Spelling Bee 3

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What is a Spelling Bee?

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A Spelling Bee is a competition where participants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty.

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What is the purpose of a Spelling Bee?

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The purpose of a Spelling Bee is to promote literacy and improve spelling skills among participants.

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Define 'phonetics'.

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Phonetics is the study of the sounds of human speech, including how they are produced and perceived.

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What is a 'root word'?

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A root word is the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning, to which prefixes and suffixes can be added.

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What are 'prefixes'?

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Prefixes are letters or groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

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What are 'suffixes'?

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Suffixes are letters or groups of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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What does it mean to 'syllabicate' a word?

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To syllabicate a word means to divide it into its syllables.

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What is a 'homophone'?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings.

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What is a 'synonym'?

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A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What is an 'antonym'?

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.