WorksheetsPhonological/Phonemic Awareness
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Phonemic awareness is:
a)
a. a strong predictor of future reading success
b)
b. a sub skill of phonological awareness
c)
c. a foundational reading skill
d)
d. all of the above
2.
There are _______ sounds in the English language:
a)
a. exactly 26
b)
b. more than 60
c)
c. more than 40
d)
d. exactly 52
3.
Phoneme blending is:
a)
a. easier than syllable blending
b)
b. harder than onset and rime
c)
c. easier than identifying rhyming words
d)
d. easier than phoneme addition, deletion, and substitution
4.
The onset sound(s) is the:
a)
a. last sound in a syllable
b)
b. the vowel and any following consonant sounds at the end of a syllable
c)
c. the vowel sound in a syllable
d)
d. sounds before the vowel in a syllable
5.
The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _________ language."
a)
a. spoken
b)
b. written
c)
c. informal
d)
d. formal
6.
The word eight has how many phonemes?
a)
a. 5
b)
b. 4
c)
c. 3
d)
d. 2
7.
Phonological awareness is:
a)
a. a person’s ability to hear sound structures of speech
b)
b. a person’s ability to manipulate sound structures of speech
c)
c. a print-free skill set
d)
d. all of the above
8.
How are phonemes represented in writing to differentiate them from actual words?
a)
a. by placing the letters between slashes /b/
b)
b. by placing the letters between asterisks *b*
c)
c. by placing the letters in parentheses (b)
d)
d. by placing the letters between percent signs %b%
9.
How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges?
a)
a. 1
b)
b. 2
c)
c. 3
d)
d. 4
10.
Which of the following is an example of phoneme segmentation?
a)
a. a child telling his teacher that the first sound in run is /r/
b)
b. a child sounding out an unknown word ("/b/ /e/ /s/ /t/ ... best")
c)
c. a child telling his teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
d)
d. a child telling his teacher that the last sound in cup is /p/
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