VOCABULARY
The simplest form of a word.
What is a Baseword?
a vowel is followed by a consonant in this type of syllable:
What is a closed syllable?
a group of words which makes sense but does not make a complete thought/not a sentence
What is a phrase?
English words do not end with this letter.
What is "i"?
This is a mark given to a vowel in a closed syllable to show it has a short sound.
What is a breve?
The type of handwriting we practice writing with.
What is Cursive handwriting?
This is a word or part of a word made by one opening of the mouth.
What is a syllable?
This group of words express a complete thought or idea.
What is a sentence?
Word I is spelled with a capital __?
What is I?
A vowel in an open accented syllable is long and coded with __
What is a macron?
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a baseword and changes the meaning of the baseword.
What is a suffix?
The part of the syllable when your mouth is open a little wider and your voice is a little higher and louder.
What is accented syllable?
A ______ begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.
What is a sentence?
This type of letter is blocked by your teeth, tongue or lips.
What is consonant?
This code is drawn around a word to show that the word is a sight word. ex: the, of, was
What is a circle?
This word means first.
We say "A is the _______ letter."
what is initial?
This type of syllable ends with a vowel and the vowel is coded with a macron.
What is an OPEN syllable?
When two identical consonants stand side by side in a word, one is usually _______ and you cross one out.
What is silent?
This type of letter is open and voiced?
What is a vowel?
How do you code vowel a in an unaccented syllable.
What is code with a DOT?
What do you call a baseword that has changed by adding a prefix or suffix?
What is a derivative?
This letter is also a word and is pronounced (u) when it is in a sentence or phrase with other words.
What is a?
How do you read a vowel in an unaccented syllable?
(Clue: it's a couch potato!)
What is "uh" or (u)?
Name the vowels
What are: A E I O U
bonus: and sometimes Y
The code we draw around a suffix.
What is a box?