ICLA Standard 1 Exam with Correct Answers
1. oral language composed of semantics (meaning), syntax (sentence), morphology (word parts),
pragmatics, phonology (rhyme, syllables, phonemic awareness (segment, blend,
manipulation))
2. accuracy this is the ability to recognize or decode words correctly
3. affix most commonly a suflx or prefix attached to a base word, stem, or root
4. aliteracy students who can read fairly well but choose not to
5. alliteration the occurrence in a phrase or line of speech of two or more words having the
same beginning sound (ex: big burly bears bashed berry baskets)
6. alphabetic princi- 1. the principle that letters are used to represent individual phonemes in the
ple spoken word
2. representing the sounds of speech with a set of distinct symbols (letters), each
denoting a single sound
7. analogy phonics in this approach, students learn how to use a phonogram, or rime, in a familiar
word to identify an unfamiliar word having the same rime
8. analytic phonics word study that divides words into their elemental parts through phonemic,
orthographic, and morphological analysis
9. automaticity refers to the speed and accuracy of word recognition and spelling; automaticity is
the goal of word study instruction and frees cognitive resources for comprehen-
sion
10. base word a word to which prefixes and/or suflxes are added (ex: the base word of un-
wholesome is whole)
11. blends a phonics term for an orthographic unit of two or three letters at the beginning
or end of words that are blended together; every sound represented in a blend
is pronounced, if only briefly
, ICLA Standard 1 Exam with Correct Answers
12. l-blends ex: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl
13. s-blends ex: sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, scr, squ, str, spr, spl
14. r-blends br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr
15. final blends lk, ps, ts, mp, nd, st, lt, ft, nk, lp, sk, nt, nd, ld, lf, pt, ct, sp
16. bound mor- meaning units of the language (morphemes) that cannot stand alone as a word
pheme (ex: respected has three bound morphemes: re+spect+ed)
17. choral reading oral reading done in unison with another person or persons
18. closed sort word or picture sort based on predetermined categories
19. closed syllable 1. a syllable that ends with or is "closed" by a consonant sound
2. a syllable ending in one or more consonants and having a short-vowel sound
spelled with one vowel letter (VC, CVC, CCVC, CVCC)
20. cognates words in ditterent languages derived from the same root
21. compound words made up of two or more smaller words; a compound word may or may not
words be hyphenated, depending on its part of speech
22. Concepts about understandings about how books are organized (front-to-back page turning,
Print (CAP) titles, illustrations), how print is oriented on the page (top to bottom, left to right),
and features of print such as punctuation and capitalizations
23. consonant letters that are not vowels (a, e, i, o, u); whereas vowel sounds are thought of as
musical, consonant sounds are known for their noise and the way in which air is
constricted as it is stopped and released or forced through the vocal tract, mouth,
teeth, and lips
24. consonant blend
1. oral language composed of semantics (meaning), syntax (sentence), morphology (word parts),
pragmatics, phonology (rhyme, syllables, phonemic awareness (segment, blend,
manipulation))
2. accuracy this is the ability to recognize or decode words correctly
3. affix most commonly a suflx or prefix attached to a base word, stem, or root
4. aliteracy students who can read fairly well but choose not to
5. alliteration the occurrence in a phrase or line of speech of two or more words having the
same beginning sound (ex: big burly bears bashed berry baskets)
6. alphabetic princi- 1. the principle that letters are used to represent individual phonemes in the
ple spoken word
2. representing the sounds of speech with a set of distinct symbols (letters), each
denoting a single sound
7. analogy phonics in this approach, students learn how to use a phonogram, or rime, in a familiar
word to identify an unfamiliar word having the same rime
8. analytic phonics word study that divides words into their elemental parts through phonemic,
orthographic, and morphological analysis
9. automaticity refers to the speed and accuracy of word recognition and spelling; automaticity is
the goal of word study instruction and frees cognitive resources for comprehen-
sion
10. base word a word to which prefixes and/or suflxes are added (ex: the base word of un-
wholesome is whole)
11. blends a phonics term for an orthographic unit of two or three letters at the beginning
or end of words that are blended together; every sound represented in a blend
is pronounced, if only briefly
, ICLA Standard 1 Exam with Correct Answers
12. l-blends ex: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl
13. s-blends ex: sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, scr, squ, str, spr, spl
14. r-blends br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr
15. final blends lk, ps, ts, mp, nd, st, lt, ft, nk, lp, sk, nt, nd, ld, lf, pt, ct, sp
16. bound mor- meaning units of the language (morphemes) that cannot stand alone as a word
pheme (ex: respected has three bound morphemes: re+spect+ed)
17. choral reading oral reading done in unison with another person or persons
18. closed sort word or picture sort based on predetermined categories
19. closed syllable 1. a syllable that ends with or is "closed" by a consonant sound
2. a syllable ending in one or more consonants and having a short-vowel sound
spelled with one vowel letter (VC, CVC, CCVC, CVCC)
20. cognates words in ditterent languages derived from the same root
21. compound words made up of two or more smaller words; a compound word may or may not
words be hyphenated, depending on its part of speech
22. Concepts about understandings about how books are organized (front-to-back page turning,
Print (CAP) titles, illustrations), how print is oriented on the page (top to bottom, left to right),
and features of print such as punctuation and capitalizations
23. consonant letters that are not vowels (a, e, i, o, u); whereas vowel sounds are thought of as
musical, consonant sounds are known for their noise and the way in which air is
constricted as it is stopped and released or forced through the vocal tract, mouth,
teeth, and lips
24. consonant blend
