CTEL 1 - Chapter 4: Lessons 4 and 6

Question 1

a sound composed of 2 vowel sounds in English; two vowel sounds together

dip______

Answer 1

diphthong

Question 2

vowels are broken into two groups. They are ____ and ____.

Answer 2

short vowels and long vowels

Question 3

Short (a) as in apple is a _____ sound.

Answer 3

short

Question 4

One great way to improve one’s understanding of diphthongs is to know the ______

Answer 4

know the IPA symbols

International Phonetic Alphabet

Question 5

These sounds are made by obstructing the air flow created by speech organs.

Answer 5

consonant

Question 6

When two or three consonants are placed together, it is called a C_____ B_____; a combination of consonants that are placed together without being separated by a vowel.

Answer 6

consonant blend

Question 7

bl, cl, fl, gl, pl are examples of _______

Answer 7

consonant blend

Question 8

kn- and mn- is an example of _______

S T-L C B

Answer 8

Silent Two-Letter Consonant Blends

Question 9

______ consonant blends, where the same letter is repeated, only make the sound of the first letter once.

For example, in the middle of the word ‘puppy’, p is pronounced only once.

Answer 9

Two letter

Question 10

The most common _______ are str, spr, scr, and spl.

Answer 10

3-letter consonant blends

Question 11

The sound of each letter in a consonant blend can be heard. What are the two exceptions to that rule?

Answer 11

The only exceptions to this rule are consonant blends with a silent consonant or a letter that is doubled.