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Flashcard 1: What does the suffix "-less" mean when reading an unfamiliar word?
Answer: Without. This suffix creates adjectives meaning 'lacking' something.
Flashcard 2: What syllable pattern is shown by a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) syllable?
Answer: Short vowel sound. A vowel between two consonants typically makes a short sound.
Flashcard 3: What does the schwa sound usually indicate in an unstressed syllable?
Answer: A reduced vowel sound like /uh/ or /ih/. Unstressed syllables often have this unclear vowel sound.
Flashcard 4: What is the first step you should take to decode an unfamiliar multisyllabic word?
Answer: Look for word parts: prefixes, roots, suffixes, and syllables. Breaking words into smaller parts makes them easier to decode.
Flashcard 5: What does the prefix "un-" mean when reading an unfamiliar word?
Answer: Not; the opposite of. This prefix reverses or negates the base word's meaning.
Flashcard 6: What does the prefix "re-" mean when decoding a word?
Answer: Again; back. This prefix indicates repetition or return to a previous state.
Flashcard 7: What does the prefix "pre-" mean in a multisyllabic word?
Answer: Before. This prefix indicates something happens earlier in time.
Flashcard 8: What does the suffix "-ful" mean when it is added to a base word?
Answer: Full of. This suffix creates adjectives meaning 'having much of' something.
Flashcard 9: What does the suffix "-er" usually mean when added to a verb?
Answer: A person or thing that does something. This suffix creates nouns for people who perform actions.
Flashcard 10: What does the suffix "-tion" usually signal about a word’s meaning or part of speech?
Answer: It forms a noun meaning an act or process. This suffix turns verbs into nouns showing actions or states.
Flashcard 11: What is the meaning of the Latin root "port" in multisyllabic words?
Answer: Carry. This Latin root appears in words about moving or carrying things.
Flashcard 12: What is the meaning of the Latin root "spect" in multisyllabic words?
Answer: See; look. This Latin root appears in words about vision or observation.
Flashcard 13: What is the meaning of the Greek root "tele" in multisyllabic words?
Answer: Far; distant. This Greek root appears in words about distance or remote things.
Flashcard 14: Choose the meaning of "transport" using the root "port" and context clues.
Answer: To carry across; to move from place to place. Combining 'trans-' (across) + 'port' (carry) reveals the meaning.
Flashcard 15: Identify the prefix and base word in "rewrite" to help you decode it accurately.
Answer: Prefix: re-; base word: write. Separating affixes from roots helps decode the whole word.
Flashcard 16: Choose the base word in "careless" that you should read first.
Answer: care. Identify the root word before adding suffixes to decode.
Flashcard 17: Identify the correct syllable division for "hotel" using the V/CV pattern.
Answer: ho/tel. Single consonants usually go with the second syllable.
Flashcard 18: Identify the correct syllable division for "rabbit" using the VC/CV pattern.
Answer: rab/bit. Double consonants split between syllables in this pattern.
Flashcard 19: What does a vowel team (such as "ea" or "ai") usually signal in a syllable?
Answer: One vowel sound made by two letters. Two vowels together often make one long vowel sound.
Flashcard 20: What does the prefix “re-” mean in words such as “rewrite”?
Answer: Again. This prefix indicates repetition or doing something again.
Flashcard 21: What does the prefix “un-” mean in words such as “unhappy”?
Answer: Not; the opposite of. This prefix reverses or negates the base word's meaning.
Flashcard 22: What does a suffix do to a base word?
Answer: It is added to the end to change meaning or part of speech. Suffixes attach at the end to alter meaning or function.
Flashcard 23: What does the suffix “-ful” mean in words such as “helpful”?
Answer: Full of. This suffix indicates having a lot of something.
Flashcard 24: What strategy should you use first to decode an unfamiliar multisyllabic word?
Answer: Break it into syllables, then blend the syllables together. Syllabication helps decode long words systematically.
Flashcard 25: What does an open syllable usually tell you about the vowel sound?
Answer: The vowel is long (it “says its name”). Open syllables end in a vowel, making it long.
Flashcard 26: What does a closed syllable usually tell you about the vowel sound?
Answer: The vowel is short and ends in a consonant. Closed syllables trap the vowel, keeping it short.
Flashcard 27: What does a vowel-consonant-e (VCe) syllable usually tell you about the vowel sound?
Answer: The vowel is long; the final e is silent. Silent e makes the preceding vowel long.
Flashcard 28: What does an r-controlled syllable usually tell you about the vowel sound?
Answer: The vowel sound is changed by r (ar, er, ir, or, ur). R controls and modifies the vowel's typical sound.
Flashcard 29: What does a vowel team syllable usually tell you about the vowel sound?
Answer: Two letters work together to make one vowel sound. Vowel teams create single sounds like 'ea' in 'team'.
Flashcard 30: What is the schwa sound, and where is it common in multisyllabic words?
Answer: An unstressed “uh” sound, common in unaccented syllables. Schwa occurs in unstressed syllables like 'a' in 'about'.