Vocabulary for English Crossword

two or more words put together to make a word
no vibration in the vocal chords
three letters next to each other that make one sound
letters that occur together quite often in a single syllable
simplest form of a word which has meaning
two vowels next to each other in one syllable that blend
r follows the vowel and changes the sound
to melt individual sounds together
a speech sound that is not a vowel
a straight line placed over a vowel to indicate a long sound
vibration of the vocal chord
adding marks to a word to indicate speech sounds
a word part at the beginning of a base word
a vowel that is not accented but sounds similar to the short vowel
letter or letter clusters that represent one sound
a word part added to the end of a word
a word that has an unexpected spelling e.g. colonel
a curved mark above a vowel to show a short sound
a single sound in speech
when one syllable is louder than another
blending the sounds of the letters from left to right
either two vowels or two consonants adjacent that make one speech sound
number of words
a word that doesn't go by usual sound-letter rules
a,e,i,o,u and sometimes y and w