Fundations Level 3 Unit 1 review

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What is a closed syllable?

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A closed syllable has a vowel, the vowel sound is short, and is closed in by one or more consonants.

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Which word is an example of a closed syllable?

Back

Ship is a closed syllable word.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is two letters that make one sound.

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How many syllable types are there?

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There are 6 syllable types.

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When do you use 'C' in a word?

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You use 'C' at the beginning of a word.

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What is a vowel?

Back

A vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound, such as A, E, I, O, U.

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a letter that is not a vowel, such as B, C, D, F, G.

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What is a short vowel sound?

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A short vowel sound is the sound a vowel makes in a closed syllable, like the 'a' in 'cat'.

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What is a long vowel sound?

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A long vowel sound is the sound a vowel makes when it says its name, like the 'a' in 'cake'.

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What is a consonant blend?

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A consonant blend is when two or more consonants are together in a word, and each sound is heard, like 'bl' in 'black'.