LETRS Morphology & Spelling 3

Question 1

What is orthography?

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The conventional spelling system of a language

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The study of word origins and etymology

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The study of sentence structure and grammar

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The system of speech sounds in a language

Question 2

What does the Greek combining form 'graph' mean?

Accepted Answer

Write or draw

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Sound

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See

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Speak

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of an open syllable?

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go

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cat

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bell

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jump

Question 4

What is a morphological analysis approach in reading and spelling instruction?

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Teaching students to recognize and use word parts like prefixes, roots, and suffixes

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Teaching students to sound out words phoneme by phoneme

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Teaching students to memorize whole word spellings by sight

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Teaching students to use context clues to determine word meaning

Question 5

The spelling pattern where 'c' represents an /s/ sound before the letters e, i, or y is known as:

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The soft c rule

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The hard c rule

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The consonant digraph rule

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The c-k spelling rule

Question 6

In LETRS, what is the term for the study of how words are built from their smallest meaningful units?

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Morphology

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Phonology

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Syntax

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Semantics

Question 7

Which of the following correctly applies the 'drop the e' spelling rule?

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hope + ing = hoping

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hope + ful = hopeful

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hope + ing = hopeing

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hope + less = hopless