STR Phonics and Decoding 2

Question 1

What is a consonant blend (consonant cluster)?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A consonant blend is a group of two or more consonants in which each consonant sound is heard, such as 'bl' in 'black' or 'str' in 'string.'

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

The soft/hard consonant rule states that 'c' (and 'g') typically make their soft sounds before 'e,' 'i,' or 'y,' and their hard sounds before other letters.

Question 3

What is a vowel team?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A vowel team is a combination of two or more vowels representing a single vowel sound, such as 'ea' in 'bean' or 'ai' in 'rain.'

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

It causes the preceding vowel to make its long sound

Answer

In the VCe or 'magic e' pattern, the final 'e' is itself silent but signals that the preceding vowel makes its long sound, as in 'make,' 'pine,' or 'note.'

Question 5

Decodable texts are primarily designed to:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Decodable texts are constructed to contain words made up of letter-sound patterns that have already been explicitly taught, giving students practice applying their phonics knowledge.

STR - Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

STR - Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

STR Phonics and Decoding 2