Graphemes
How many digraphs in the word <couch>?
Two.
<ou>
<ch>
Are these two words in the same morphological family?
definition
finish
Yes.
They both share the bound base <fine> with the denotation "end, limit, boundary"
What is the job of the single, final, non-syllabic <e> in <house>?
Plural cancellation.
Spell number 4 and it's homophone pair, the function word.
f.ou.r
f.or
Announce the base <cousin> by spelling out the graphemes.
<c.ou.s.i.n>
What is the job of the single, final, non-syllabic <e> in the word <little>?
The comply with the English convention that EVERY WRITTEN SYLLABLE MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE VOWEL LETTER ON IT.
Spell the three homophones with the pronunciation /baɪ/
by
bye
buy
Are all the letters in the word <two> graphemes?
The <w> is a marker.
It is marking a meaning connection between <two> and <twin, twelve, twenty, between>
It also differentiates the homophones <to, two, to>
Two.
1. Signalling that the vowel before it is spelling its name.
2. Signalling that the <c> is spelling /s/.
What are some of the phonemes that the grapheme <ou> can spell?
<cousin>
<house>
<soup>
What is the job of the single, final, non-syllabic <e> in the word <bridge>?
To signal that the <g> is spelling /ʤ/.
Name two English trigraphs.
<igh>
<ugh>
<tch>
What is the job of the final <e> on <bye>?
To bulk out the spelling to have three letters.
<Bye> is a content word - it can be a noun in a sentence.
It must have three or more letters.