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Competency 5 Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A morpheme is...

a)

The smallest unit of language that has meaning.

b)

The smallest unit of sound in a word that makes a difference in its pronunciation, as well as its meaning, from another word.

c)

Units (typically containing a single vowel sound) within words

d)

The beginning consonant sounds of words (e.g. sw-im)

2.

Elkonin boxes are...

a)

An instructional method to teach Structural Word Order

b)

An instructional method used to build phonological awareness by segmenting words into individual sounds

c)

The smallest unit of sound in a word that makes a difference in its pronunciation

d)

an instructional method used to identify syllables in word by segmenting closed and open syllables

3.

Noam Chomsky's theory was...

a)

The Theory of Universal Language

b)

The Theory of Reading Development

c)

The Theory of Pragmatics

d)

The Theory of Universal Grammar

4.

The semantic system...

a)

is vocabulary and meaning. A reader must be able to attach meaning to words and have some prior knowledge to use as a context for understanding the word.

b)

is related to the sounds we hear (both individual letters and letter combinations), the letters of the alphabet and the conventions of print. This cueing system is used extensively by students in the primary as they learn to read and write.

c)

provides information about the form and the structure of the language, including whether or not the word order sounds correct when pronounced.

5.

The phonological system refers to the...

a)

order

b)

meanings

c)

sounds

d)

cultural relevance

6.

A phoneme is...

a)

The smallest unit of language that has meaning.

b)

The smallest unit of sound in a word that makes a difference in its pronunciation, as well as its meaning, from another word.

c)

Structural Word Order

d)

The inverse of phoneme blending and involves sounding out a word

7.

The syntactic system...

a)

is related to the sounds we hear (both individual letters and letter combinations), the letters of the alphabet and the conventions of print. This cueing system is used extensively by students in the primary as they learn to read and write.

b)

is vocabulary. A reader must be able to attach meaning to words and have some prior knowledge to use as a context for understanding the word.

c)

provides information about the form and the structure of the language, including whether or not the word order sounds correct when pronounced. They rely on the basic knowledge of how the English language works, and basic language patterns associated with it.

8.

An onset is...

a)

The letters that follow the beginning sounds

b)

sounding out a word

c)

The smallest unit of language that has meaning

d)

The beginning consonant sounds of words

9.

Syllables are...

a)

Units (typically containing a single open or closed vowel sound) within words

b)

The beginning consonant sounds of words (e.g. sw-im)

c)

The letters that follow the onset (e.g. sw-im)

d)

The inverse of phoneme blending and involves sounding out a word

10.

The pragmatic system...

a)

means a reader must be able to attach meaning to words and have some prior knowledge to use as a context for understanding the word.

b)

provides information about the purposes and needs (social and cultural) the reader has while reading; it governs what the reader considers important and needs to understand.

c)

is related to the sounds we hear (both individual letters and letter combinations), the letters of the alphabet and the conventions of print. This cueing system is used extensively by students in the primary as they learn to read and write.

11.

Phoneme segmentation is...

a)

involves pulling together individual sounds or syllables within words

b)

breaking down words to see if they rhyme

c)

The inverse of phoneme blending and involves sounding out a word. Involves breaking words down into individual sounds or syllables

12.

A rime is...

a)

The beginning consonant sounds of words

b)

The letters that follow the onset

c)

An instructional method used to build phonological awareness by segmenting words into individual sounds

d)

The inverse of phoneme blending and involves sounding out a word