LETRS Phonological Awareness 3

Question 1

Which word pair demonstrates alliteration rather than rhyme?

Accepted Answer

'Silver' and 'silly'

Answer

Alliteration involves shared initial sounds; 'silver' and 'silly' both begin with /s/, while the other pairs share ending rimes.

Question 2

A student can clap syllables but cannot isolate the first phoneme of a word. This suggests the student:

Accepted Answer

Is developing normally since phoneme awareness comes after syllable awareness

Answer

Phonological awareness develops hierarchically; syllable awareness precedes phoneme awareness, so this pattern reflects typical developmental progression.

Question 3

What is phoneme substitution?

Accepted Answer

Replacing one phoneme in a word with a different phoneme

Answer

Phoneme substitution involves replacing one phoneme with another, such as changing /k/ in 'cat' to /b/ to make 'bat.'

Question 4

How many syllables does the word 'celebration' have?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

The word 'celebration' has 5 syllables: cel-e-bra-tion... actually: cel-e-bra-tion = 4 syllables. The correct segmentation is /sel/ /ə/ /brā/ /shən/ = 4 syllables.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme addition task?

Accepted Answer

'What word do you get if you add /s/ to the beginning of 'lip'?'

Answer

Phoneme addition requires students to add a phoneme to an existing word to create a new word, as in adding /s/ to 'lip' to make 'slip.'

(LETRS) Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Practice Test

(LETRS) Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Practice Test

LETRS Phonological Awareness 3