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What is a grapheme?
The smallest unit of sound.
The smallest unit of meaning.
The rime section of a word like for sight:
ight
a letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.
What is a phonograph?
The smallest unit of sound.
The smallest unit of meaning.
The rime section of a word like for sight:
ight
a letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.
What is a consonant?
a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)
All of the other letters.
What is a vowel?
a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)
All of the other letters.
What is a blend?
A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.
Two+ letters that make distinct COMBINATION of sounds.
Two letters represent ONE sound.
Three letters represent ONE sound.
What is a digraph?
A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.
Two+ letters that make distinct COMBINATION of sounds.
Two letters represent ONE sound.
Three letters represent ONE sound.
What is a short vowel?
All of the other letters.
a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)
A vowel in a word that "says its name":
hAte
A vowel in a word that does NOT "say its name":
hAt
What is a long vowel?
All of the other letters.
a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)
A vowel in a word that "says its name":
hAte
A vowel in a word that does NOT "say its name":
hAt
What is an r-controlled vowel?
When a vowel is followed by an R and the sound of the vowel changes.
a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)
A vowel in a word that "says its name":
hAte
A vowel in a word that does NOT "say its name":
hAt
What is a dipthong?
A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.
"igh"
Two+ letters that make distinct COMBINATION of sounds.
"bl"
Two letters represent ONE sound.
"sh"
Two vowels (or w/y) that make a NEW sound.
"oi"
What is an open syllable?
syllables that end with a consonant sound.
syllables that end with a vowel sound.
the smallest unit of sound.
the smallest unit of meaning.
What is a closed syllable?
syllables that end with a consonant sound.
syllables that end with a vowel sound.
the smallest unit of sound.
the smallest unit of meaning.
