Phonics Fun

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What is phonics?

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Phonics is a way of teaching reading and writing by helping students understand the sounds that letters make.

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What sound does the letter 'a' make?

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The letter 'a' can make the short sound as in 'apple' and the long sound as in 'cake'.

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Which word has the 'ow' sound?

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The word 'owl' has the 'ow' sound.

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What is a vowel?

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

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a letter that represents a speech sound made by partially or completely blocking the airflow.

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Which word is spelled correctly? (Options: cat, kat, catt)

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The correct spelling is 'cat'.

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Which word is spelled correctly? (Options: dog, dawg, dogg)

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The correct spelling is 'dog'.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is two letters that make one sound, like 'sh' in 'ship'.

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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, like 'bl' in 'black'.

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What sound does the letter 'e' make?

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The letter 'e' can make the short sound as in 'bed' and the long sound as in 'me'.