Phonics

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What is the sound of the letter 'm'?

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The sound of the letter 'm' is /m/ as in 'man'.

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What is the sound of the letter 'b'?

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The sound of the letter 'b' is /b/ as in 'bus'.

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What is the sound of the letter 'p'?

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The sound of the letter 'p' is /p/ as in 'pan'.

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What is the sound of the letter 'g'?

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The sound of the letter 'g' is /g/ as in 'goat'.

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound made with an open vocal tract, such as '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 obstructing airflow, such as 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f', 'g'.

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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, typically containing a vowel.

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What is a rhyme?

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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is blending in phonics?

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Blending is the process of combining individual sounds to form a word, such as /m/ + /a/ + /t/ = 'mat'.

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What is segmenting in phonics?

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Segmenting is the process of breaking a word into its individual sounds, such as 'cat' = /k/ + /a/ + /t/.