STR Word Analysis 2

Question 1

A student reads 'phone' correctly as the /f/ sound word. Which type of phonics knowledge is the student applying?

Accepted Answer

A grapheme-phoneme correspondence for 'ph' representing /f/

Answer

A consonant blend rule

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A silent letter rule for 'h'

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A vowel team rule for 'oe'

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of teaching syllabication strategies to readers?

Accepted Answer

To help students decode multisyllabic words by breaking them into manageable parts

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To improve spelling of one-syllable words

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To develop phonemic awareness skills for kindergartners

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To teach students where to place written hyphens in formal documents

Question 3

The word 'unbreakable' can be analyzed morphologically as:

Accepted Answer

One free morpheme and two bound morphemes

Answer

One free morpheme and one bound morpheme

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Two free morphemes and one bound morpheme

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Three free morphemes

Question 4

Which statement best describes the Vowel-Consonant-e (VCe) syllable type?

Accepted Answer

The first vowel is long because the final e signals it across the intervening consonant

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The vowel is short because it is followed by two consonants

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The 'e' at the end is pronounced as a schwa sound

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Both vowels in the pattern are pronounced

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct example of the VC/CV syllable division pattern?

Accepted Answer

nap/kin dividing between the 'p' and 'k'

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e/vent showing an open first syllable

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ti/ger showing an open first syllable with a long vowel

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bot/tle dividing before the double consonant

Question 6

Which word contains a derivational morpheme?

Accepted Answer

teacher (teach plus agent -er)

Answer

cats (cat plus plural -s)

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walked (walk plus past tense -ed)

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they're (they plus are)