NYSTCE Early Childhood CST Part 1
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Phoneme -
correct answer ✅the smallest part of spoken language that makes
a difference in the meaning of words, represented by letters
between slash marks
Grapheme -
correct answer ✅the smallest part of written language that
represents a phoneme in the spelling of a word, may be one letter
(ex: "b") or several letters (ex: "sh")
Phonics -
correct answer ✅the fairly predictable relationship between
phonemes and graphemes.
Phonemic Awareness -
correct answer ✅ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the
individual sounds--phonemes--in spoken words.
Phonological Awareness -
correct answer ✅a broad term that includes phonemic awareness
and involves work with rhymes, words, syllables, and onset and
rimes.
, NYSTCE Early Childhood CST Part 1
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Onset -
correct answer ✅initial consonant(s) sound of a syllable (ex: "b" in
bag)
Rime -
correct answer ✅the part of the syllable that contains the vowel
and all that follows it (ex: "im" in swim).
Phoneme Isolation -
correct answer ✅recognize individual sounds in a word
Phoneme Identity -
correct answer ✅recognize the same sounds in different words
Phoneme Categorization -
correct answer ✅recognize a word with a sound that does not
match the sound in the other words
Phoneme Blending -
correct answer ✅combine the phonemes to form a word
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Phoneme -
correct answer ✅the smallest part of spoken language that makes
a difference in the meaning of words, represented by letters
between slash marks
Grapheme -
correct answer ✅the smallest part of written language that
represents a phoneme in the spelling of a word, may be one letter
(ex: "b") or several letters (ex: "sh")
Phonics -
correct answer ✅the fairly predictable relationship between
phonemes and graphemes.
Phonemic Awareness -
correct answer ✅ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the
individual sounds--phonemes--in spoken words.
Phonological Awareness -
correct answer ✅a broad term that includes phonemic awareness
and involves work with rhymes, words, syllables, and onset and
rimes.
, NYSTCE Early Childhood CST Part 1
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Onset -
correct answer ✅initial consonant(s) sound of a syllable (ex: "b" in
bag)
Rime -
correct answer ✅the part of the syllable that contains the vowel
and all that follows it (ex: "im" in swim).
Phoneme Isolation -
correct answer ✅recognize individual sounds in a word
Phoneme Identity -
correct answer ✅recognize the same sounds in different words
Phoneme Categorization -
correct answer ✅recognize a word with a sound that does not
match the sound in the other words
Phoneme Blending -
correct answer ✅combine the phonemes to form a word
