Fundations Level 2 Unit 8

Front

What is a digraph?

Back

A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound, like 'ch' in 'chart'.

Front

What is the digraph in the word 'chart'?

Back

The digraph in 'chart' is 'ch'.

Front

What does r-controlled mean?

Back

R-controlled means that the letter 'r' affects the sound of the vowel before it.

Front

What is the rule for r-controlled 'or'?

Back

It has a sound after 'or'.

Front

What is a blend?

Back

A blend is when two or more consonants are combined, and you can hear each sound, like 'spl' in 'splash'.

Front

What blend is in the word 'splash'?

Back

The blend in 'splash' is 'spl'.

Front

What is a compound word?

Back

A compound word is made by joining two smaller words together, like 'play' and 'ground' to make 'playground'.

Front

Which of the following is a compound word: Running, Playground, Quickly, Smaller?

Back

Playground is a compound word.

Front

What is a syllable?

Back

A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word.

Front

How do you divide the word 'basketball' into syllables?

Back

The correct division is bas-ket-ball.