Phonics Practice

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What is a vowel?

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

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What is a consonant?

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

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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. Example: 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word. It usually contains a vowel sound. Example: 'cat' has one syllable, 'happy' has two.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound. Example: '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 can be heard. Example: 'bl' in 'black' or 'st' in 'stop'.

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What is a vowel sound?

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A vowel sound is the sound made by a vowel letter in a word. Example: the 'o' in 'go' is a vowel sound.

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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. Example: the 'k' in 'knight'.

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What is a rhyming word?

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Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound. Example: 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Example: 'un-' in 'unhappy'.