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100

How is digraph oe usually pronounced?

o

100

Sound of long u spelled in the final position of a base word is....

What is ue?

100

Why is the word conquer considered an irregular word?

Because qu makes the sound of (k)

100

Give 2 possible pronunciations of digraph ea in the order of frequency.

long e sound 

short e sound

100

Would the spelling of a B.W. ending with a consonant before the letter y change, if a consonant suffix is added?

Yes, the y would change to i.

200

How is letter g usually pronounced in the final position?

(g)

200

How is the sound (u) usually spelled in an open unaccented syllable?

a

200

What letters are irregular in the word broad?

oa

200

Name 6 letters that are sometimes silent. 

k, g, b, h, l, u

200

Would you change the spelling of a B.W. if it ends with a consonant before y, and the suffix begins with the letter i?

No

300

What two sounds are can be made by the letters ow?

cow (ou), snow (o)

300

How is the sound of o usually spelled when it occurs in the final position?

ow (snow, o)

300

What letters are irregular in the word shoe?

oe

300

Pronounce the nonsense word thumpkin three ways in the order of frequency. 

thum'pkin

thum pkin'

thump' kin

300

If suffix (z) is being added to a B.W. ending in a consonant before y, would you change the spelling of the B.W. before adding the suffix?

Yes

400

What sound does digraph oa make?

(o)

400

How is final (j) spelled if it occurs at the end of a word immediately after two adjacent vowels?

digraph ge
400

What letters are irregular in the word masquerade?

qu

400

What part of speech is the word postage in the following sentence? Sam put postage on the letter.

noun

400

If you want to add a suffix beginning with e to a B.W. that ends in a consonant before the letter y, would you change the spelling of the B.W.?

Yes-the y would change to i.

500

How do you pronounce trigraph dge?

(j)

500

In the word carried, what letter was changed in the B.W. before the suffix was added? 

y

500

What letters are irregular in the word knowledge?

know

500

Give three possible pronunciations of the nonsense word nacom in the order of frequency. 

na' com

nac' om

na com'

500

Is a suffix or prefix always to a B.W.?

No, sometimes it is added to latin root or stem.