Wonders Grade 4 Unit 4 Week 3 Spelling

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a letter in the alphabet that represents a speech sound made with an open vocal tract. The vowels in English are A, E, I, O, U.

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What are the consonants in the English alphabet?

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The consonants are all the letters in the English alphabet that are not vowels. They include B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, and Z.

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What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word. It usually contains a vowel sound and can be one or more letters.

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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, like 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What is a prefix?

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

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What is a suffix?

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

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What is a compound word?

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A compound word is made up of two or more smaller words combined to create a new word, like 'toothbrush' (tooth + brush).

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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, such as 'hot' and 'cold'.

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What is a synonym?

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

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb.