STR Phonemic Awareness 2

Question 1

Which task requires a student to say 'cat' without the /k/ sound?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme deletion

Answer

Phoneme deletion involves removing a specific sound from a word and saying what remains. Removing /k/ from 'cat' leaves 'at'.

Question 2

A teacher says '/m/ /ae/ /p/' and asks students to blend the sounds into a word. What phonemic awareness skill is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme blending

Answer

Phoneme blending is the ability to combine individually spoken phonemes into a whole word. Blending /m/ /ae/ /p/ produces 'map'.

Question 3

Which sequence correctly arranges phonemic awareness tasks from least to most complex?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme recognition, Blending, Segmentation, Manipulation

Answer

Research shows rhyme recognition is earliest, followed by blending, then segmentation, with manipulation (deletion/substitution) being most complex.

Question 4

A student can clap syllables in words but struggles to identify the first sound in a word. This suggests the student needs practice with:

Accepted Answer

Phoneme isolation

Answer

Phoneme isolation, which is identifying a single phoneme in a specific position, is the skill the student is struggling with despite having syllable-level awareness.

Question 5

Which activity best develops phoneme substitution skills?

Accepted Answer

Telling students to say 'bat' but change /b/ to /s/

Answer

Phoneme substitution directly practices replacing one phoneme with another, as in changing /b/ in 'bat' to /s/ to make 'sat'.

STR - Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

STR - Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

STR Phonemic Awareness 2