Spelling Bee 2

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What is a Spelling Bee?

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

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Define 'Phonetics'.

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Phonetics is the study of the sounds of human speech, focusing on how sounds are produced, transmitted, and perceived.

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What does 'etymology' mean?

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed throughout history.

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Explain the term 'homophone'.

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings, such as 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What is a 'syllable'?

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A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the building blocks of words.

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Define 'vowel'.

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A vowel is a speech sound in many languages that is produced without any significant constriction of the airflow in the vocal tract, typically represented by the letters A, E, I, O, U.

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What is the difference between 'affix' and 'root'?

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An affix is a morpheme added to a word to change its meaning or grammatical function, while a root is the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning.

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What does 'consonant cluster' mean?

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A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonant sounds that appear together in a syllable without any intervening vowels.

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Explain the concept of 'silent letters'.

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Silent letters are letters in a word that are not pronounced, such as the 'k' in 'knight' or the 'b' in 'doubt'.

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What is 'spelling pattern'?

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A spelling pattern is a predictable arrangement of letters that represents a specific sound or group of sounds, helping to guide correct spelling.