2nd Grade Phonics Review

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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 an open vocal tract. The vowels in English are A, E, I, O, U.

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What is a beginning sound?

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The beginning sound is the first sound you hear in a word. For example, in the word 'cat', the beginning sound is 'c'.

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Which letters are vowels?

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The vowels in the English alphabet 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 is not a vowel. Examples include B, C, D, F, G, etc.

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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. For example, 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

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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' or 'ch' in 'chop'.

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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 still be heard, like 'bl' in 'black'.

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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, like the 'k' in 'knight'.

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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. For example, 'cat' has one syllable, and 'butter' has two.

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What is a homophone?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, like 'to', 'two', and 'too'.