Consonants

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Example of consonants in a word

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The word 'cat' has two consonants: "c" and "t".

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Grapheme

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A grapheme is a letter or group of letters that represents a sound. It's how we write sounds.

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Example of a grapheme

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The grapheme 'sh' represents the sound /ʃ/ in the word 'ship'.

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Example of a root word: sect

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Sect is a root word meaning "cut" or "divide."

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Example of a root word: ego

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Ego is a root word meaning "self."

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Example of a root word: rupt

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Rupt is a root word meaning "break."

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Prefix (n)

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A meaningful word part added to the beginning of a base word.

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Prefix meaning

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A word part added to the start of a word.

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Prefix "pre-"

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Means before.

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Suffix

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A word part added to the end of a base word. Example: washed, thankful