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How is digraph oe usually pronounced?
o
Sound of long u spelled in the final position of a base word is....
What is ue?
Why is the word conquer considered an irregular word?
Because qu makes the sound of (k)
Give 2 possible pronunciations of digraph ea in the order of frequency.
long e sound
short e sound
Would the spelling of a B.W. ending with a consonant before the letter y change, if a consonant suffix is added?
Yes, the y would change to i.
How is letter g usually pronounced in the final position?
(g)
How is the sound (u) usually spelled in an open unaccented syllable?
a
What letters are irregular in the word broad?
oa
Name 6 letters that are sometimes silent.
k, g, b, h, l, u
Would you change the spelling of a B.W. if it ends with a consonant before y, and the suffix begins with the letter i?
No
What two sounds are can be made by the letters ow?
cow (ou), snow (o)
How is the sound of o usually spelled when it occurs in the final position?
ow (snow, o)
What letters are irregular in the word shoe?
oe
Pronounce the nonsense word thumpkin three ways in the order of frequency.
thum'pkin
thum pkin'
thump' kin
If suffix (z) is being added to a B.W. ending in a consonant before y, would you change the spelling of the B.W. before adding the suffix?
Yes
What sound does digraph oa make?
(o)
How is final (j) spelled if it occurs at the end of a word immediately after two adjacent vowels?
What letters are irregular in the word masquerade?
qu
What part of speech is the word postage in the following sentence? Sam put postage on the letter.
noun
If you want to add a suffix beginning with e to a B.W. that ends in a consonant before the letter y, would you change the spelling of the B.W.?
Yes-the y would change to i.
How do you pronounce trigraph dge?
(j)
In the word carried, what letter was changed in the B.W. before the suffix was added?
y
What letters are irregular in the word knowledge?
know
Give three possible pronunciations of the nonsense word nacom in the order of frequency.
na' com
nac' om
na com'
Is a suffix or prefix always to a B.W.?
No, sometimes it is added to latin root or stem.