MAP MAP Early Literacy (K-2) 2

Question 1

What is a consonant blend?

Accepted Answer

Two or more consonants together where each sound is heard, like 'bl' in 'blue'

Answer

A consonant blend (also called a cluster) combines two or more consonants where each letter's individual sound is heard, such as 'br' in 'bread.'

Question 2

The word 'bat' belongs to which word family?

Accepted Answer

-at family (cat, rat, hat)

Answer

The word 'bat' belongs to the -at word family because it ends in the -at phonogram, shared by cat, rat, hat, and mat.

Question 3

What is a compound word?

Accepted Answer

A word made by combining two smaller words

Answer

A compound word is formed by joining two independent words together, such as 'sunlight' (sun + light) or 'bedroom' (bed + room).

Question 4

What is a syllable?

Accepted Answer

A unit of pronunciation with one vowel sound

Answer

A syllable is a unit of sound that contains exactly one vowel sound; the word 'basket' has two syllables: bas-ket.

Question 5

What is a digraph?

Accepted Answer

Two letters that work together to make one new sound, like 'sh' or 'ch'

Answer

A digraph is two letters that produce a single, distinct phoneme, such as 'sh', 'ch', 'th', and 'ph'.

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