2nd Grade Phonics and Language Review

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What is a vowel?

Back

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

Front

What sound does the letter 'u' make in the word 'stew'?

Back

In the word 'stew', the letter 'u' makes a long vowel sound, similar to the sound in 'cute'.

Front

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'stew'?

Back

The word 'cute' has the same vowel sound as 'stew'.

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, etc.

Front

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'skirt'?

Back

The word 'work' has the same vowel sound as 'skirt'.

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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 'butterfly' has three.

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How many syllables are in the word 'banana'?

Back

The word 'banana' has three syllables: ba-na-na.

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What is a digraph?

Back

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?

Back

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

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What is a rhyming word?

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A rhyming word is a word that has the same ending sound as another word, like 'cat' and 'hat'.