Deck 6: Phonics

Question 1

_______ letters are more consistent in the sounds they represent than are _______ letters.

Answer 1

Consonant; vowel

Question 2

The schwa sound is ordinarily found in

A)unaccented syllables.
B)accented syllables.
C)one-syllable words.
D)None of these.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In a(n)_______ approach, students are taught an initial set of key (or familiar)words with which to compare unknown words.

Answer 3

analogy,phonogram,word family

Question 4

In an analytic-_______ lesson, students draw a generalization from examples; in an analytic-_______ lesson, the teacher states a generalization that the students apply to decoding words.

Question 5

How many phonemes are in the word plush ?

Question 6

Of the following words, the one that contains a soft c sound is

A)cent .
B)cannon .
C)cat .
D)cute .

Question 7

When does the letter y have the characteristics of a vowel?

A)in the initial position in a word or syllable
B)in the final position in a word or syllable
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B

Question 8

The phonics teaching approach used does not matter as much as the fact that the teacher

A)primarily uses the synthetic phonics approach.
B)tries all the various approaches.
C)systematically includes phonics in lesson plans.
D)uses worksheets daily to help children learn the sounds of letters.

Question 9

The relevance of learning sound-symbol associations is much clearer when children see letters and sounds as

A)part of a meaning-bearing system.
B)isolated bits of information.
C)necessary to moving on to the next grade.
D)part of a complete curriculum.

Question 10

In a one-syllable word, the letter or letters before a vowel is called the _______.

Question 11

Words contain as many syllables as they have _______ sounds.

Question 12

A(n)_______ is a letter or group of letters that form a pronunciation unit.

Question 13

Every syllable contains a

A)consonant sound.
B)vowel sound.
C)digraph.
D)diphthong.

Question 14

Teachers can use _______ to teach rhyming words.

Question 15

When kn are the first two letters in a word, the _______ is not sounded.

Question 16

A single vowel preceding an r

A)usually has a long sound.
B)usually has a short sound.
C)is sounded but is neither long nor short.
D)is not sounded.

Question 17

When does the letter w have the characteristics of a consonant?

A)in the initial position in a word or syllable
B)in the final position in a word or syllable
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B

Question 18

Rote knowledge of phonics generalizations

A)will produce a skillful decoder.
B)is generally only of temporary value.
C)is more effective than connecting the generalizations to experience.
D)requires that children write down everything they know about the generalization.

Question 19

A _______ is the smallest unit of meaningful sound in a language.

Question 20

The term for two or more adjacent consonants in the same syllable, with each individual sound retaining its identity, is

A)consonant blend .
B)consonant digraph .
C)diphthong .
D)schwa.

Question 21

Tyler used his knowledge of phonics to determine the word what. He used the short /a/ sound for the vowel, and the word he formed did not sound exactly like what. Instead, Tyler's pronunciation rhymed with the word cat. However, he was able to infer the correct word what from his approximation. Chen, an English-language learner, was not able to make these types of approximations. Explain why ELLs may have more difficulty obtaining an approximate pronunciation for words that do not follow regular generalization rules.

Question 22

Name the accented and unaccented syllables in the word "synthetic." What is the difference between open and closed syllables?

Question 23

Mr. Ortega, a new teacher at your elementary school, asks you how much instructional time and emphasis he should place on phonics instruction for his first-grade students. Provide a response to him, being sure to discuss the rationale for teaching phonics and reasons why phonics should not be the only emphasis of reading instruction.

Question 24

One report states that "helping children invent spellings is one of the best ways to teach phonemic awareness and phonics." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Question 25

Describe two ways you might use poetry to teach sounds.

Question 26

You have been teaching your first-grade students about onsets and rimes and decide to create a word wall to display the ones you have taught so far. Sketch a picture of your word wall (or use the drawing tools in your online course management system)after you have taught three different rimes to your students. Be sure to label each rime group on your word wall.

Question 27

Cite some examples of how you might teach sound-symbol associations to English-language learners using multisensory approaches such as visuals, gestures, facial expressions, directions, and storytelling.

Question 28

Explain how you might lead students to make a generalization about pronouncing rhyming words.

Question 29

Case analysis: Ms. Carter is a third-grade teacher. As she listens to Mark read orally, she is determined to see that he applies the phonics skills he knows. Mark stops reading in confusion when he encounters the word thorough . Ms. Carter says, "Sound it out." What is your analysis of this situation? What would you have done? Why?

Question 30

For an analytic phonics approach to be used, students need to build up a small store of _______ ______ first.