"vowel"
"consonant"
Theories
Words starting with "Ph"
Random vocabulary!
100
"a,e,i,o,u" and sometimes "w and y".
What is vowels.
100
A letter that is NOT a vowel.
What is a consonant.
100
The theory that explains the incredibly fast ability of the brain to recognize words and associate them with meaning.
What is parallel distributed processing.
100
The smallest unit of speech. Also known as speech sounds.
What is phonemes.
100
To "figure out the pronunciation" of a word.
What is decode.
200
Vowels that say their names.
What is long vowels.
200
Two or more consonants where you can hear both sounds.
What is consonant blends.
200
Decoding words occurs when the brain _____.
What is recognizes a familiar spelling pattern.
200
The ability to manipulate the sounds in words.
What is phonemic awareness.
200
To write or spell a word.
What is encode.
300
When a vowel has a short sound or is silent.
What is short vowels.
300
Another word for consonant blends.
What is consonant clusters.
300
Readers recognize most words immediately and automatically without using context.
What is true.
300
Rimes in printed words.
What is phonograms.
300
Words with the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.
What is homographs.
400
Two vowel letters that make on sound.
What is vowel digraphs.
400
"sh, ch, wh, th, ph".
What is consonant digraph.
400
Children who can decode will learn sight words better. (true or false)
What is true.
400
The awareness that spoken language is composed of separate words that make up sentences.
What is phonological awareness.
400
Words with different spellings and meanings that are pronounced the same.
What is homophones.
500
Syllables that have two vowels with one sound.
What is vowel team syllables.
500
Syllables that end with le.
What is consonant le syllables.
500
Children need systematic phonics instruction. The best approach is synthetic. (true or false)
What is false. There is no best approach. (synthetic, analytic, and analogic)
500
The study of speech sounds.
What is phonology.
500
The vowel in an unaccented syllable, sounds like "uh".
What is schwa.
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