Vocabulary
Spelling Rules
Affixes
Defining with Morphemes
Sounds and Syllables
100
Two or more words that can stand alone, but when put together create a longer word.
What is a compound word?
(Examples include "backpack", "homework", "pocketknife", "haircut)
100
This letter makes a short /o/ sound when it appears in front of the letter "L".
What is the letter "a"?
(ball, salt, call, walrus, talk)
100
What is the difference between a prefix and an suffix?
Prefixes are placed at the beginning of a word, before a base word. (regraph, deflect, project, construct)
Suffixes are placed at the end of a word, after a base word. (athletic, boxes, sadly, cats, spelling)
100
Remembering that we define words with morphemes in the opposite direction that we write them: What word with morphemes matches this meaning?
One who studies life.
What is biologist?
One who studies = -ologist; life = bio
100
What is the difference between an open and closed syllable?
An open syllable ends with a vowel, while a closed syllable ends with a consonant.
Examples include
Open: both syllables in the 'veto' (ve-to)
Closed: both syllables in 'visit' (vis-it)
200
Two consonants working together to represent a single sound (can be separated into individual phonemes/sounds)
What is a consonant blend?
(bl-, -nch, sc-, -nd)
200
Double-up rule: These letters are doubled up at the end of a short vowel, one syllable sound
(must get ALL correct, no partial points)
What is -ff, -zz, -ll, -ss?
200
What is the meaning of this suffix: '-s/-es'
Plural noun, singular present tense verb
200
Remembering that we define words with morphemes in the opposite direction that we write them: What word with morphemes matches this meaning?
Singular present tense verb form of "building into"
What is instructs?
plural suffix, singular present tense verb = -s; build = struct; not opposite of, into = in-
200
A word with more than one syllable is called...
What is multisyllable/multisyllabic?
300
The STOP heard in a word.
What is a syllable?
(Remembering: pound the SYLLABLES)
300
These digraphs and trigraphs (letters) are used at the end of a word/syllable immediately after a short vowel sound.
HINT:
(100 points for each correct answer - total possible of 300)
What is -tch, -ck, -dge?
"catching, bricks, judge"
300
These three prefixes all share the meaning "not, opposite of"
(100 points per answer; 300 possible total points)
What is in-, un-, dis-?
300
Remembering that we define words with morphemes in the opposite direction that we write them: What word with morphemes matches this meaning?
The process of drawing something again smaller.
What is microregramming/microregraphing?
action, process = -ing; write, draw = gram/graph; back, again = re-; small = micro
300
This type of word ends with the letter “Y” and makes the long /i/ sound.
a. one syllable word
b. two-syllable word
c. multisyllable word
What is a one-syllable word?
(my, by, dry, spy, shy, why, fly)
400
The smallest part of a ward that has MEANING.
What is a morpheme?
400
Fill in the blank for these spelling strategies:
_______ at the speaker
_______ the word out loud to yourself
_______ the syllables
_______ the sounds
(100 points each, possible total of full 400 points)
Look at the speaker, repeat the word out loud to yourself, pound/clap/beat the syllables, tap the sounds
400
What is the difference between these two affixes: 'pre-' and 'pro-'?
'Pre-' means before, 'pro-' means before and forward.
400
Remembering that we define words with morphemes in the opposite direction that we write them: What word with morphemes matches this meaning?
Like seeing far
What is telescopic?
nature of, like = -ic; watch, see = scop, scope ; back, far = tele
400
This type of word ends with the letter “Y” and makes the long /e/ sound.
a. one syllable word
b. two-syllable word
c. multisyllable word
What is a multisyllable word?
(misty, wispy, frisky, badly, envy, trendy)
500
What is the difference between a grapheme and a phoneme?
Grapheme: The letters written in a word
("graph" means write, draw)
Phoneme: The sounds heard in a word
("phon/phone" means sounds)
500
When spelling a word that uses the y = long /e/ sound, if I hear only on consonant sound before the y, then I must _________ the consonant, to preserve the short vowel.
When spelling a word that uses the y = long /e/ sound, if I hear only on consonant sound before the y, then I must double the consonant, to preserve the short vowel.
500
Fill in this sentences:
Affixes are smallest type of __________, they have meaning but only if they are attached to other words.
HINT: This is a vocabulary term.
Affixes are smallest type of morpheme, they have meaning but only if they are attached to other words.
500
Remembering that we define words with morphemes in the opposite direction that we write them: What word with morphemes matches this meaning?
To build away/down/apart with water
What is hydrodeconstruct / hydradeconstruct / aquadeconstruct ?
build = struct, stru ; down, away/apart = de- ; water = hydro/hydra, aqua
500
Using the word telegraphic, name the following
Number of:
1. Phonemes
2. Syllables
3. Morphemes
Must have ALL correct to get the 500 points
1. Phonemes:10 t-e-l-e-g-r-a-ph-i-c
2. Syllables: 4 te-le-graph-ic
3. Morphemes: 3 tele, graph, -ic