Phonics & Morphology Study Guide

Flashcards covering key concepts of phonics and morphology, including definitions and examples to aid in exam preparation.

Phonological Awareness

The ability to recognize and work with all parts of spoken language (words, syllables, rhymes, and sounds).

Phonemic Awareness

The ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

Schwa (■)

The unstressed 'uh' sound in many English words.

Digraph

Two letters that make one sound.

Diphthong

A gliding vowel sound that starts with one vowel and moves to another.

Consonant Blend

Two or more consonants together where each sound is still heard.

Consonant Digraph

Two consonants that make one new sound.

Open Syllable

Ends with a vowel that says its long sound.

Closed Syllable

Ends with a consonant and the vowel is short.

Morpheme

The smallest unit of meaning in a word.

Bound Morpheme

Cannot stand alone; must attach to another word.

Free Morpheme

Can stand alone as a word.

Inflectional Morpheme

Changes tense, number, or degree without changing meaning or part of speech.

Derivational Morpheme

Changes the meaning or part of speech of a word.

Inflectional Morphemes

Change Tense, number, possession, or comparison.

Derivational Morphemes

Change Meaning or word class.

Derivational Suffix

A suffix that creates a new word or part of speech.

Derivational Change Example

Changing the form of a word while altering its part of speech.

Inflectional Change Example

Changing a word's form without altering its meaning.

Onset

The initial consonant(s) in a syllable.

Rime

The vowel and any sounds that follow it.

Word Combining (Compounding)

Two words joined together to make a new word.

Dipthong

a vowel pairing in which NEITHER of
the vowel sounds is present and a NEW/UNIQUE
sound is made