4489297503 | vowel | An open and voiced sound | 0 | |
4489302898 | consonant | A sound that is blocked or partially blocked by the teeth, tongue, or lips | 1 | |
4489309357 | diagraph | Two letters that come together to make one sound | 2 | |
4489313923 | trigraph | Three letters that come together to make one sound | 3 | |
4489318522 | quadragraph | Four letters that come together to make one sound | 4 | |
4489320908 | combination | Two letters that come together to make an unexpected sound | 5 | |
4489326795 | diphthong | Two vowel sounds that blend together in one syllable | 6 | |
4489333184 | initial | First sound heard in a word | 7 | |
4489336444 | final | Last sound heard in a word | 8 | |
4489338846 | medial | Any sound between the first and the last | 9 | |
4489341810 | breve | Code mark used to indicate a short vowel sound | 10 | |
4489345640 | macron | Code mark used to indicate a long vowel sound | 11 | |
4489352166 | circumflex | Code mark used for a Vr combination in an accented syllable | 12 | |
4489352183 | tilde | Code mark used for a Vr combination in an unaccented syllable | 13 | |
4489354332 | accent | Mouth opens wider and voice goes higher and louder | 14 | |
4784333758 | syllable | One opening of the mouth. Every S has one V sound. | 15 |
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