2025/2026, 100% Verified. 103Q&A.
A / an ____________ is a written or printed representation of a phoneme.
grapheme
The written word ship has _______________ graphemes.
three
Readers often use surrounding words and other information such as ____________ during word
analysis.
context clues
The term graphophonic relationships refers to the relationships between letters and
_____________.
sounds
The word jogging has _________________ morphemes.
two
Orthography is best defined as .......
the writing system of a language
If children can identify words in oral language, break words into syllables, or know how to rhyme
one word with another, we can be confident that they have developed _______________.
phonological awareness
When children are able to identify ______________ and _____________ in a language, we can be
confident that they have developed phonological awareness.
phonological awareness
The written word fast has _____________ graphemes.
three
A/an ____________ is the smallest single unit of sound in a language.
phoneme
About 80% of children develop phonemic awareness by the middle of second grade.
false, first
The extent to which children acquire _______________ awareness in kindergarten predicts
reasonably well their ability to read in later grades.
phonemic
, A close relationship between _______________ and _______________ in a language is referred to
as the alphabetic principle.
letters and sound
Phonemic awareness takes place in _____________ language; phonics takes place in
____________ language.
oral
written
___________________ awareness is the conscious awareness of language as an object at the word
and syllable level.
phonological
_________________ is the understanding that words may be manipulated with rhyming and word
play games.
phonological awareness
Usually phonemic awareness develops before phonological awareness.
false, phonological before phonemic
Which is an example of phonological awareness?
tap out syllables in a word
___________________ awareness is the conscious awareness of language as an object at the
individual sound level.
phonemic
For English Learners, it is considered best if phonological and phonemic awareness are developed
in the first language.
true
Give an example of a consonant blend
scale, string, squirrel
Give an example of a consonant digraph
blue, bread
There are _____________ rime patterns which account for ______________ words that appear in
beginning reading texts.
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The three main categories of consonant blends are: (1) those with ___________ as the final letter;
(2) those with __________ as the beginning letter; and (3) those with ____________ as the final
letter.