Analysis and Identification

Question 1

Aspect

Answer 1

words that show if a statement is about a single action, a regular action, or a state or action that is getting worse or still going on
will have talked vs. will be talking

Question 2

Sight Word

Answer 2

word that cannot be decoded because it doesn’t follow standard phonics rules and must be recognized by sight

Question 3

Root

Answer 3

Base words to which prefixes, suffixes, and syllables can be added

Question 4

Letter–Sound Correspondence

Answer 4

knowing what sound(s) each letter makes

Question 5

Vowel Digraph

Answer 5

two vowels that make a single vowel sound when together in a word, also known as “vowel teams”

the “ai” in paint; the “ee” in need; the “oa” in boat

Question 6

Compound Words

Answer 6

two complete words that have joined together to form one word with a new meaning

Question 7

Denotative Meaning

Answer 7

a literal, dictionary meaning of a word

Question 8

Prefix

Answer 8

A letter or letters at the beginning of a root word that changes its meaning

Question 9

Closed Syllable

Answer 9

Syllable that ends in a consonant; vowel has its short sound

hot, help, dog, mistake

Question 10

Diphthong

Answer 10

one vowel sound made by the combination of two vowel sounds

the “ou” in south; the “au” in taught; the “oy” in oyster

Question 11

Context Clues / Contextual Analysis

Answer 11

using the words before and after an unknown word to determine its meaning

Question 12

Suffix

Answer 12

A letter or letters at the end of a root word that changes its meaning

Question 13

Bound Morpheme

Answer 13

type of morpheme that can appear only as part of a larger word

Prefixes such as pre-, dis-, in-, un-, and suffixes such as -ful, -ment, -ly, -ise are bound morphemes.

Question 14

Affix

Answer 14

A letter or letters that change a root word’s meaning

Question 15

Decoding

Answer 15

Reading aloud and reducing words down into simple forms. To understand a word, you must read each letter or pattern of letters.

Question 16

Contextual Analysis

Answer 16

use of the text around a word to help figure out what it is.

Question 17

Final Stable Syllable

Answer 17

A syllable ends with a sound and -le. A consonant + -le syllable next to an open syllable lengthens the vowel. A consonant + -le next to a closed syllable shortens the vowel.

Question 18

Structural / Morphemic Analysis

Answer 18

using meaningful word parts (morphemes) to study a word and determine its meaning

Question 19

Hyponyms

Answer 19

words that fall under a more general term

Hyponyms for clothes are sweater, pants, shirt, etc.

Question 20

Derivational Affix

Answer 20

an affix that changes the root or base word into a new word

When the derivational affix, “ful” is added to the noun, beauty, the word “beautiful” forms, meaning full of beauty.

Question 21

Determiner

Answer 21

words that tell us more about nouns; essential for making comments or questions that make sense.
a, an, the, this, that, my, your, some, many

Question 22

Inflectional Affix

Answer 22

an affix that changes the form of the root or base word

The inflectional affix, “ed” changes a verb to the past tense.

Question 23

Countable Nouns

Answer 23

nouns that have a quantity that can be determined using numbers

potatoes, clients, buildings

Question 24

Connector

Answer 24

word that relates words, phrases, or clauses to each other

if, so that, therefore, however

Question 25

Vowel-Consonant-E Syllable

Answer 25

The vowel-consonant-e syllable has a silent “e” and makes the vowel before it long; this syllable is usually found at the end of a word

name, mice, cake, compete

Question 26

Free Morpheme / Unbound Morpheme

Answer 26

type of morpheme that can stand on its own or appear in a lexeme with other morphemes

Question 27

R-Controlled Syllable

Answer 27

Syllable that contains a vowel followed by the letter r; the r controls the vowel and changes the way the vowel is pronounced

car, guitar, mother, and manor

Question 28

Open Syllable

Answer 28

Syllable that ends in a vowel; the vowel has its long sound

vacant, brutal, agent

Question 29

Uncountable Noun

Answer 29

nouns that do not have a quantity that can be determined using numbers

water, love, safety

Question 30

Meronyms

Answer 30

words that are part of a more general term

Meronyms for pants are pockets, zipper, cuff, etc.

Question 31

Homonyms

Answer 31

words that share the same spelling or pronunciation, but have different meanings

fly (insect/action of a bird or plane); park (open space in nature/stopping a car in a certain spot)