English 4 reviewer

What is a syllable? Fill in the blank: A syllable is a single unit of ______ in a word.

• sound

• color

• shape

• letter

What is a closed syllable? Fill in the blank: A closed syllable ends with a ______; the vowel makes a short sound. Example: cat, sit, bed.

• consonant

• vowel

• syllable

• prefix

What is an open syllable? Fill in the blank: An open syllable ends with a ______; the vowel makes a long sound. Example: go, she, me.

• vowel

• consonant

• syllable

• word

What is a consonant + le syllable? Fill in the blank: A consonant + le syllable ends with a consonant + “__.” Example: table, candle.

• le

• ly

• el

• al

What is an R-controlled syllable? Fill in the blank: An R-controlled syllable is a vowel followed by “__”; the “r” changes the vowel sound. Example: car, her, sister (ter).

• r

• s

• t

• n

What is a prefix? Fill in the blank: A prefix is a word part added at the ______ of a word to change its meaning.

• beginning

• end

• middle

• top

What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

• not

• again

• with

• before

What does the prefix 're-' mean?

• again

• before

• without

• under

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

• opposite/not

• together

• before

• again

What is a suffix? Fill in the blank: A suffix is a word part added at the ______ of a word.

• end

• beginning

• middle

• top