Across
- 4. A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, forming the whole or part of a word
- 6. One unit of sound in a word. (Example: "man" has 3; "beach" also has 3)
- 7. Open phonemes that are always voiced- air flow is unobstructed by lips, teeth, or tongue
- 10. The smallest unit of meaning in a word
- 11. Three consonants that represent one phoneme
- 12. Translating a word from print to speech. (reading)
- 15. Unaccented vowel sounds; are neither the traditional short or long vowel sound associated with that letter (the most common vowel in the English language)
Down
- 1. A double letter that represents one sound
- 2. The study of word origin and how their meanings have changed over time
- 3. One or more letters that represent one sound
- 5. Two vowels that represent one phoneme
- 8. Translating speech to print. (writing)
- 9. Two or more consonants together; when put together, you hear individual sounds
- 13. Any letter that is not a vowel; Formed when airflow is stopped/impeded by the mouth (i.e. lips, teeth, tongue)
- 14. Two letters that represent one phoneme that doesn't map to either of the letters