Science of Reading: Strategies for Reading Multisyllabic Words

What is the first step in the flexible strategy for reading big words?

• Underline the vowel sounds

• Read the whole word

• Divide the word into syllables

• Circle the prefixes and suffixes

In the word 'prevail', what vowel sound is underlined in the uncircled part of the word?

• Short vowel sound i

• Long vowel sound e

• Long vowel sound a

• Short vowel sound e

What type of syllable pattern is 'preponderance' based on?

• VCCV

• VCCCV

• VCV

• VCCVC

How is the word 'preponderance' divided into syllables?

• pre-pon-der-ance

• pre-pon-derance

• pre-pon-der-ants

• prepon-der-ance

What is the vowel sound underlined in the uncircled part of the word 'presumptuous'?

• Long vowel sound u

• Short vowel sound a

• Long vowel sound o

• Short vowel sound u

What type of syllable pattern is 'presumptuous' based on?

• VCV

• VCCCV

• VCCVC

• VCCV

How is the word 'presumptuous' divided into syllables?

• pres-ump-tu-ous

• pres-ump-tu-us

• pres-ump-tuous

• pre-sump-tu-us

What is the main focus of the flexible strategy for reading big words?

• Recognizing vowel sounds

• Reading the whole word

• Dividing words into syllables

• Identifying prefixes and suffixes

What is the purpose of circling the prefixes and suffixes in the flexible reading strategy?

• To divide the word into syllables

• To recognize the word parts

• To identify the base word

• To isolate the vowel sounds

What does underlining the vowel sounds in the uncircled part of the word help with?

• Identifying the syllable pattern

• Recognizing the base word

• Dividing the word into parts

• Reading the whole word