Exploring Syllable Structures and Inflected Endings

What are the two types of syllables discussed in the introduction?

• Primary and secondary syllables

• Long and short syllables

• Open and closed syllables

• Stressed and unstressed syllables

In the vowel juncture consonant vowel pattern, where does the juncture occur?

• After the consonant

• Before the consonant

• After the first vowel

• Before the first vowel

Which of the following words is an example of a vowel juncture consonant vowel pattern?

• Knotted

• Skated

• Hopping

• Wrapped

What happens to the consonant in closed first syllables?

• It is doubled

• It remains unchanged

• It is replaced with a vowel

• It is removed

Which of the following words demonstrates a closed first syllable?

• Quoted

• Hoping

• Hopping

• Faded

What is the main reason 'painted' has a long vowel sound?

• It has two vowels

• It has a double consonant

• It has an open syllable

• It is a compound word

In the vowel-vowel juncture consonant pattern, what type of syllable is the first one?

• Closed

• Unstressed

• Stressed

• Open

Which word is an example of a vowel-vowel juncture consonant pattern?

• Leaking

• Knotted

• Wrapped

• Hopping

Why does the word 'cleaned' not fit perfectly into the sort?

• It is not a real word

• It does not follow the vowel-vowel pattern

• It does not have a syllable juncture

• It has more than two syllables

Which word is used as an example of a word that fits the spelling pattern but isn't two syllables?

• Skated

• Hunted

• Cleaned

• Leaking