CALT Orthography and Spelling Rules 2

Question 1

The floss rule in English orthography states that:

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After a single short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word, double the letters f, l, s, and sometimes z

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Double consonants always indicate a long vowel

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The letter f is always doubled in verbs

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All words ending in s have the short vowel sound

Question 2

In English orthography, a closed syllable is defined as:

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A syllable ending in a consonant, which makes the vowel short

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A syllable ending in a vowel

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A syllable containing a vowel team

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A syllable with a silent letter at the end

Question 3

The silent e rule states that when a word ends in silent e:

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The preceding vowel is typically long and the final e is silent

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The final e is always pronounced

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Both vowels in the word are short

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The consonant before e is doubled

Question 4

Which spelling rule explains why hop becomes hopping but hope becomes hoping?

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The doubling rule also called the 1-1-1 rule

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The floss rule

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The drop-e rule

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The y-changing rule

Question 5

When adding the suffix -ing to the word bake, which spelling rule applies?

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Drop-e rule: drop the final silent e before a vowel suffix

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Doubling rule: double the k

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Y-to-i rule: change the e to i

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No rule: just add -ing

Question 6

The six syllable types taught in structured literacy are:

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Closed, open, vowel-consonant-e, vowel team, r-controlled, consonant-le

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Short, long, blend, digraph, diphthong, glide

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Simple, complex, multi, syllabic, stressed, unstressed

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Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, prefix, suffix