Orthography Flashcards
In Orthography, 2 letters that represent 1 sound is known as a:
A: Quadrigraph B. Digraph C. Trigraph D. Bigraph E. None of the above
B. Digraph
How many graphemes are there in the word “looked”?
4 graphemes
How many graphemes are there in the word “through”?
3 graphemes
Which of the following are homophones?
A. Sea - See
B. Left - Right
C. Read (Will you read to me?) - Read (He read a story.)
D. Bat - Bat
A. Sea-See
T/F Spoken language changes more than written language.
True
Q: Which of the following are homophones?
a. bough/bow
b. read/read
c. all of the above
d. none of the above
A: bough/bow
T/F Etymology is not reflected in spelling.
False
How many graphemes are in the word “throughout”
5
The words “change” (as in coins) and “change” (as in change clothes) are an example of…
Homonyms
Homophones
Homographs
Heteronyms
Homonyms
What does it mean when a word is native in the English language?
It is of Germanic origin.
True or False. If a word has 4 phonemes that means it has 2 graphemes?
False. The number of phonemes a word has is the same number of graphemes.
“Brake” and “break” are an example of:
A. Homographs
B. Homophones
C. Homonyms
D. None of the above
B. Homophones
True or False. A loanword is when a language adopts a word from another language.
True
How many phonemes are in the English language?
44
T/F English has a one-to-one correspondence between spelling and pronunciation
False
