STR Phonics and Decoding 2

Question 1

What is a consonant blend (consonant cluster)?

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Two or more adjacent consonants where each individual sound can still be heard

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Two letters that make one unified, new sound together

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A silent letter combination found at the end of words

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A vowel and consonant combination that creates a modified sound

Question 2

Why does the letter 'c' make a /s/ sound in 'city' but a /k/ sound in 'cat'?

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The soft/hard consonant rule based on the vowel that follows

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The position of the consonant within the syllable structure

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The vowel length principle governing adjacent sounds

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The consonant digraph rule for letter combinations

Question 3

What is a vowel team?

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Two or more vowels working together to represent a single vowel sound

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A vowel appearing in an unstressed, reduced syllable

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A vowel paired with a silent consonant to modify its sound

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Two adjacent vowels where each vowel retains its own separate sound

Question 4

In the vowel-consonant-e (VCe) syllable pattern, what role does the final 'e' play?

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It causes the preceding vowel to make its long sound

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It adds an extra syllable to the pronunciation of the word

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It makes the preceding consonant become silent

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It softens the sound of the consonant that precedes it

Question 5

Decodable texts are primarily designed to:

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Contain words that primarily use phonics patterns students have already been taught

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Introduce as many new vocabulary words as possible across multiple genres

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Feature predictable, repetitive language patterns for whole-word memorization

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Present rich literary language that motivates reluctant readers

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of 'word sorting' activities in phonics instruction?

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To help students discover and internalize spelling patterns by categorizing words

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To develop phonemic awareness through purely auditory listening tasks

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To practice alphabetical ordering and dictionary reference skills

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To build reading fluency through timed reading of high-frequency word lists

Question 7

Which instructional practice best supports students in reading multisyllabic words?

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Teaching syllabication strategies to break long words into decodable parts

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Teaching students to guess based on the first letter and surrounding context clues

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Having students memorize multisyllabic words as unanalyzed sight words

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Encouraging students to skip difficult words and focus on overall passage meaning