Vowels
Which is best choice at the beginning of a word: <oa> or <ow>?
<oa>
What are homophones?
2 words that sound the same but have different meanings
The schwa sound is found in the stressed syllable, true or false.
false
How does the suffix -ing change bases?
Makes it present tense.
What is the sound of the digraph <th> in the word that?
/th/ voiced
What is the best way to make the /ou/ sound at the beginning of a base?
<ou>
Name the 3 ways to make the /er/ sound.
<er>, <ir>, <ur>
How would you mark the vowel sound in a word with the following pattern: 1 vowel, followed by 1 consonant, followed by a single final non-syllabic e, with a breve or macron?
with a macron (because it would be a long vowel sound)
How does the suffix change the base in the word helper?
Means one who helps.
What are the 2 vowel digraphs that make the /ē/ sound?
<ea> and <ee>
What is the best choice for making the /ā/ sound at the end of a base?
<ay>
Which is correct to show something belongs to one girl: girl’s or girls’?
girl’s
How would you spell the /j/ sound at the end of a base?
ge
The meaning of the prefix un-.
not or the reversal of an action
What vowels digraph sounds like the name of the letter <r>?
<ar>
Name 2 vowel sounds <y> can make.
/ī/ and /ē/
What are the 2 ”soft” sounds and how are they made?
/j/ made by g followed by e, i, or y and /s/ made by c followed by e, i, or y
What are the two sounds that <s> can make?
/s/ or /z/
The suffix that means without.
-less
Name the 2 sounds of the vowel digraph <ow>.
/ō/ and /ou/
Schwa is the most common vowel sound in the English language, true or false.
true
Consonants can say their own name without a vowel, true or false?
False
How you spell the /ē/ sound in the word meaning a place where the water and land meet where we go and play in the sand.
<ea> for the word beach
Name the 3 sounds of the suffix -ed.
schwa+d, /d/, /t/
How you spell the /ch/ sound at the end of a base following a single short vowel.
<tch>