LETRS UNIT 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
phonics3-3ans--
The3study3of3the3relationships3between3letters3and3the3sounds3they3represent,3also3used
3as3a3descriptor3for3code3based3instruction
phonemic3awareness3-3ans--
a3conscious3awareness3of3individual3speech3sounds3(consonants3and3vowels)3in3spoken
3syllables3and3the3ability3to3consciously3manipulate3sounds
syllable3-3ans--
a3unit3of3pronunciation3that3is3organized3around3a3vowel,3it3may3or3may3not3have3a3cons
onant3after3the3vowel
orthography3-3ans--a3writing3system3for3representing3language
morphophonemic3-3ans--a3deep3alphabetic3writing3system3organized3by3both3sound-
symbol3correspondences3and3morphology
morpheme3-3ans--
the3smallest3meaningful3unit3of3language,3it3may3be3a3word3or3a3part3of3a3word,3it3may3be
3single3sound,3one3syllable3or3multiple3syllables
cognate3-3ans--
a3word3in3one3language3that3shares3a3common3anscestor3and3common3meanings3with3a
3word3in3another3language
metalinguistic3awareness3-3ans--
the3ability3to3think3about3adn3reflect3on3the3structure3of3language3itself.
decoding3-3ans--
the3ability3to3translate3a3word3from3print3to3speech,3usually3by3employing3knowledge3of3s
ound3symbol3correspondences
ANSWERS
phonics3-3ans--
The3study3of3the3relationships3between3letters3and3the3sounds3they3represent,3also3used
3as3a3descriptor3for3code3based3instruction
phonemic3awareness3-3ans--
a3conscious3awareness3of3individual3speech3sounds3(consonants3and3vowels)3in3spoken
3syllables3and3the3ability3to3consciously3manipulate3sounds
syllable3-3ans--
a3unit3of3pronunciation3that3is3organized3around3a3vowel,3it3may3or3may3not3have3a3cons
onant3after3the3vowel
orthography3-3ans--a3writing3system3for3representing3language
morphophonemic3-3ans--a3deep3alphabetic3writing3system3organized3by3both3sound-
symbol3correspondences3and3morphology
morpheme3-3ans--
the3smallest3meaningful3unit3of3language,3it3may3be3a3word3or3a3part3of3a3word,3it3may3be
3single3sound,3one3syllable3or3multiple3syllables
cognate3-3ans--
a3word3in3one3language3that3shares3a3common3anscestor3and3common3meanings3with3a
3word3in3another3language
metalinguistic3awareness3-3ans--
the3ability3to3think3about3adn3reflect3on3the3structure3of3language3itself.
decoding3-3ans--
the3ability3to3translate3a3word3from3print3to3speech,3usually3by3employing3knowledge3of3s
ound3symbol3correspondences