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Graphemes are....

• A single letter or combination of letters that we use to represent a sound

• The sounds of the English language

• Prefixes or suffixes

• Words joined together

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What are phonemes?

• The sounds of a language

• The letters in the English language

• Graphemes

• Letters combined together

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

Most words in the English language come from...

• French origins

• Greek or Latin origins

• Italian origins

• Australian origins

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

How many affixes are there in the English language?

• 80

• 200

• 120

• 2000

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A consonant blend is....

• A group of two or three consonants in words that appear before or after a vowel and each consonant makes a sound

• Two letters (two vowels or two consonants or a vowel and a consonant) which together make one sound

• A single sound that is represented by three letters

• A mis of consonants

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

A trigraph is....

• A group of two or three consonants in words that makes a distinct consonant sound,

• Two letters (two vowels or two consonants or a vowel and a consonant) which together make one sound

• One sound that is represented by three letters

• A mix of vowels and consonants that make a sound

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

igh, tch, dge, ore and air are examples of...

• Trigraphs

• Digraphs

• Consonant blends

• Letter patterns

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

ch, ck, gh, kn, mb, ng, ph, sh, th, wh are examples of....

• Letter patterns

• Consonant blends

• Trigraphs

• Digraphs

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr are examples of...

• Letter patterns

• Trigraphs

• Consonant blends

• Digraphs

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

A digraph is....

• A group of two or three consonants in words that makes a distinct consonant sound

• Two letters (two vowels or two consonants or a vowel and a consonant) which together make one sound.

• A single sound that is represented by three letters

• The sounds letters make

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A