The Basics
What are the individual sounds of language called?
Phonemes
Which syllable type contains a short vowel sound and places the vowel in front of at least one consonant?
closed
Person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
We add these to base words to change or clarify meaning.
affixes
prefixes and suffixes
What sounds can the letter s make?
/s/ /z/
How many phonemes do we have in the English language?
44 (18 vowel sounds and 26 consonant)
What syllable type contains a long vowel sound and places the vowel at the end of the syllable?
Open
Action word
Verb
I want to add the suffix ed to submit. How is the new word spelled?
submitted
double the t
Under what conditions does c sound like s?
when followed by e, i, or y (usually)
Name the units of language form smallest to largest.
phonemes, syllables, words, sentences, paragraphs
What syllable type contains two vowels placed together within the syllable?
Vowel Team (diphthong)
What two parts does every sentence need to have?
noun, verb
doer, action
I want to add the suffix y, to carry. How is the new word spelled?
carried
Name at least 3 ways to spell long /a/.
ea, a, a-e, ay, ei, eigh, ai, ey
How many types of syllables do we have in the English language?
6 (closed, open, silent-e, r-controlled, vowel team, consonant-le)
What syllable type places the vowel in front of an r, changing the vowel sound?
R-Controlled
What type of sentence asks a question?
Interrogative
What label would you put on this?
was feeling very sick
fragment (no subject)
Name at least 3 ways to spell /k/
k, ck, k-e, c
What percent of words in the English Language can be spelled phonetically? (by sounding them out)
50% (37% follow specific rules, 13% need to be memorized)
What syllable type contains only one vowel, at the end of a word, and that vowel is silent?
Consonant-le
What type of sentence combines two or more independent clauses?
Compound
What label would you put on the following?
I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
run-on
What similar characteristic makes the following word endings exceptions to the rules? ost, ind, ild, old
The vowels sound long where they should be short.