AP Terminology Flashcards

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