Phonics

Front

What is Phonics?

Back

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

Front

What sound does the letter 'T' make?

Back

The letter 'T' makes the /t/ sound, as in 'top'.

Front

What sound does the letter 'P' make?

Back

The letter 'P' makes the /p/ sound, as in 'paper'.

Front

What is a vowel?

Back

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

Front

What is a consonant?

Back

A consonant is a letter that represents a speech sound made by partially or completely blocking the airflow. Examples include B, C, D, F, G.

Front

What is a syllable?

Back

A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word. For example, 'cat' has one syllable, while 'happy' has two.

Front

What is a blend in phonics?

Back

A blend is when two or more consonants are combined, and each sound can be heard. For example, 'bl' in 'black'.

Front

What is a digraph?

Back

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

Front

What is a rhyme?

Back

A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems or songs, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

Front

What is a sight word?

Back

A sight word is a word that is recognized immediately without having to sound it out, such as 'the', 'and', or 'is'.