Letter Sounds Review

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What is a letter sound?

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A letter sound is the sound that a letter makes when pronounced. For example, the letter 'B' makes the sound /b/.

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What is the sound of the letter 'A'?

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The letter 'A' can make different sounds, but the most common sound is /æ/ as in 'cat' or /eɪ/ as in 'cake'.

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel. Examples include B, C, D, F, etc.

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a letter of the alphabet that represents a speech sound made with the vocal tract open. The vowels are A, E, I, O, U.

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What sound does the letter 'C' make?

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The letter 'C' can make two sounds: /k/ as in 'cat' and /s/ as in 'city'.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship' or 'ch' in 'chair'.

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What is a blend?

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A blend is when two or more consonants are combined, and each sound is heard, like 'bl' in 'black' or 'st' in 'stop'.

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What sound does the letter 'G' make?

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The letter 'G' can make two sounds: /g/ as in 'go' and /j/ as in 'giraffe'.

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What is the sound of the letter 'E'?

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The letter 'E' can make different sounds, but the most common sound is /ɛ/ as in 'bed' or /iː/ as in 'beet'.

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What is a silent letter?

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A silent letter is a letter that is not pronounced in a word, such as the 'k' in 'knight'.