REVIEW 2026 STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
1
2
3
4 Answer: 3
◉ How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4 Answer: It is not 2
Apparently it's 1
,◉ What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment,
blend, and manipulate individual phonemes in spoken words is
important for reading an alphabetic writing system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of
independent readers. Answer: This skill ultimately supports the
ability to read words "by sight."
◉ Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness
are most likely to make progress if the teacher provides which
practice?
shows a letter and asks the students to produce a corresponding
phoneme
asks students to listen to words such as flap, rap, snap, and boat and
choose the one that doesn't rhyme
models how to repeat and clap the syllables in words
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that
target phonemes are formed in the mouth Answer: asks students to
look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes
are formed in the mouth
, ◉ Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of
phonemic awareness?
the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new
word
the student saying each syllable in a three-syllable word
the student breaking a word into its onset and rime
the student identifying the first sound in a word Answer: the student
substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word
◉ A student spells skin as "sgin." What type of phonological error
did she make?
consonant substitution due to visual confusion of letters
substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant
substitution of a voiceless consonant for an unvoiced consonant
substitution of a nasal for a nonnasal consonant Answer:
substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant
◉ Having students listen to a word, say it, and then mentally reverse
the sounds in the word is an instructional activity that would be
most appropriate for which students?
those who have mastered matching uppercase and lowercase letters