Read the word
Headache
headache
In Greek, CH says what sound?
/k/ as in chemistry
Is the word "write" Greek?
No, it's a silent letter pair that is in a old fashioned word.
knit
knit
Only borrowed words end in I.
True
condemn
condemn
If SC followed by Watch-Out Vowel, it makes this sound.
/s/ as in science
Is the word "ghost" Greek?
No, it is a silent letter pair that comes from an old-fashioned word.
arraignment
arraignment
If a borrowed word ends in I-consonant-I, both I's will make the Long-E sound, as in Tahiti.
True
psychosis
psychosis
In Greek, PS makes what sound?
/s/ as in Psalm
Where do you find the the silent letter KN? At the beginning or end of words?
Beginning as in knight
wryness
wryness
Closed-A always says /oh/ as in Pasta.
False
rheumatism
rheumatism
In Greek, what sound do the letters RH?
/r/ as in rhinoceros
Where do you find the silent letter pair GN? Beginning, end, or both of the word?
Both, at the end as in align and at the beginning as in gnash.
gnaw
gnaw
In Greek words, the ending INE says /eyen/ as in Mine.
False, American words
rhetoric
rhetoric
In Greek, the letters MN make this sound
/m/ as in hymn
Will the vowel just before G-N be long or short?
Long as in the word sign
benign
benign
In Borrowed words, the ending INE says /in/ when not accented, as in Examine.
In American words