Test1. PHONICS

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What is phonics?

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Phonics is a method of teaching reading and writing by developing learners' phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes in spoken words.

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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 is the difference between a vowel and a consonant?

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Vowels are speech sounds produced without any significant constriction of the airflow in the vocal tract, while consonants are produced with some degree of constriction.

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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 a combination of two or more consonants where each sound is heard, such as 'bl' in 'black' or 'st' in 'stop'.

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What is syllable stress?

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Syllable stress refers to the emphasis placed on certain syllables within words, which can change the meaning or pronunciation.

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What is a schwa?

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The schwa is the most common vowel sound in English, represented by the symbol 'ə', and is typically found in unstressed syllables.

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What is the role of context in phonics?

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Context helps readers use surrounding words and sentences to decode unfamiliar words and understand their meanings.

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What is a homophone?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings, such as 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What is a sight word?

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Sight words are common words that children are encouraged to recognize without having to sound them out, such as 'the', 'and', and 'is'.