RDNG 351 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
How are phonological and phonemic awareness different? - ANS phonemic awareness refers
to one's ability to isolate and manipulate phonemes while phonological awareness refers to
awareness of all constituent sounds in words
Which of the following defines a syllable? - ANS a unit of speech organized around a vowel
sound
How many syllables are in the word NATIONALITY? - ANS 5
How many syllables are in the word CLEANED? - ANS 1
How many phonemes or distinct speech sounds in the word STRAIGHT? - ANS 5
How many phonemes or distinct speech sounds are in the word EXPLAIN? - ANS 6
How many phonemes or distinct speech sounds are in the word RACING? - ANS 5
Which word has a schwa sound?
story
definition
eagerly
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, formulate - ANS definition
A morpheme refers to: - ANS a single unit of meaning
If a student spells electricity as "elektrisuty" which of the following is most likely true? -
ANS The student does not know the base word and suffix from which the word is created
The /k/ sounds in lake and lack are spelled differently. Why is lack spelled with ck? - ANS ck is
used immediately after a short vowel
The unit of pronunciation in the English language is what? - ANS the syllable
Effectiveness is not a feature of a teacher of reading, it is a goal to which they should strive -
ANS true
Why is there a double n in stunning? - ANS because the word ends in a single consonant
preceded by a single vowel, and the ending begins with a vowel
A students writes: "I have finely finished my math project." Her misspelling of the word finally
most likely indicates that she: - ANS has not matched spelling to meaning parts of the word
Mrs. Jaxon wants to know which of her first-grade students are able to manipulate phonemes in
spoken words. Which activity would be most appropriate to help Mrs. Jaxon determine which of
her first-grade students are able to manipulate sounds in spoken words? - ANS If you drop
the /r/ sound in frog, what is left?
Which of the following is a feature of English spelling? - ANS words never end in the letters
"j" and "v"
Which is an example of manipulating phonemes? - ANS change the spoken word rat to sat
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
How are phonological and phonemic awareness different? - ANS phonemic awareness refers
to one's ability to isolate and manipulate phonemes while phonological awareness refers to
awareness of all constituent sounds in words
Which of the following defines a syllable? - ANS a unit of speech organized around a vowel
sound
How many syllables are in the word NATIONALITY? - ANS 5
How many syllables are in the word CLEANED? - ANS 1
How many phonemes or distinct speech sounds in the word STRAIGHT? - ANS 5
How many phonemes or distinct speech sounds are in the word EXPLAIN? - ANS 6
How many phonemes or distinct speech sounds are in the word RACING? - ANS 5
Which word has a schwa sound?
story
definition
eagerly
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, formulate - ANS definition
A morpheme refers to: - ANS a single unit of meaning
If a student spells electricity as "elektrisuty" which of the following is most likely true? -
ANS The student does not know the base word and suffix from which the word is created
The /k/ sounds in lake and lack are spelled differently. Why is lack spelled with ck? - ANS ck is
used immediately after a short vowel
The unit of pronunciation in the English language is what? - ANS the syllable
Effectiveness is not a feature of a teacher of reading, it is a goal to which they should strive -
ANS true
Why is there a double n in stunning? - ANS because the word ends in a single consonant
preceded by a single vowel, and the ending begins with a vowel
A students writes: "I have finely finished my math project." Her misspelling of the word finally
most likely indicates that she: - ANS has not matched spelling to meaning parts of the word
Mrs. Jaxon wants to know which of her first-grade students are able to manipulate phonemes in
spoken words. Which activity would be most appropriate to help Mrs. Jaxon determine which of
her first-grade students are able to manipulate sounds in spoken words? - ANS If you drop
the /r/ sound in frog, what is left?
Which of the following is a feature of English spelling? - ANS words never end in the letters
"j" and "v"
Which is an example of manipulating phonemes? - ANS change the spoken word rat to sat
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