Deleting Initial Phonemes

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What is a phoneme?

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

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What does it mean to delete an initial phoneme?

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To delete an initial phoneme means to remove the first sound of a word, which can change the word's meaning.

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Give an example of deleting an initial phoneme from the word 'cat'.

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If you delete the initial phoneme 'c' from 'cat', you get 'at'.

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What is the initial phoneme in the word 'dog'?

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The initial phoneme in the word 'dog' is 'd'.

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How does deleting the initial phoneme affect the word 'bat'?

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Deleting the initial phoneme 'b' from 'bat' gives you 'at'.

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What is the purpose of deleting initial phonemes in phonics?

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The purpose is to help children understand how sounds work in words and improve their reading skills.

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Can you delete the initial phoneme from the word 'star'? What do you get?

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Yes, deleting the initial phoneme 's' from 'star' gives you 'tar'.

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What is an example of a word that does not change meaning when the initial phoneme is deleted?

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The word 'spare' becomes 'pare' when the initial phoneme 's' is deleted, but they have different meanings.

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What is the initial phoneme in the word 'fish'?

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The initial phoneme in the word 'fish' is 'f'.

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How can deleting initial phonemes help with spelling?

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It helps children recognize patterns in words and understand how to break down words into sounds.

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