Word mapping for acquire Graphemes: a cqu i re Phonemes: /ŭ/ /k-w/ /ī/ /er/
Morpheme mapping for acquire ac = to, toward quire = ask, question
We created a correspondence for the /k-w/ sound with the spelling 'cqu' because of the strain of French words we have, like acquire, acquaint, acquit, and acquiesce.
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Word mapping for Wednesday Graphemes: w e d n e s d ay Phonemes: /w/ /ĕ/ /(silent)/ /n/ /(silent)/ /s/ /d/ /ā/
Morpheme mapping for Wednesday wedne = Odin (Norse god) s = plural, verb form, possesive day = day
Wednesday. This word is just strange. We had to make up a new correspondence to account for the silent 'd'. #correspondences
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Word mapping for sunbonnet Graphemes: s u n b o nn e t Phonemes: /s/ /ŭ/ /n/ /b/ /ŏ/ /n/ /ĕ/ /t/
Morpheme mapping for sunbonnet sun = sun bonnet = bonnet
Sunbonnet. The least common word in our database that can be sounded out with only basic consonants and short vowels.
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Word mapping for designer Graphemes: d e s i gn er Phonemes: /d/ /ē/ /z/ /ī/ /n/ /er/
Morpheme mapping for designer de = down, away, opposite of, not, out sign = mark er = person or thing doing action
Word mapping for designate Graphemes: d e s i g n a-e t Phonemes: /d/ /ĕ/ /z/ /ĭ/ /g/ /n/ /ā/ /t/
Morpheme mapping for designate de = down, away, opposite of, not, out sign = mark ate = to make, form adjective
The 'g' from the 'sign' morpheme can't make up its mind if it is pronounced or not. #morphemes
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Morpheme mapping for insignificant in = not sign = mark 4i = connector fice = to make ant = adjective, person or thing doing action
Word mapping for insignificant Graphemes: i n s i g n i f i c a n t Phonemes: /ĭ/ /n/ /s/ /ĭ/ /g/ /n/ /ĭ/ /f/ /ĭ/ /k/ /ă/ /n/ /t/
It's not that insignificant that you can sound out this word with only basic consonants and short vowels. #phonics
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Morpheme mapping for sleepy sleep = sleep y = state of, process of
Word mapping for sleepy Graphemes: s l ee p y Phonemes: /s/ /l/ /ē/ /p/ /ē/
Sleepy uses two different graphemes to represent the /ē/.
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Morpheme mapping for antidisestablishmentarianism anti = against dis = not, reverse, against e = out of, from st = stand, make firm able = can, is ish1 = forms verb ment = state of being, act of ary = person, thing an1 = person, forms adjective ism = belief or condition
antidisestablishmentarianism is a really long word. What more is there to say?
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Morpheme mapping for fireworks fire = fire work = work s = plural, verb form, possesive
Word mapping for fireworks Graphemes: f i re w or k s Phonemes: /f/ /ī/ /er/ /w/ /er/ /k/ /s/
Nothing says freedom like the smell of sulphur penetrating everything.
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Morpheme mapping for independence in = not de = down, away, opposite of, not, out pend = hang, weigh ence = forms noun
Word mapping for independence Graphemes: i n d e p e n d e n ce Phonemes: /ĭ/ /n/ /d/ /ĕ/ /p/ /ĕ/ /n/ /d/ /ĕ/ /n/ /s/
Given the many possible meanings of the morpheme 'de', independence could be a double negative (but it's not). It's more like 'not weighed down' or even simpler: being free.
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Morpheme mapping for sunshine sun = sun shine = emit light
Word mapping for sunshine Graphemes: s u n sh i-e n Phonemes: /s/ /ŭ/ /n/ /sh/ /ī/ /n/
It was a nice sunny day today.
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Morpheme mapping for inconceivable in = not con = with, together ceive = take able = can, is
Word mapping for inconceivable Graphemes: i n c o n c ei v a b le Phonemes: /ĭ/ /n/ /k/ /ŭ/ /n/ /k/ /ē/ /v/ /ŭ/ /b/ /ŭ-l/
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." #PrincessBride
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Morpheme mapping for league league = league
Word mapping for league Graphemes: l ea gue Phonemes: /l/ /ē/ /g/
League is only three phonemes, so looks a bit odd. The 'gue' grapheme occurs in 23 of our words, such as vague, plague, and colleague.
