Word Endings Quiz

Questions and Answers

What is the Alphabetic Principle?

The idea that sounds can be represented by symbols

What is phonemic awareness?

Recognition of phonemes, ability to segment words into constituent phonemes, ability to blend phonemes and substitute phonemes to make new words

What is the focus of phonological awareness?

Recognition of the distinct segments of spoken sound: words, syllables, and phonemes

What is the primary goal of teaching young students the Alphabetic Principle?

To instruct students in recognizing that sounds can be represented by symbols Signup and view all the answers

What is a morpheme?

A unit of language that creates individual meaning when combined with other morphemes Signup and view all the answers

In phonics, what does 'onset' refer to?

The first consonant in a syllable Signup and view all the answers

What is synthetic phonics?

A method that teaches the basics of grapheme-phoneme relationships and helps students blend those patterns into words Signup and view all the answers

What does decoding involve in reading?

Using both prior knowledge of spelling conventions and phonemic knowledge to read a word Signup and view all the answers

What is analogy phonics?

Activating prior knowledge by comparing a new word to a familiar word Signup and view all the answers

What is analytic phonics?

A method that teaches students to analyze letter-sound relationships in words Signup and view all the answers

What are phonemes?

The smallest units of spoken language representing the smallest sounds in every word spoken in any language Signup and view all the answers

What is the alphabetic principle?

The idea that letters represent sounds Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of morphemes in forming words?

Creating meaning Signup and view all the answers

What is the suffix "-er" an example of?

A morpheme that conveys meaning on its own Signup and view all the answers

What does segmenting mean in the context of spoken language?

Breaking down words into their component phonemes Signup and view all the answers

What is phonemic awareness focused on?

Making students conscious of the finite number of phonemes in a language and their ability to recognize, distinguish, and manipulate them Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following explicit phonics instructional methods begins with a spoken word and ends with a written word?

Phonics through spelling Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between analogy phonics and analytic phonics?

Analogy phonics incorporates words from previous lessons. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following explicit phonics instructional methods focuses on incidental, non-systematic instruction?

Embedded phonics Signup and view all the answers

In which approach are students actively engaged in determining which letters to choose in order to represent the sounds in their words?

Phonics through spelling Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is integral to analogy phonics?

Recognizing when words begin or end with the same sound Signup and view all the answers

What is more successful with truly phonemic languages such as Spanish?

Spelling Phonics Signup and view all the answers

What is a drawback many see with embedded phonics?

It is not systematic and explicit. Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of analytic phonics?

Starting at the whole word level and then analyzing their component phonemes. Signup and view all the answers

What does synthetic phonics start at?

The phoneme level and builds toward the word level. Signup and view all the answers

What is a drawback of embedded phonics according to some circles?

It lacks connection to real words. Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary focus of synthetic phonics?

Establishing a connection to the Alphabetic Principle by decoding. Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Phonemes are the smallest units of spoken language, representing the smallest sounds in every word ever spoken in any language.
Each language has a different number of phonemes to convey meaning.
English is a complex language when it comes to graphemes and phonemes, as shown in the example of the digraph "ghoti" representing the phoneme /f/ in the word "enough."
Morphemes are the smallest units of language that create meaning.
A morpheme can be a single phoneme, a combination of phonemes, or a prefix or suffix.
The suffix "-er" is a morpheme that conveys meaning on its own, indicating "one who does the action of the verb."
Morphemes can be indicated by brackets in written language.
The alphabetic principle is the idea that letters represent sounds.
Graphemes are the symbols that represent phonemes, in English, they are letters.
Digraphs are graphemes made up of more than one letter, like "ch" in the word "choke."
Segmenting means breaking down words into their component phonemes.
Speech organs and locations are the physical structures used to produce speech sounds.
The process of moving from sound to meaning involves understanding morphemes and their roles in forming words.
The example of the word "choker" shows how multiple morphemes can combine to create a single word with meaning.
The plural morpheme "-s" is another example of a morpheme that conveys meaning.
Graphemes and phonemes work together to create the language that we share.
The specialist terminology of the discipline includes the alphabetic principle, phoneme, grapheme, digraph, morpheme, segmenting, speech organs, and locations.
Phonemic awareness is the goal of making students conscious of the finite number of phonemes in a language and their ability to recognize, distinguish, and manipulate them.