Reading Academy

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a letter in the alphabet that represents a speech sound made with an open vocal tract. The vowels in English are A, E, I, O, and U.

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What are the vowels in the English alphabet?

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The vowels in the English alphabet are A, E, I, O, and U.

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a letter in the alphabet that represents a speech sound made by obstructing the airflow in some way. Examples include B, C, D, F, etc.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound, such as 'ch' in 'chop' or 'sh' in 'ship'.

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What is a blend?

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A blend is a combination of two or more consonants where each sound is heard, such as 'bl' in 'black' or 'st' in 'stop'.

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What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word. It usually contains a vowel sound.

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What is a phoneme?

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word. For example, the word 'cat' has three phonemes: /k/, /æ/, and /t/.

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What is a word family?

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A word family is a group of words that share a common base or root word, such as 'cat', 'cats', 'catty'.

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What is a rhyming word?

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A rhyming word is a word that has the same ending sound as another word, such as 'bat' and 'hat'.

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What is a high-frequency word?

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A high-frequency word is a word that appears often in written text, such as 'the', 'and', 'is'.