Phonics Pretest

What "a" is the correct sound for short "a"?

• cat

• lake

• wall

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

What does encoding mean?

• The ability to instantly recognize words without needing to break them down.

• The process of sounding out written words by applying letter-sound relationships.

• The process of converting spoken sounds into written letters to spell words.

• The ability to understand the meaning of words through context clues.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What syllable type ends in a vowel and the vowel says its name?

• closed

• open

• r-controlled

• vowel team

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is a phoneme?

• A written letter or group of letters that represent a sound in a word.

• The smallest unit of sound in spoken language.

• A group of letters that form a syllable.

• A visual representation of a word used to build sight word recognition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

What is the role of decoding in reading development?

• It’s not necessary once students know sight words.

• It helps students memorize books.

• It allows students to sound out and read unfamiliar words.

• It replaces comprehension.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Which of the following words is an r-controlled syllable?

• starch

• strive

• string

• riot

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

When do you use the long spelling of /ch/, /j/, and /k/?

• right after a short vowel and at the end of a word

• At the beginning of a word

• Right after a long vowel and before a silent e

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

What is a digraph?

• Two consonants that make one sound.

• Two consonants that make two separate sounds.

• A word with more than one syllable.

• Two vowels that fall next to each other.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix -ing mean?

• a person who

• happening right now

• the most

• more than 1

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

When does s say /z/?

• In between two vowels

• at the end of a word

• in the middle of a two-syllable word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F