonant, would the spelling of the B.W. change if a vowel suffix is being added?
Yes, the final consonant in the B.W. would double.
How would you code combination er in an accented syllable?
with a circumflex and an arc
What three sounds can be made by suffix -ed?
(ed), (d), and (t)
If you are spelling a two-syllable word with a short vowel in the first syllable, how many consonants must you have immediately after the short vowel?
two
What letter is irregular in the word none?
o
How many things are being compared if a word ends with suffix est?
three or more
Give two possible pronunciations for the nonsense word rimdop.
rim' dop
rim dop'