LETRS Quiz Questions and Answers
Phonology - Correct AnswerRule system within a language by which phonemes can be
sequenced, combined, and pronounced to make words
Phonology--(Example) - Correct AnswerNo English word begins with the sound /ng/ the
sounds /p/ and /k/ are never adjacent in the same syllable
Orthography - Correct AnswerA writing system for representing language.
Orthography-- (Example) - Correct AnswerEvery English word ending in /v/ is spelled
with -ve; the letter x is never doubled
Morphology - Correct AnswerThe study of meaningful units in a language and how the
units are combined in word formation
Morphology (Example) - Correct AnswerNat- is a root-- Nature is the noun, natural is the
adj, naturally is an adverb
Semantics - Correct AnswerThe study of word and phrase meanings and relationships
Semantics (Example) - Correct AnswerThe word 'rank' has multiple meanings. The
words 'order' and 'sequence' have similar meanings.
Syntax - Correct AnswerThe systems of rules governing permissible word order in
sentences
Syntax (example) - Correct Answer"Our district recruits new teachers" is a sentence--
New teachers our district recruits is not a sentence.
Discourse - Correct AnswerWritten or spoken communication or the exchange of
information and ideas, usually longer than a sentence, between individuals or between
the teacher and the reader.
Discourse (example) - Correct AnswerParagraph structure, cohesive ties, genre
conventions such as story structure
Pragmatics - Correct AnswerThe system of rules and conventions for using language
and related gestures in a social context.
Pragmatics (example) - Correct AnswerTo one person say-- "That is my seat!" To
another-- "Excuse me, my ticket has that seat number."
Phonology - Correct AnswerRule system within a language by which phonemes can be
sequenced, combined, and pronounced to make words
Phonology--(Example) - Correct AnswerNo English word begins with the sound /ng/ the
sounds /p/ and /k/ are never adjacent in the same syllable
Orthography - Correct AnswerA writing system for representing language.
Orthography-- (Example) - Correct AnswerEvery English word ending in /v/ is spelled
with -ve; the letter x is never doubled
Morphology - Correct AnswerThe study of meaningful units in a language and how the
units are combined in word formation
Morphology (Example) - Correct AnswerNat- is a root-- Nature is the noun, natural is the
adj, naturally is an adverb
Semantics - Correct AnswerThe study of word and phrase meanings and relationships
Semantics (Example) - Correct AnswerThe word 'rank' has multiple meanings. The
words 'order' and 'sequence' have similar meanings.
Syntax - Correct AnswerThe systems of rules governing permissible word order in
sentences
Syntax (example) - Correct Answer"Our district recruits new teachers" is a sentence--
New teachers our district recruits is not a sentence.
Discourse - Correct AnswerWritten or spoken communication or the exchange of
information and ideas, usually longer than a sentence, between individuals or between
the teacher and the reader.
Discourse (example) - Correct AnswerParagraph structure, cohesive ties, genre
conventions such as story structure
Pragmatics - Correct AnswerThe system of rules and conventions for using language
and related gestures in a social context.
Pragmatics (example) - Correct AnswerTo one person say-- "That is my seat!" To
another-- "Excuse me, my ticket has that seat number."
