Connecticut Foundations of Reading Test Connecticut Foundations of Reading Test Phonological & Phonemic Awareness 2

Question 1

Which of the following words contains exactly three phonemes?

Accepted Answer

Ship

Answer

'Ship' has three phonemes: /ʃ/, /ɪ/, /p/, making it the correct choice.

Question 2

A student is asked to change the first sound in 'bat' to /s/ to make a new word. This task is called:

Accepted Answer

Phoneme substitution

Answer

Phoneme substitution involves replacing one phoneme in a word with another to form a new word.

Question 3

Which progression correctly reflects the developmental sequence of phonological awareness skills from simplest to most complex?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme → syllable → onset-rime → phoneme

Answer

Research shows phonological awareness develops from larger units (rhyme, syllable) to smaller units (onset-rime, individual phoneme).

Question 4

When a teacher asks students which word does NOT rhyme — 'cat, hat, dog' — what skill is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme discrimination

Answer

Rhyme discrimination requires students to identify whether words share the same rime unit, distinguishing rhyming from non-rhyming words.

Question 5

The onset in the word 'frog' is:

Accepted Answer

/fr/

Answer

The onset is all consonants before the vowel in a syllable; in 'frog,' the consonant cluster /fr/ is the onset.

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