Phonics Terms Crossword

Another term for consonant blends
A word to which prefixes and/or suffixes can be added
Combination of two words
Two consonant letters with a single sound different from that of either of the letters: sh, ch, wh, th, ph
A term that includes both prefixes and suffixes
A diacritic mark (`) put over a vowel to indicate it has a "short" sound
A letter that is not a vowel
Two or more consonants in which you can hear both sounds blended such as blend, squall, scrub, burst
Putting phonemes together to form a word
Syllable that ends in a consonant sound, such as the second syllable in ho-tel
Endings added to words to change where in sentences they are used. The most common s, ing, ed,ly, and er/est
To "figure out the pronunciation" of a word
Suffix that changes the word meaning, the new word has a separate dictionary entry. The most common of these include less, ful, and er
a diacritic mark (-) put over a vowel to indicate it has the "long" sound