Mackey wants to encourage his students to divide words into onsets and rhymes in an effort to promote phonemic awareness. Which activity would be most appropriate?
A)Asking them to identify the vowels in the word zoo
B)Asking them to identify the consonants in the word zoo
C)Asking them to identify the number of syllables in the word zoo
D)Saying the word zoo and then pronouncing it as /z/and then /oo/with a pause between sounds

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If Mr. Mackey wants to encourage his students to divide words into onsets and rhymes in an effort to promote phonemic awareness, he should say the word zoo and then pronounce it as /z/and then /oo/with a pause between sounds. An onset is the part of the syllable that precedes the vowel of the syllable. A rhyme is the part of a syllable which consists of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it. The number of vowels, consonants, and syllables is irrelevant in this situation.

Mackey Wants to Encourage His Students to Divide Words into Onsets