Phonemic Awareness

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What is phonemic awareness?

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

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What is a phoneme?

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

Front

How many phonemes are in the word 'cat'?

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3 phonemes: /k/, /æ/, /t/.

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

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/d/.

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How many sounds are in the word 'box'?

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4 sounds: /b/, /ɒ/, /k/, /s/.

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What is the last sound in the word 'jumped'?

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/d/.

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How many sounds are in the word 'high'?

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2 sounds: /h/, /aɪ/.

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What is the third sound in the word 'splash'?

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/l/.

Front

How many sounds are in the word 'splash'?

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5 sounds: /s/, /p/, /l/, /æ/, /ʃ/.

Front

What is the second sound in the word 'frog'?

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/r/.