Phoneme Substitution

Front

What is a phoneme?

Back

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

Front

What does it mean to substitute a phoneme?

Back

To substitute a phoneme means to replace one sound in a word with another sound to create a new word.

Front

What is the medial sound in the word 'bat'?

Back

The medial sound in 'bat' is /a/.

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What is the final sound in the word 'bun'?

Back

The final sound in 'bun' is /n/.

Front

What is the initial sound in the word 'car'?

Back

The initial sound in 'car' is /k/.

Front

If you change the medial sound in 'fan' to /a/, what is the new word?

Back

The new word is 'fan' (no change, as it already has /a/ in the medial position).

Front

If you change the final sound in 'fin' to /n/, what is the new word?

Back

The new word is 'fin' (no change, as it already has /n/ in the final position).

Front

What is an example of a word that changes from 'bat' to 'bat' when the medial sound is /a/?

Back

The word remains 'bat'.

Front

What happens when you change the initial sound in 'cat' to /k/?

Back

The new word is 'cat' (no change, as it already has /k/ in the initial position).

Front

What is the new word if you change the medial sound in 'man' to /a/?

Back

The new word is 'man' (no change, as it already has /a/ in the medial position).