Phonics

What is a sight word?

• A word that is recognized instantly without needing to sound it out, often because it appears frequently in text.

• A word that is only used in academic writing.

• A word that is difficult to pronounce and requires practice.

• A word that is rarely used in everyday language.

What is a phoneme?

• A type of written language

• The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

• A grammatical structure in a sentence

• A synonym for a word

What is a vowel?

• A speech sound produced without significant constriction of airflow in the vocal tract.

• A type of consonant sound that restricts airflow.

• A sound that can only be produced with the mouth closed.

• A letter in the alphabet that represents a sound made with the lips.

What is blending in phonics?

• The process of separating sounds to identify them individually.

• The process of combining individual sounds (phonemes) to form a word.

• The method of teaching reading through visual aids.

• The technique of memorizing words without understanding their sounds.

What sound does the letter 'U' make?

• /ʌ/ as in 'cup'

• /aʊ/ as in 'house'

• /ɛ/ as in 'bed'

• /juː/ as in 'cute'

What is phonics?

• A method of teaching reading and writing by developing learners' phonemic awareness.

• A technique for improving handwriting skills.

• A strategy for memorizing vocabulary words.

• A way to teach mathematics through phonetic sounds.

What sound does the letter 'I' make?

• /ɪ/ as in 'sit'

• /eɪ/ as in 'say'

• /ʊ/ as in 'put'

• /aʊ/ as in 'how'

What is a digraph?

• A combination of two letters that make one sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship'.

• A type of graph that shows the relationship between two variables.

• A musical term for a combination of two notes played together.

• A literary device that uses two characters to represent a single idea.

What sound does the letter 'O' make?

• /ɒ/ as in 'hot'

• /eɪ/ as in 'day'

• /ʌ/ as in 'cup'

• /oʊ/ as in 'go'

What sound does the letter 'E' make?

• /ɛ/ as in 'bed'

• /aɪ/ as in 'ride'

• /oʊ/ as in 'go'

• /iː/ as in 'beet'