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The 6 Syllable Types 1. Closed 2. Open 3. Vowel Consonant E 4. Vowel Combinations (Vowel Teams) 5. R Controlled Vowels 6. Final Stable Syllables Closed Vowel Syllable type where Vowel is closed off by one or more consonants 00:02 01:30 Open Vowel Syllable type where Syllable ends in a long vowel sound Vowel Consonant E Syllable type where Long Vowel followed by 1 consonant and silent E R Controlled Vowel Syllable type where When an R follows a vowel & changes the sound Final Stable Syllable Syllable type In the final position, unaccented, hint of a vowel sound Vowel Combinations or Vowel Teams Syllable type where 2 or more vowels together that make one sound Digraph 2 letters that make 1 sound Combination When 2 letters come together in an unexpected way Diphthong 2 adjacent vowels in 1 syllable that blend 2 sounds Trigraph 3 letters that make 1 sound Quadrigraph 4 letters that make 1 sound 00:01 01:30 Phoneme The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another Morpheme The smallest meaningful unit of sound (or meaningful linguistic unit) in a word Alphabetic Principal The relationship between letters and sounds, in a Left to Right orientation and phonemes (sounds) ordered in a specific temporal sequence in a spoken word. In which field of study do we typically find words of Greek origin? science (sometimes theater, religion and sports) What are the clues that a common English Word is of Anglo-Saxon derivation? short, irregular, common everyday words (i.e. give, mother) What is the ultimate goal in handwriting instruction? easy to write, easy to read What does the "schwa" mark represent in most dictionaries? an accented vowel sound, usually a (uh) meaning of prefix EX Prefix that means out or former (usually hyphenated) meaning of prefix IN, IL, IR Prefix that means not, in, into (these are chameleon prefixes) Chameleon Prefixes Prefixes that can change spelling based on the root word meaning of prefix UN Prefix that means Not or opposite Meaning of prefix DIS Prefix that means apart or not Meaning of prefix NON Prefix that means Not Meaning of prefix PRO Prefix that means Forward Meaning of prefix POST Prefix that means After Meaning of Prefix A Prefix that means On or At, Away Suffix ED Suffix that changes a word to past tense and can sometimes form an adjective Suffix NESS Suffix that means quality of, or having. Usually a noun. Suffix LY Suffix that means how or like, when. Usually a noun.