Phonology

Question 1

list of diphthongs

Answer 1

au, aw, ew, oo, oi,oy, ow, ou

Question 2

morphemes

Answer 2

smallest units of sound that contain meaning

Question 3

uses of morphemes

Answer 3

helps students decode

Question 4

phonemes

Answer 4

individual sounds in words

Question 5

phonology

Answer 5

the study of how sounds are used and organized

Question 6

syntax

Answer 6

organization of words into sentences

Question 7

knowledge of syntax

Answer 7

effective oral and written expression

Question 8

pragmatics

Answer 8

study of the use of language in various practical contexts; language is used differently according to context

Question 9

etymology

Answer 9

study of word origins

Question 10

connotation

Answer 10

implied/inferred meaning of a word; enhances student vocabulary

Question 11

denotation

Answer 11

literacy meaning of a word; enhances student vocabulary

Question 12

semantics

Answer 12

study of the meaning of words

Question 13

diphthong

Answer 13

two vowels (sometimes w) that create one sound

Question 14

morphology

Answer 14

study of morphemes

Question 15

point of articulation

Answer 15

where in the mouth the phoneme is sounded from (tip, middle, or back)

Question 16

list of consonant digraphs

Answer 16

Voiced: ch (church), th (than), wh (why), ch (character), wr (wren)
Voiceless: sh, ph, th (thin)

Question 17

consonant digraph

Answer 17

two consonants that make one sound

Question 18

r-controlled vowels

Answer 18

vowel that has an unique sound when followed by the letter “r”

Question 19

list of r-controlled vowels

Answer 19

ar, or, ir, er,ur

Question 20

consonant blend

Answer 20

two or more consonant sounds that are voiced in succession

Question 21

list of consonant blends

Answer 21

bl-, cr-, cl-, gl-, fl-, br-, sl-, pl-, -ld, dr-, lp, -lf, -lt, gr-, pr-, -id, tr-, -mp, -nd-, -nk, tw-, sw-, fr-, -ng, -sk, -xt, -st, -sp, -pt, -nt, -ft

Question 22

intonation

Answer 22

pitch changes within a sentence to change meaning

Question 23

pitch

Answer 23

vibration of vocal cords

Question 24

voiced vs. voiceless

Answer 24

whether or not vocal cords vibrate

Question 25

stress

Answer 25

emphasis placed on certain words or sylalbles

Question 26

tone langauge

Answer 26

pitch differences with syllables affect meaning

Question 27

manner of articulation

Answer 27

way the airstream is obstructed

Question 28

free morphemes

Answer 28

stand as words on their own

Question 29

bound morphemes

Answer 29

exist in combination with other morphemes (derivational, inflectional)

Question 30

derivational morphemes

Answer 30

alters a root word so the meaning changes

Question 31

inflectional morphemes

Answer 31

changes neither the basic meaning nor the part of speech (like “s” is used for plural)

Question 32

onset

Answer 32

all the letters that appear before the first vowel

Question 33

rime

Answer 33

the first vowel and all the following letters

Question 34

syllable

Answer 34

part of a word that contains one vowel sound

Question 35

polysyllabic

Answer 35

many syllables

Question 36

monosyllabic

Answer 36

one syllable

Question 37

6 types of syllables

Answer 37

closed, open, VCe, vowel team, r-controlled, consonant -le

Question 38

closed syllable

Answer 38

short vowel follwed by consonants (but-ton)

Question 39

open syllable

Answer 39

ends with a single long vowel sound (pho-to-graph_

Question 40

VCe syllable

Answer 40

vowel-consonant-e; contains a vowel, a single consonant, and a silent “e” (bake)

Question 41

vowel team

Answer 41

mutliple consecutive vowels that make one sound

Question 42

consonant =le syllable

Answer 42

a consonant followed by “-le” (pud-dle)