Syllables and Affixes Stage Flashcards
1
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Prefixes
A
affixed placed before the base word
2
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Suffixes
A
affixes added to the end of the base word
3
Q
Accented Syllables
A
syllable that is emphasized, clear vowel sound
4
Q
Syllable juncture
A
break between syllables
5
Q
inflectional endings
A
suffixes that change the tense of the word
6
Q
unaccented syllable
A
syllable with little emphasis, unclear vowel sound
7
Q
Schwa
A
vowel sound in an unaccented syllable, often sounds like “uh”
8
Q
Free Morphemes
A
meaning units of language that stand alone as words (base words)
9
Q
Bound Morphemes
A
meaning units of language that cannot stand alone as a word (word roots)
10
Q
Syllable Types
A
- open
- closed
- vowel team
- consonant -le
- “magic e” CVe words
- R-influenced
11
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Major Concepts of Syllables and Affixes Stage
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- Syllable types
- applying syllable patterns to multisyllabic words
- Spellings and meanings of affixes
- Syllable junctures
