Letter Combinations and Suffixes

Question 1

-age

Answer 1

-age

Question 2

augh

Answer 2

augh

Question 3

ea (2)

Answer 3

ea (2)

Question 4

ch (2)

Answer 4

ch (2)

Question 5

wr-

Answer 5

wr-

Question 6

-mb

Answer 6

-mb

Question 7

kn-

Answer 7

kn-

Question 8

ar

Answer 8

ar

Question 9

-ge

Answer 9

-ge

Question 10

When does g say /j/?

Answer 10

Before e, i, or y

Question 11

-dge

Answer 11

-dge

Question 12

When do we write /j/ as “dge”?

Answer 12

Immediately after a short vowel

Question 13

ou

Answer 13

ou

Question 14

a (2 sounds)

Answer 14

a (2 sounds)

Question 15

e (2 sounds)

Answer 15

e (2 sounds)

Question 16

i (2 sounds)

Answer 16

i (2 sounds)

Question 17

o (2 sounds)

Answer 17

o (2 sounds)

Question 18

u (2 sounds)

Answer 18

u (2 sounds)

Question 19

tle

Answer 19

​tle

Question 20

kle

Answer 20

kle

Question 21

ple

Answer 21

ple

Question 22

dle

Answer 22

dle

Question 23

ble

Answer 23

ble

Question 24

gle

Answer 24

gle

Question 25

fle

Answer 25

fle

Question 26

zle

Answer 26

zle

Question 27

sle

Answer 27

sle

Question 28

cle

Answer 28

cle

Question 29

ly

Answer 29

ly

Question 30

ful

Answer 30

ful

Question 31

How do we know if a syllable is open?

Answer 31

1. Single vowel
2. No consonant after the vowel

Question 32

Does an open syllable have a short or long vowel sound?

Answer 32

Long

Question 33

How do we know if a syllable is closed?

Answer 33

1. Single vowel
2. Consonant after the vowel

Question 34

Does a closed syllable have a short or long sound?

Answer 34

Short

Question 35

Every syllable must have a __________.

Answer 35

Vowel

Question 36

We usually start a syllable with a _________.

Answer 36

Consonant

Question 37

Why do we sometimes double the final consonant before adding a suffix?

Answer 37

To protect the short vowel

Question 38

Why do we add a “d” and write “dge” instead of just “ge”?

Answer 38

To protect the short vowel

Question 39

ment

Answer 39

ment

Question 40

ness

Answer 40

ness

Question 41

less

Answer 41

less

Question 42

tion

Answer 42

tion

Question 43

schwa

Answer 43

schwa

Question 44

ture

Answer 44

ture

Question 45

When might a vowel sound like a schwa?

Answer 45

In an unaccented syllable

Question 46

tive

Answer 46

tive

Question 47

sive

Answer 47

sive

Question 48

If you see a double consonant before a suffix, that means the vowel is ____.

Answer 48

short

Question 49

ous

Answer 49

ous

Question 50

cious

Answer 50

cious

Question 51

ci

Answer 51

ci

Question 52

al

Answer 52

al

Question 53

What is a base word?

Answer 53

The part of a word that gives the word its main meaning

Question 54

What is a suffix?

Answer 54

Letters added to the end of a base word