LETRS UNIT 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
phonics4-4ans--
The4study4of4the4relationships4between4letters4and4the4sounds4they4represent,4also4used
4as4a4descriptor4for4code4based4instruction
phonemic4awareness4-4ans--
a4conscious4awareness4of4individual4speech4sounds4(consonants4and4vowels)4in4spoken
4syllables4and4the4ability4to4consciously4manipulate4sounds
syllable4-4ans--
a4unit4of4pronunciation4that4is4organized4around4a4vowel,4it4may4or4may4not4have4a4cons
onant4after4the4vowel
orthography4-4ans--a4writing4system4for4representing4language
morphophonemic4-4ans--a4deep4alphabetic4writing4system4organized4by4both4sound-
symbol4correspondences4and4morphology
morpheme4-4ans--
the4smallest4meaningful4unit4of4language,4it4may4be4a4word4or4a4part4of4a4word,4it4may4be
4single4sound,4one4syllable4or4multiple4syllables
cognate4-4ans--
a4word4in4one4language4that4shares4a4common4anscestor4and4common4meanings4with4a
4word4in4another4language
metalinguistic4awareness4-4ans--
the4ability4to4think4about4adn4reflect4on4the4structure4of4language4itself.
decoding4-4ans--
the4ability4to4translate4a4word4from4print4to4speech,4usually4by4employing4knowledge4of4s
ound4symbol4correspondences
ANSWERS
phonics4-4ans--
The4study4of4the4relationships4between4letters4and4the4sounds4they4represent,4also4used
4as4a4descriptor4for4code4based4instruction
phonemic4awareness4-4ans--
a4conscious4awareness4of4individual4speech4sounds4(consonants4and4vowels)4in4spoken
4syllables4and4the4ability4to4consciously4manipulate4sounds
syllable4-4ans--
a4unit4of4pronunciation4that4is4organized4around4a4vowel,4it4may4or4may4not4have4a4cons
onant4after4the4vowel
orthography4-4ans--a4writing4system4for4representing4language
morphophonemic4-4ans--a4deep4alphabetic4writing4system4organized4by4both4sound-
symbol4correspondences4and4morphology
morpheme4-4ans--
the4smallest4meaningful4unit4of4language,4it4may4be4a4word4or4a4part4of4a4word,4it4may4be
4single4sound,4one4syllable4or4multiple4syllables
cognate4-4ans--
a4word4in4one4language4that4shares4a4common4anscestor4and4common4meanings4with4a
4word4in4another4language
metalinguistic4awareness4-4ans--
the4ability4to4think4about4adn4reflect4on4the4structure4of4language4itself.
decoding4-4ans--
the4ability4to4translate4a4word4from4print4to4speech,4usually4by4employing4knowledge4of4s
ound4symbol4correspondences