Counting phonemes
How many phonemes are in the word, "cat."
three
What is the smallest individual speech sound called?
phoneme
The sound some people add to a letter sound that can bring confusion to reading and writing.
What is a schwa?
What are two words that begin with the short /e/ sound?
Answers may vary.
Map the word "sun".
s-u-n
How many phonemes are in the word "ship"
3
What is a letter or group of letters that make a sound called?
grapheme
The correct sound for the letter, "b."
What is /b/? No /u/ after!
What are two words that have a short /e/ sound in the middle?
answers may vary
What are the words called that have a part that is spelled irregularly? They are more difficult to read and spell.
Heart words
How many phonemes are in the word "show"?
2
How many sounds are in the English language?
44
The correct sound for the letter, "d."
What is /d/? No /u/!
What is the most common way to spell the short /e/ sound?
e
Map the word "school".
s-ch-oo-l
How many phonemes are in the word "said"?
3
What are two letters that make one sound called?
example: "ch"
digraph
The correct sound for the letter, "p?"
What is /p/? No u!
How do you spell the short /e/ sound in the word bread?
ea
Map the word been.
b-ee-n
How many phonemes are in the word "brother"?
What is 5?
This word means how we spell a word. When we turn phonemes into graphemes.
encoding
What are three ways you can spell the "c" sound?
c, k and ck
What are three ways you can spell the short /e/ sound and give me an example of each.
Answers may vary.
Map the word "leather".
l-ea-th-er