CORE Chapter 1 Quiz

Approximately how many different phonemes are in spoken American English?

• 67

• 26

• 43

• 220

Which of the following describes the difference between a phoneme and a grapheme?

• A grapheme is written and a phoneme is spoken

• A grapheme is a vowel and a phoneme is a consonant

• A grapheme is a larger unit than a phoneme

• A grapheme is a group of letters and a phoneme is one letter

Mark all of the consonant phonemes that are voiced.

• /t/

• /g/

• /m/

• /w/

• /ch/

Mark all of the consonant phonemes that are continuous.

• /t/

• /w/

• /m/

• /s/

• /ch/

How are the different vowel sound produced?

• By blocking or obstructing airflow out of the mouth

• By changing the position of the tongue and lips

• By vibrating the vocal cords at different pitches

Which of the following words contains only open syllables?

• heavy

• music

• veto

• seesaw

Which is the onset in the word "flame"?

• f-

• fl-

• fla-

• -ame

• -me

Which phrase describes the word mailbox?

• A bound morpheme + a derivational suffix

• Two free morphemes

• One free morpheme + one bound morpheme

• Two bound morphemes

What changes when you add the derivational suffix "-ful" to the word "care"?

• The syllable stressed when speaking

• The part of speech

• The first vowel sound

All of these syllable divisions are correct for reading except which one?

• ap-ple

• ca-bin

• hun-dred