Building & Decoding Words

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What is a word?

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A word is a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used to form sentences.

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What does it mean to change a sound in a word?

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Changing a sound in a word means replacing one sound with another to create a new word.

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What is a phoneme?

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word that can change its meaning.

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What is the word 'whine' changed to when /wh/ is replaced with /sw/?

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swine

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What is the word 'space' changed to when /sp/ is replaced with /tr/?

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trace

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What is the word 'made' changed to when /m/ is replaced with /tr/?

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trade

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What is the word 'rice' changed to when /r/ is replaced with /spl/?

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splice

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What is the word 'dine' changed to when /d/ is replaced with /wh/?

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whine

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What is a blend in phonics?

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A blend is a combination of two or more consonants where each sound is heard, like 'bl' in 'black'.

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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'.