LETRS Unit 1 Test Questions with Correct Answers
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER -the rule system within a language by which phonemes can be
SEQUENCED , COMBINED, AND PRONOUNCED to make words
Syllable - CORRECT ANSWER -the UNIT OF PRONUNCIATION that is organized around a vowel; it
may or may not have a consonant after the vowel
Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER -the conscious awareness of the INDIVIDUAL SPEECH
SOUNDS (consonants and vowels) in spoken syllables and the ability to consciously manipulate
those sounds
Phonics - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of the relationships between LETTERS AND THE
SOUNDS THEY REPRESENT ; also used as a descriptor for code-based instruction
Orthography - CORRECT ANSWER -a WRITING SYSTEM for representing language
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of MEANINGFUL UNITS IN A LANGUAGE and HOW
THE UNITS ARE COMBINED in word formation
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER -the SMALLEST MEANINGFUL UNIT of language; it may be a
word or part of a word; it may be a single sound one syllable or multiple syllables
Morphophonemic - CORRECT ANSWER -a deep alphabetic writing system organized by BOTH
"SOUND-SYMBOL" correspondences and MORPHOLOGY (meaningful parts)
Cognate - CORRECT ANSWER -a word in one language that shares a COMMON ANCESTORS AND
COMMON MEANINGS with a word in another language
, Metalinguistic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER -the ability to THINK ABOUT and reflect on the
structure of LANGUAGE itself
Decoding - CORRECT ANSWER -the ability to TRANSLATE a word from PRINT TO SPEECH, usually
by employing knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences
Discourse - CORRECT ANSWER -written or spoken communication "OR THE EXCHANGE " OF
INFORMATION AND IDEAS usually longer than a sentence between individuals or between the
writer and the reader
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of WORD AND PHRASE MEANINGS and relationships
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER -the system of rules governing PERMISSIBLE WORD ORDER in
sentences
Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER -the system of rules and CONVENTIONS FOR USING LANGUAGE
and related gestures in SOCAIL CONTEXT.
Orthographic mapping - CORRECT ANSWER -the MENTAL PROCESS used to STORE WORDS for
immediate and effortless RETRIEVAL . It requires phonemic awareness, letter-sound knowledge,
and the mechanism for sight word learning
Lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER -the name for the MENTAL DICTIONARY in every person's
PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSING SYSTEM
Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER -a LETTER OR LETTER COMBINATION THAT SPELLS A PHONEME,
can be one, two, three, or four letters in English.
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER -the rule system within a language by which phonemes can be
SEQUENCED , COMBINED, AND PRONOUNCED to make words
Syllable - CORRECT ANSWER -the UNIT OF PRONUNCIATION that is organized around a vowel; it
may or may not have a consonant after the vowel
Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER -the conscious awareness of the INDIVIDUAL SPEECH
SOUNDS (consonants and vowels) in spoken syllables and the ability to consciously manipulate
those sounds
Phonics - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of the relationships between LETTERS AND THE
SOUNDS THEY REPRESENT ; also used as a descriptor for code-based instruction
Orthography - CORRECT ANSWER -a WRITING SYSTEM for representing language
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of MEANINGFUL UNITS IN A LANGUAGE and HOW
THE UNITS ARE COMBINED in word formation
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER -the SMALLEST MEANINGFUL UNIT of language; it may be a
word or part of a word; it may be a single sound one syllable or multiple syllables
Morphophonemic - CORRECT ANSWER -a deep alphabetic writing system organized by BOTH
"SOUND-SYMBOL" correspondences and MORPHOLOGY (meaningful parts)
Cognate - CORRECT ANSWER -a word in one language that shares a COMMON ANCESTORS AND
COMMON MEANINGS with a word in another language
, Metalinguistic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER -the ability to THINK ABOUT and reflect on the
structure of LANGUAGE itself
Decoding - CORRECT ANSWER -the ability to TRANSLATE a word from PRINT TO SPEECH, usually
by employing knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences
Discourse - CORRECT ANSWER -written or spoken communication "OR THE EXCHANGE " OF
INFORMATION AND IDEAS usually longer than a sentence between individuals or between the
writer and the reader
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of WORD AND PHRASE MEANINGS and relationships
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER -the system of rules governing PERMISSIBLE WORD ORDER in
sentences
Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER -the system of rules and CONVENTIONS FOR USING LANGUAGE
and related gestures in SOCAIL CONTEXT.
Orthographic mapping - CORRECT ANSWER -the MENTAL PROCESS used to STORE WORDS for
immediate and effortless RETRIEVAL . It requires phonemic awareness, letter-sound knowledge,
and the mechanism for sight word learning
Lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER -the name for the MENTAL DICTIONARY in every person's
PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSING SYSTEM
Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER -a LETTER OR LETTER COMBINATION THAT SPELLS A PHONEME,
can be one, two, three, or four letters in English.
