Introduction to Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

What is linguistics?

• The study of the smallest units of meaning

• The scientific study of language and its structure

• The study of how sounds form

• The study of the syntax of a sentence

What is Phonetics?

• The branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning

• The branch of linguistics that deals with the study of syntax

• The branch of linguistics that deals with the study of morphology

• The branch of linguistics that deals with speech sounds

The branches of phonetics are articulatory, auditory, and acoustics.

• True

• False

Articulation is the name given to the movement of the tongue, palate, velum, and lips (speech structures) to produce vowel and consonant sounds.

• True

• False

The main difference between consonant sounds and vowels sounds is:

• The position of the teeth

• The constriction of air

• The position of the tongue

• The position of the lips

What are morphemes?

• The smallest grammatical unit of symbols

• The smallest grammatical unit of sound

• The smallest grammatical unit of syntax

• The smallest grammatical unit of speech/meaning

Phonemes are the smallest unit of speech sound.

• True

• False

Phonemes are the symbols that represent graphemes.

• True

• False

Phonemic awareness includes the following skills: isolation, blending, segmentation, addition, deletion, and __________.

• Substitution

• Division

• Multiplication

• Syllable Manipulation

Phonemic awareness is an umbrella term that includes phonological awareness.

• True

• False