Ehri's Partial Alphabetic Phase is when:

Children can use some letter-sound correspondences

Joins two independent clauses with a conjunction

Which is true of Ehri's Full Alphabetic Phase?

Children know most grapheme-phoneme correspondences

Q4: Syntax refers to:

How words combine to form sentences

Which of these is an example of derivational morphology?

Adding 'un-' to change 'happy' to 'unhappy'

Which sentence is a simple sentence?

The small, round, delicious cake was chocolate.

Identify the complex sentence:

Because it rained, I went home.

In the Consolidated Alphabetic Phase, children:

Recognise common letter patterns across words

Why does English spelling feel like a chaotic treasure hunt?

Because of its morphophonemic nature

What is a morpheme boundary error?

Incorrectly identifying morpheme parts

The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning

Homographs are words that:

Are spelled the same but may sound different

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1
According to Vygotsky, language develops through:
Dream analysis
Innate knowledge
Social interactions
Reading dictionaries
2
Which are homophones?
Read / Read
Bear / Bare
Bow / Bow
Lead / Lead
3
Grapheme refers to:
A phoneme's cousin
A type of punctuation
A unit of written language
A unit of meaning
4
Read this sentence: 'The dog chased the cat.' Which is the Subject?
The cat
Chased
The dog
The bone
5
Ehri's Partial Alphabetic Phase is when:
Children guess every word
Children rely on logos
Children write backwards
Children can use some letter-sound correspondences
6
A compound sentence:
Always has a subordinate clause
Joins two independent clauses with a conjunction
Has lots of adjectives but no conjunctions
Is a very long sentence
7
Which is true of Ehri's Full Alphabetic Phase?
Children memorise the dictionary
Children skip decoding
Children know most grapheme-phoneme correspondences
Children invent words
8
Q4: Syntax refers to:
How words combine to form sentences
The study of word meanings
How words are pronounced
An ancient spell book
9
Which of these is an example of derivational morphology?
Rearranging letters for fun
Adding 'un-' to change 'happy' to 'unhappy'
·Adding 's' for plural
Adding '-ed' for past tense
10
What is the Object in 'The cat chased the mouse'?
Chased
The garden
The mouse
The cat
11
Which sentence is a simple sentence?
I like cake and I like ice cream.
I like cake, and I drink coffee.
Because I was hungry, I ate cake.
The small, round, delicious cake was chocolate.
12
Why are pronouns useful?
They make writing fancier
They confuse readers
They let us avoid repetition
They are difficult to spell
13
Identify the complex sentence:
Because it rained, I went home.
I went home.
I went home and watched Netflix.
I quickly walked home.
14
Q2: Phonology is the study of:
The spelling of words
The sound system of a language
The design of fonts
The meaning of words
15
Which theory suggests children are born with a 'Language Acquisition Device'?
Nativist
Behaviourist
Social Constructivist
Technologist
16
Which of these is a pronoun?
Running
She
Brightly
Dog
17
Passive voice tends to
Put the object at the start
To simplify the sentence
To confuse readers
To show off vocabulary
18
'Lead' (to guide) and 'lead' (the metal) are examples of:
Synonyms
Homophones
Homographs
Homonyms
19
Q1: What is the smallest meaningful unit in a language?
Syllable
Morpheme
Grapheme
Phoneme
20
'Bat' (the animal) and 'bat' (used in cricket) are:
Homographs
Twin words
Homophones
Homonyms
21
In the Consolidated Alphabetic Phase, children:
Guess words by context
Forget irregular spellings
Invent spelling rules on the fly
Recognise common letter patterns across words
22
Why does English spelling feel like a chaotic treasure hunt?
Because linguists like puzzles
Because of its morphophonemic nature
Because of French influence
Because it's illogical
23
Which is passive voice?
The dog chased the cat.
The cat was chased by the dog.
Cats dislike being chased.
Dogs chase cats.
24
A syllable must contain:
At least three letters
At least one consonant
A secret sound
At least one vowel
25
Why might an author use passive voice?
To hide who did what
To confuse readers
To show off vocabulary
To simplify the sentence
26
Which of these is NOT a homophone pair?
Two / Too / To
Right / Write
Cat / Cap
Flour / Flower
27
What is a morpheme boundary error?
Mixing up tenses
Incorrectly identifying morpheme parts
Mispronouncing phonemes
Forgetting punctuation
28
What is orthography?
An old printing technique
A calligraphy competition
A type of handwriting
The study of correct spelling
29
A phoneme is:
A form of punctuation
A spelling mistake
A type of morpheme
The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning
30
Homographs are words that:
Change colour with context
Only exist in poetry
Sound the same but mean different things
Are spelled the same but may sound different

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