Decoding Words Quiz

What is the first step in decoding any word?

• Underline consonant clusters

• Box the prefixes and suffixes

• Find the vowels

• Look between the vowels

What should you do when you see vowel pairs while decoding words?

• Split them up

• Underline them

• Ignore them

• Box them

Why should consonant clusters not be split up when decoding words?

• They need to be coded separately

• They are easier to read when split

• They combine to make one consonant sound or a unit and should be counted as one consonant.

• They represent vowel sounds

What is the step to deciding where to split the syllables?

• Underline the vowels

• Box the prefixes and suffixes

• Underline consonant clusters

• Look between the vowels and code the consonants with 'C'

When you see a VCCV pattern in a word, how should you divide the word into syllables?

• Divide before the first vowel

• Divide after the first vowel

• Divide between the two consonants

• Do not divide the word

What type of vowel sound is usually found in the first syllable of a word with a VCV pattern?

• A short vowel sound

• A long vowel sound

• A silent vowel sound

• A double vowel sound

According to the "tiger rule," what does an OPEN syllable pattern indicate about the vowel sound?

• It has a short sound.

• It is silent.

• It has a long sound.

• It is pronounced as a double vowel.

What does a CLOSED syllable pattern suggest about the vowel sound?

• The vowel sound is long.

• The vowel sound is short.

• The vowel is silent.

• The vowel is pronounced as a double vowel.

What does the "V-C-e" pattern in a word indicate about the vowel and the final 'e'?

• The vowel is short, and the final 'e' is pronounced.

• The vowel is followed by two consonants, and the final 'e' is silent.

• The vowel is long (says its name), and the final 'e' is silent.

• The vowel and the final 'e' are both pronounced.

What should you do if you don't recognize a word even after applying the "V-C-e" syllable division pattern?

• Stop trying to read the word.

• Guess the meaning of the word without further analysis.

• Try other syllable division patterns.

• Assume the word does not exist.