CALT Orthography and Spelling Rules 4

Question 1

Which spelling rule explains why 'hop' becomes 'hopping' but 'hope' becomes 'hoping'?

Accepted Answer

The doubling rule (1-1-1 rule)

Answer

The 1-1-1 doubling rule states that a final consonant is doubled before a vowel suffix when the word has one syllable, one short vowel, and one final consonant; 'hope' has a long vowel due to the silent e, so no doubling occurs.

Question 2

The word 'badge' ends in '-dge'. Which phoneme does this digraph represent?

Accepted Answer

/dʒ/

Answer

The trigraph '-dge' represents the /dʒ/ phoneme and is used after a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word.

Question 3

A student spells 'knit' as 'nit.' Which orthographic concept should be taught to address this error?

Accepted Answer

Silent letter patterns

Answer

The silent 'k' before 'n' is a silent letter pattern (kn-) inherited from Old English, where both letters were once pronounced.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a closed syllable?

Accepted Answer

'sit'

Answer

A closed syllable ends in a consonant and contains a short vowel; 'sit' fits this pattern perfectly.

Question 5

The suffix '-tion' is added to 'act' to form 'action.' What type of morpheme is '-tion'?

Accepted Answer

Derivational suffix

Answer

Derivational suffixes change the grammatical category or meaning of a base word; '-tion' changes the verb 'act' into the noun 'action.'

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CALT Orthography and Spelling Rules 4