Vocab
What is the difference between a prefix and suffix?
Prefix - added to the beginning of a word
suffix - added to the end of a word
Which origin of language is simplified English?
Anglo-Saxon
What syllable type?
hit
closed
What syllable type?
yet
closed
A prefix and a suffix are known as...
affixes!
Which origin of language uses digraphs such as; TH, SH, CH, PH, etc.
Greek
What syllable type?
flo
open
What syllable type?
trade
VCE
True/False:
Root word and base words are the same thing.
False!
Root words do not make sense without an affix.
Base words make sense without affixes!
Which origin of language includes: EA, OO, EE, AI, etc.
French
What syllable type?
grit
closed
What syllable type?
little
litt-le
closed - Cle
What are the 4 main origins of language?
Latin, Greek, French, and Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of the word:
pre-ad-just
Latin - there is a root, and TWO prefixes!
What syllable type?
gender
gen-der
closed - RC
What syllable type?
precautious
pre-cau-tious
open - VT - schwa
Which origin of language would you hear in academic settings?
LATIN
What's the origin of the word:
beautiful
bea-u-ti-ful
French! There is a vowel team.
ID the syllables in:
fortitude
for-ti-tude
RC - schwa - VCe
What syllable type?
tornado
tor-na-do
RC - open - open