EDU 333 Phonics Exam Flashcards
Decode
the process of determining the pronunciation of an unknown word
Dipthong
A single vowel sound made up of a blend of two vowel sounds in immediate sequence and pronounced in one syllable
Three stooges- oi, oy, ou, ow
Homograph
two words with the same spelling but different pronunciations
ex. bass like fish and bass like music
Homophone
same pronunciation but different meanings
ex. flower vs flour
Consonant cluster
bat, rat, mat, fat, cat
Inflected ending
added suffix that changes the tense
Derivational endings
suffix added to change meaning
ex. instruct vs instruction
Affixes
added to beginning or end of word
Macron
”-“ symbol over a vowel to show the long sound
Morpheme
units of language
like syllable
Open syllable
ending in vowel
Phonemes
Smallest unit of sound
Phonology
study of language
Prefix
added before a word
Schwa
an unstressed vowel. Sounds like a short u.
ex- a in about, o in occur
Sight words
common words that should be known with automaticity
Suffix
added to end of a word
Breve
“u” symbol over a letter to show pronunciation of short sound
Closed syllable
any syllable ending in a constant phoneme
ex. come /m/, love /v/, ran /n/
Compound word
two or more words combine
Consonant
Letters in the alphabet that are not A, E ,I, O, or U
Syllables
a unit of pronunciation consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonant
Vowels
letters A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y and W
Long vowels
sounds like the way you say letter
a in skate or baby
i in bike
e in me hear
