Midterm Spelling Patterns & Morphology (6)

A spelling pattern is a predictable way in which letters are arranged to form words, often following specific rules.

Morphology is the study of the structure and form of words in a language, including the formation of words through prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

The root 'cur' means 'to care for'.

The word 'cake' has a long 'a' sound.

The letters 'f', 'ph', 'ff', and 'gh' can represent the /f/ sound.

'Mania' means madness or insanity.

A silent letter is a letter that is not pronounced in a word, such as the 'k' in 'knight'.

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling, like 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, such as 'un-' in 'unhappy'.

A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning, such as '-ing' in 'running'.