Phonics

What is Segmenting?

• Segmenting is the process of breaking a word down into its individual sounds (phonemes).

• Segmenting is the process of combining sounds to form a word.

• Segmenting is the process of identifying the meaning of a word.

• Segmenting is the process of writing a word in different languages.

What is a CVC Word?

• A three-letter word that follows the pattern consonant-vowel-consonant, such as 'bat', 'cat', or 'dog'.

• A word that contains at least one vowel and one consonant.

• A word that is made up of only vowels.

• A word that has more than three letters.

What is a Syllable?

• A unit of sound in a word that can be pronounced in one go.

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A grammatical term for a part of speech.

• A synonym for a word.

What is a Rime?

• The part of a syllable that contains the vowel and any following consonants.

• A type of rhyme used in poetry.

• A unit of sound that includes a consonant and a vowel.

• A grammatical term for a type of sentence structure.

What is a Consonant?

• A letter that represents a speech sound made by partially or completely blocking the airflow.

• A letter that represents a vowel sound in speech.

• A letter that is always silent in words.

• A letter that can only be found at the beginning of words.

What is a Word Family?

• A group of words that share a common feature or pattern, such as 'cat', 'hat', and 'bat', which all share the '-at' rime.

• A collection of synonyms that have similar meanings.

• A set of words that are all nouns and related to a specific topic.

• A group of words that are all verbs and describe actions.

What is a Blend?

• A group of two or three consonants that appear together in a word, where each consonant sound can be heard.

• A type of vowel sound that changes in pronunciation.

• A combination of two or more words to create a new meaning.

• A single consonant sound that stands alone in a word.

What is a Short Vowel?

• A vowel sound pronounced quickly, like the 'a' in 'cat' or the 'e' in 'bed'.

• A vowel sound that is elongated, such as the 'a' in 'cake'.

• A consonant sound that is pronounced quickly, like the 'b' in 'bat'.

• A vowel sound that is silent, such as the 'e' in 'time'.

What is a Long Vowel?

• A vowel sound that is pronounced the same as the letter name, such as the 'a' in 'cake' or the 'e' in 'see'.

• A vowel sound that is pronounced shorter than the letter name.

• A vowel sound that is always followed by a consonant.

• A vowel sound that can only be found in diphthongs.

What is a Vowel?

• A letter that represents a speech sound made with an open vocal tract.

• A letter that represents a speech sound made with a closed vocal tract.

• A letter that is always silent in a word.

• A letter that can only be found at the beginning of a word.