IREAD Beginning & Ending Sounds Flashcard

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What is a beginning sound?

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The first sound in a word, like the 'c' in 'cat'.

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What is an ending sound?

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The last sound in a word, like the 't' in 'cat'.

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What is a vowel?

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A letter that represents a speech sound, such as 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'.

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What is a prefix?

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A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, like 'un-' in 'undo'.

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What does it mean to rhyme?

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When two words have the same ending sound, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

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What is a homophone?

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Words that sound the same but have different meanings, like 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What is a sentence?

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A group of words that express a complete thought, like 'The dog runs fast.'

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What is a noun?

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A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea, like 'apple' or 'school'.

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What is a verb?

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A word that describes an action or state of being, like 'run' or 'is'.

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What is a synonym?

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A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word, like 'happy' and 'joyful'.