Understanding Graphemes and Homonyms

Which of the following is the correct definition of a grapheme?

• A group of two consecutive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound.

• A letter or letter combination that spells a phoneme; can be one, two, three, or four letters in English.

• A vowel produced by the tongue shifting position during articulation.

• Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

A homonym is defined as:

• A letter or letter combination that spells a phoneme.

• A vowel sound that has two parts, especially the vowels spelled ow, oy, ou, and oi.

• Words that have the same spelling or pronunciation as another word but with a different meaning.

• The concept that letters and letter combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a diphthong?

• A single vowel sound.

• A consonant sound that is voiced.

• A complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel sound and glides into another.

• A silent letter in a word.

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

Which of the following is an example of a homograph?

• Bow (to bend forward) and bow (a weapon for shooting arrows).

• Right (correct) and write (to form letters).

• See (to look) and sea (a large body of saltwater).

• Blue (a color) and blew (past tense of blow).

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the term for a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling?

• Homograph

• Homophone

• Synonym

• Antonym

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which of the following is an example of a synonym?

• Big and large

• Hot and cold

• Light and dark

• Fast and slow

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Homonym

• Homograph

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which of the following words is a homophone for "flower"?

• Flour

• Flare

• Floor

• Flaw

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is the term for a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning?

• Suffix

• Prefix

• Root

• Base

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which of the following is an example of a prefix?

• -ing

• un-

• -ed

• -ly

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4C