PRAXIS 5205 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ CCVC. Answer: consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant
◉ CVCC. Answer: consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant
◉ Compound words. Answer: two words put together
◉ Root words. Answer: the root of a work is the basic part of the
word
it stands alone in meaning
◉ Prefixes. Answer: additions to root words that help to form a new
word with another meaning from that of the root word
beginning of word
◉ Suffixes. Answer: additions to root words that form a new word
with another meaning from that of the root word
,end of the word
◉ Etymology. Answer: the study of the origins of words and how
they have changed over time
◉ Free Morphemes. Answer: these morphemes can stand alone
because they mean something in and of themselves
◉ Bound Morphemes. Answer: these morphemes can only have
meaning when they are connected to another morpheme
◉ Closed syllable. Answer: a syllable with a single vowel followed by
one or more consonants
the vowel is closed in by a consonant
the vowel sound is usually short
◉ Open syllable. Answer: a syllable that ends with a single vowel
the vowel is not closed in by a consonant. the vowel is usually long
,◉ Vowel-Consonant-Silent e Syllable. Answer: a syllable with a single
vowel follows by a consonant then the vowel e
the first vowel sound is long and the final e is silent
◉ Vowel Teams (Diphthong) Syllable. Answer: a syllable that has
two consecutive vowels
vowel teams can be divided into two types:
-long vowel teams: two vowels that make one long vowel sound
-variant vowel teams: two vowels that make neither a long nor a
short vowel sound, but rather a variant
◉ R-controlled Syllable. Answer: a syllable with one or two vowels
followed by the letter r
the vowel is not short or long. the r influences or controls the vowel
sound
◉ Consonant le syllable. Answer: a syllable that has a consonant
followed by the letters le, al, or el
often has one syllable
, ◉ Syllable clapping. Answer: students clap and say the syllable at the
same time
◉ Syllable lists. Answer: create a list of prefixes, suffixes, roots, ly, le,
and others
◉ Multisyllabic word manipulation. Answer: write different syllable
on note cards - jumble the cards and have students put the cards in
the correct order so the word makes sense
◉ Syllable scoop. Answer: students scoop under each syllable of
multi syllable words
◉ Structural analysis. Answer: breaking up words into different
parts
◉ High Frequency or Sight Words. Answer: words that show up in
text very frequently
◉ Decodable texts. Answer: carefully sequenced to progressively
incorporate words that are consistent with the letter-sound
relationships that have been taught to the new reader
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ CCVC. Answer: consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant
◉ CVCC. Answer: consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant
◉ Compound words. Answer: two words put together
◉ Root words. Answer: the root of a work is the basic part of the
word
it stands alone in meaning
◉ Prefixes. Answer: additions to root words that help to form a new
word with another meaning from that of the root word
beginning of word
◉ Suffixes. Answer: additions to root words that form a new word
with another meaning from that of the root word
,end of the word
◉ Etymology. Answer: the study of the origins of words and how
they have changed over time
◉ Free Morphemes. Answer: these morphemes can stand alone
because they mean something in and of themselves
◉ Bound Morphemes. Answer: these morphemes can only have
meaning when they are connected to another morpheme
◉ Closed syllable. Answer: a syllable with a single vowel followed by
one or more consonants
the vowel is closed in by a consonant
the vowel sound is usually short
◉ Open syllable. Answer: a syllable that ends with a single vowel
the vowel is not closed in by a consonant. the vowel is usually long
,◉ Vowel-Consonant-Silent e Syllable. Answer: a syllable with a single
vowel follows by a consonant then the vowel e
the first vowel sound is long and the final e is silent
◉ Vowel Teams (Diphthong) Syllable. Answer: a syllable that has
two consecutive vowels
vowel teams can be divided into two types:
-long vowel teams: two vowels that make one long vowel sound
-variant vowel teams: two vowels that make neither a long nor a
short vowel sound, but rather a variant
◉ R-controlled Syllable. Answer: a syllable with one or two vowels
followed by the letter r
the vowel is not short or long. the r influences or controls the vowel
sound
◉ Consonant le syllable. Answer: a syllable that has a consonant
followed by the letters le, al, or el
often has one syllable
, ◉ Syllable clapping. Answer: students clap and say the syllable at the
same time
◉ Syllable lists. Answer: create a list of prefixes, suffixes, roots, ly, le,
and others
◉ Multisyllabic word manipulation. Answer: write different syllable
on note cards - jumble the cards and have students put the cards in
the correct order so the word makes sense
◉ Syllable scoop. Answer: students scoop under each syllable of
multi syllable words
◉ Structural analysis. Answer: breaking up words into different
parts
◉ High Frequency or Sight Words. Answer: words that show up in
text very frequently
◉ Decodable texts. Answer: carefully sequenced to progressively
incorporate words that are consistent with the letter-sound
relationships that have been taught to the new reader
