Chapter 4 and 5 Flashcard

Front

What are the six written syllable types?

Back

Closed, vowel-consonant-e, open, vowel team, vowel-r, and consonant-le.

Front

What are inflections in linguistics?

Back

Bound morphemes that show possession, tense, and comparison.

Front

What were cuneiform symbols?

Back

Stylized, simplified representations of words and ideas.

Front

At which grade levels is the impact of morphological awareness most intense?

Back

Intermediate grades.

Front

What are the three basic ideas or teaching principles used to guide morphology instruction?

Back

Degree of transparency, generativity, complexity.

Front

Define 'closed syllable'.

Back

A syllable that ends with a consonant, causing the vowel to be short.

Front

Define 'open syllable'.

Back

A syllable that ends with a vowel, causing the vowel to be long.

Front

What is a vowel team syllable?

Back

A syllable that contains two vowels next to each other that make one sound.

Front

What is a vowel-r syllable?

Back

A syllable where a vowel is followed by an 'r' that alters the vowel sound.

Front

What is a consonant-le syllable?

Back

A syllable that ends with a consonant followed by 'le', typically found in words like 'table'.