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Morpheme mapping for hindrance hind = back er2 = forms verb or adjective ance = forms noun
Word mapping for hindrance Graphemes: h i n d r a n ce Phonemes: /h/ /ĭ/ /n/ /d/ /r/ /ŭ/ /n/ /s/
One more word with an 'e' dropped from an 'er'. The morphemes literally add up to 'a person or thing that keeps you back.'
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Morpheme mapping for symmetry sym = with, together, alike metr = measure y = state of, process of
Word mapping for symmetry Graphemes: s y mm e t r y Phonemes: /s/ /ĭ/ /m/ /ŭ/ /t/ /r/ /ē/
Continuing to look at words that drop the 'e' from 'er' when adding a suffix.
The morpheme 'meter' does this a lot. Symmetry is one case, but a few others are telemetry, isometric, geometry, barometric.
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Morpheme mappings for entrance enter = go in, between ance = forms noun or en = in, cause to trance = trance
Word mappings for entrance Graphemes: e n t r a n ce Phonemes: /ĕ/ /n/ /t/ /r/ /ŭ/ /n/ /s/ Phonemes: /ĕ/ /n/ /t/ /r/ /ă/ /n/ /s/
Here's another one that has the 'e' in an 'er' getting dropped when a suffix is added. However, this word has two different meanings/pronunciations, but only one spelling.
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Morpheme mapping for waitress wait = wait r = person or thing doing action ess = feminine
Word mapping for waitress Graphemes: w ai t r e ss Phonemes: /w/ /ā/ /t/ /r/ /ĕ/ /s/
When some words that end in 'er' have a suffix added to them, the 'e' get dropped. I first noticed this when 'waiter' turns to 'waitress', but then realized it happens in a lot of other words as well.
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Morpheme mapping for flying. fly = fly ing = verb present tense
Word mapping for flying. Graphemes: f l y i ng Phonemes: /f/ /l/ /ī/ /ĭ/ /ng/
Lots of people are flying for vacation, so the word is on my mind. Specifically, how the 'y' doesn't change to an 'i' because it would look weird as 'fliing.'
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Morpheme mapping for excited ex = out of, from cit = set in motion ed = past tense verb, verb to adjective
Word mapping for excited Graphemes: e x c i t e d Phonemes: /ĕ/ /k-s/ /s/ /ī/ /t/ /ĕ/ /d/
Excited!
'x' is just the /k/ and /s/ sounds smashed together.
After 'x' is 'c', but using the /s/ sound.
So you should be saying two /s/ sounds back-to-back, but we're all lazy and just say one /s/...unless you're being pretentious.
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Morpheme mapping for cartographer cart = card, paper o = connector graph = write er = person or thing doing action
Word mapping for cartographer Graphemes: c a r t o g r a ph er Phonemes: /k/ /aw/ /r/ /t/ /ŏ/ /g/ /r/ /ŭ/ /f/ /er/
Phonics & Stuff word of the day: cartographer
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Morpheme mapping for swimmingly swim(m) = swim ing = verb present tense ly = adverb
Word mapping for swimmingly Graphemes: s w i mm i ng l y Phonemes: /s/ /w/ /ĭ/ /m/ /ĭ/ /ng/ /l/ /ē/
Phonics & Stuff word of the day: swimmingly
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Morpheme mapper for vacation vac = empty at = to make, form adjective ion = process, action
Word mapping for vacation Graphemes: v a c a ti o n Phonemes: /v/ /ā/ /k/ /ā/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/
Phonics & Stuff word of the day: vacation
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Morpheme mapping for graduation grad = steps, degree u = connector at = to make, form, adjective ion = process, action
Word mapping for graduation Graphemes: g r a d u a ti o n Phonemes: /g/ /r/ /ă/ /j/ /ū/ /ā/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/
Phonics & Stuff word of the day: graduation
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Morpheme mapping for report re = again, back port = to carry
Word mapper for report graphemes: r e p o r t phonemes: /r/ /ē/ /p/ /ō/ /r/ /t/
Phonics & Stuff word of the day: report
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Morpheme mapping for action act = do ion = process, action
Word mapper for action a c ti o n /ă/ /k/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/
Phonics & Stuff word of the day: action
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