Phonics

Question 1

Phonics

Answer 1

relationship between phonology and orthography.

Question 2

Phonology

Answer 2

sounds in speech

Question 3

Orthography

Answer 3

written language/ spelling system of language

Question 4

Grapheme

Answer 4

a letter or combination of letters that represents a phoneme.
Ex: ou, a, th

Question 5

Phoneme

Answer 5

the basic sound unit of speech

/b/ /ch/ /sh/

Question 6

Affix

Answer 6

describes both prefixes and suffixes

ex: dis-, un-, -ful

Question 7

Suffix

Answer 7

affixes that occur at end of word

ex: -ful, -able

Question 8

Prefix

Answer 8

at beginning of word

ex: re-, un-

Question 9

Consonants

Answer 9

phonemes where the air flow is cut off partially or completely
ex: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

Question 10

Consonant Blends

Answer 10

2 or 3 consonants blended together/ each consonant sound is heard
ex: still, lift, bend, jump, strap

Question 11

Consonant digraphs

Answer 11

2 consonants make 1 sound together

ex: CHip, SHirt, THat, WHere, PHone

Question 12

Vowels

Answer 12

Phonemes in which the air flows through the mouth unobstructed
ex: aeiou

Question 13

Short vowels

Answer 13

CVC (consonant vowel consonant) pattern

ex: bad, bed, bid, bud

Question 14

Long vowels

Answer 14

the vowel says its name

ex: make, feet, bike

Question 15

Vowel digraphs

Answer 15

2 vowels represent single sound

ex: bread, book, field

Question 16

Vowel dipthongs

Answer 16

2 vowels where you glide from one to other

ex: oi, oy, ou, ow, ew

Question 17

R-controlled vowels

Answer 17

bossy “r”

ex: award, horse, squirt, stairs

Question 18

L-controlled vowels

Answer 18

vowel sound following ‘L’ may be distorted or influenced by ‘L’
ex: all, full

Question 19

Schwa

Answer 19

the vowel sound of any unaccented syllable in English

ex: About, compEtition, imItation

Question 20

Blending

Answer 20

combining sounds in order to decode

ex: /b/ /e/ /s/ /t/

Question 21

Phonograms

Answer 21

a letter or group of letters that represent a sound
ex: ack, ail, ank, at
(also called rime)

Question 22

Word families

Answer 22

group of words that share same rime

ex: Jack, pack, sack, lack

Question 23

Onsets

Answer 23

consonant sound that precedes vowel in syllable

ex: Cat, TReat, FanTasTic

Question 24

Rimes

Answer 24

the vowel sound and any consonants that follow it in a syllable
ex: cAT, trEAT, fANtAStIC

Question 25

Rhyme

Answer 25

words that share ending sound

ex: cat, fat, sat, pat

Question 26

Syllable

Answer 26

unit of spoken language consisting of single uninterrupted sound
ex: His-tor-y

Question 27

Open Syllable

Answer 27

syllable ends in vowel

ex: TIger, HOtel

Question 28

Closed syllable

Answer 28

syllable ends with consonant sound

ex: tiGER, hoTEL

Question 29

CVC

Answer 29

consonant-vowel-consonant

ex: cat, bed, dad, mad, grad

Question 30

CVVC

Answer 30

consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant

ex: bead, meet, sleep, soap, each

Question 31

VCe

Answer 31

vowel-consonant /silent ‘e’ rule

ex: mad—- made, kite, pole, rule

Question 32

CV

Answer 32

consonant vowel

ex: go, hi

Question 33

Explicit phonics

Answer 33

students are taught letters, letter sounds, and letter-sound pattern in isolation, proceeding to short words

Question 34

Analytic phonics

Answer 34

students are immersed in authentic texts that they can ‘read’ because of their predictability. Instruction draws form authentic texts

Question 35

Predictable text

Answer 35

Texts that support beginning readers through rhyme, repetition, cumulative sequence, or use of the children’s oral language, such as familiar songs
ex: Itsy Bitsy spider

Question 36

Decodable Text

Answer 36

Texts that are written to help students practice decoding words for which they have been explicitly taught the related letter sounds and phonics ‘rules’
ex: Nan can fan Dan