RICA Competency 7

_____ _____is the process of decoding multisyllabic words with an affix added to a base word.

_____ _____ is the process of decoding a multisyllabic word by examining the word's syllables.

______ _____ is what a person knows about how to spell words.

A ______ is the most elemental unit of meaning in a language.

The two types of morphemes are (choose two):

• free

• syllable

• grapheme

• bound

The word "walrus" has (choose all that apply):

• 2 syllables

• two morphemes

• one morpheme

• an affix

The word "running" has (choose all that apply):

• One syllable

• Two syllables

• One morpheme

• Two morphemes

Which word is an example of a "closed syllable"?

• riding

• stable

• napkin

• read

Which word is an example of an "open syllable"?

• butter

• hotel

• crumble

• radish

An affix is either a prefix or suffix and is a _______ morpheme that cannot occur alone.