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Praxis 5007
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phoneme | Distinct Units of Sound - Distinguished One Word from another |
| Closed Syllable | Syllable ends with a short vowel sound and a consonant |
| Root | The middle part of the word in which other words grow from |
| suffix | the part added to the end of a word to indicate a grammar change |
| prefix | the part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning |
| preposition | shows how something is related to something else |
| examples of prepositions | on, into, against, under |
| adverb | words that modify verbs and adjectives |
| example of adverb | they are EXTREMELY poor |
| Pronoun | words that generalize and replace nouns |
| examples of pronouns | her, you, me, yourself |
| open syllable | syllable ends with a vowel sound that is spelled with a single vowel (MU/sic) |
| Purpose of a comma | to separate two independent clauses in a sentence |
| 1st person POV | Narrator is a person in the story, telling from their POV |
| 2nd Person POV | Narrator is telling you how to feel as if you were the character - rarely used |
| 3rd Person POV | Narrator is outside of the story - use of first names to refer to the characters - he, she, they |
| 4th Person POV | Narrator is a collective perspective - from a group (us, we) |
| compound - complex | 2 interdependent clauses with 1 depended clause |
| phonics | examines how individual sounds function - letter and sound coordination |
| phonological awareness | the awareness and ability to work with sounds in spoken language, sets the stage for decoding, blending, and ultimately, word reading |