PRAXIS Teaching Reading: Phonics and Word Analysis 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word demonstrates an r-controlled vowel?
- bird (Correct answer)
- bide
- bead
- bid
Correct answer: bird
In 'bird' the 'r' alters the vowel sound, producing the r-controlled /ur/ sound.
Question 2: A teacher introduces word families such as -at, -an, and -ap. This approach primarily builds skill with:
- Onset and rime (Correct answer)
- Syllable stress
- Morphological analysis
- Diphthongs
Correct answer: Onset and rime
Word families teach rimes, helping students decode by analogy using the onset and rime structure.
Question 3: Which pair of words contains a diphthong?
- coin, loud (Correct answer)
- cat, dog
- seed, feet
- ran, sit
Correct answer: coin, loud
'Coin' (oi) and 'loud' (ou) each contain a diphthong, a vowel sound that glides between two positions.
Question 4: The most effective sequence for systematic phonics instruction generally moves from:
- Simple, high-utility patterns to more complex patterns (Correct answer)
- Multisyllabic words to single sounds
- Comprehension strategies to letter sounds
- Silent reading to phonemic awareness
Correct answer: Simple, high-utility patterns to more complex patterns
Systematic phonics follows a planned scope and sequence from simple, frequently used patterns to more complex ones.
Question 5: A student can read 'cat' but not 'scat.' Targeted instruction should focus on:
- Decoding consonant blends (Correct answer)
- Vowel team rules
- Suffix meaning
- Reading fluency rate
Correct answer: Decoding consonant blends
The added 'sc' is a consonant blend, so the student needs practice blending adjacent consonant sounds.
Question 6: Which activity best develops phoneme segmentation?
- Tapping out each sound in a word with counters (Correct answer)
- Identifying the main idea of a passage
- Matching pictures to vocabulary words
- Copying a sentence from the board
Correct answer: Tapping out each sound in a word with counters
Using counters or taps to mark each sound helps students break a word into its individual phonemes.
Question 7: Knowing that 'tele-' means 'distant' helps a reader understand 'telescope' and 'telephone.' This is an example of using:
- Greek and Latin roots and affixes (Correct answer)
- Context clues from the sentence
- Onset-rime analogy
- Sight-word recall
Correct answer: Greek and Latin roots and affixes
Recognizing the meaningful word part 'tele-' is structural/morphological analysis using roots and affixes.
PRAXIS Teaching Reading: Phonics and Word Analysis 3
Which word demonstrates an r-controlled vowel?