Phonemic Awareness (Kindergarten Review)

Front

What is phonemic awareness?

Back

Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

Front

What does it mean for words to rhyme?

Back

Words rhyme when they have the same ending sound, such as 'cat' and 'hat'.

Front

How can you identify the beginning sound of a word?

Back

You can identify the beginning sound by listening to the first sound you hear when the word is spoken.

Front

What is a phoneme?

Back

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word that can change its meaning.

Front

How many sounds are in the word 'cat'?

Back

The word 'cat' has 3 sounds: /k/, /æ/, /t/.

Front

What is blending in phonemic awareness?

Back

Blending is the ability to combine individual sounds to form a word.

Front

What is segmenting in phonemic awareness?

Back

Segmenting is the ability to break a word down into its individual sounds.

Front

Can you give an example of a word that rhymes with 'dog'?

Back

A word that rhymes with 'dog' is 'frog'.

Front

What is the first sound in the word 'sun'?

Back

The first sound in the word 'sun' is /s/.

Front

How many sounds are in the word 'fish'?

Back

The word 'fish' has 3 sounds: /f/, /ɪ/, /ʃ/.