Multi-Subject CST:Birth to 2nd grade ELA
(211) questions and answers with solutions 2025/2026
Phoneme - ANSWER a phoneme is the smallest part of spoken language
that makes a difference in the
meaning of words. English has 41 phonemes. A few words, such as a or
oh, have only one
phoneme. Most words, however, have more than one phoneme: The
word if has two phonemes
(/i/ /f/); check has three phonemes (/ch/ /e/ /k/), and stop (/s/ /t/ /o/
/p/) has four
phonemes. Sometimes one phoneme is represented by more than one
letter.
Grapheme - ANSWER a grapheme is the smallest part of written
language that represents a phoneme in the
spelling of a word. A grapheme may be just one letter, such as b, d, f, p,
s; or several letters,
such as ch, sh, th, -ck, ea, -igh.
Phonics - ANSWER The understanding that there is a predictable
relationship between phonemes (sounds
of spoken language) and graphemes (the letters and spellings that
represent those sounds in
, written language).
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER The ability to hear, identify, and
manipulate individual sounds -
phonemes - in spoken words. This is purely an auditory skill and does
NOT involve a
connection to the written form of language
Phonological Awareness: - ANSWER A broad term that includes
phonemic awareness. In addition to
phonemes, phonological awareness activities can involve work with
rhymes, words, syllables, and
onsets and rimes.
Syllable - ANSWER A word part that contains a vowel, or, in spoken
language, a vowel sound
Onset and Rime: - ANSWER Parts of spoken language that are smaller
than syllables but larger than
phonemes. An onset is the initial consonant sound of a syllable; a rime is
the part of a syllable
that contains the vowel and all that follows it. STOP (st = onset; op =
rime)
(211) questions and answers with solutions 2025/2026
Phoneme - ANSWER a phoneme is the smallest part of spoken language
that makes a difference in the
meaning of words. English has 41 phonemes. A few words, such as a or
oh, have only one
phoneme. Most words, however, have more than one phoneme: The
word if has two phonemes
(/i/ /f/); check has three phonemes (/ch/ /e/ /k/), and stop (/s/ /t/ /o/
/p/) has four
phonemes. Sometimes one phoneme is represented by more than one
letter.
Grapheme - ANSWER a grapheme is the smallest part of written
language that represents a phoneme in the
spelling of a word. A grapheme may be just one letter, such as b, d, f, p,
s; or several letters,
such as ch, sh, th, -ck, ea, -igh.
Phonics - ANSWER The understanding that there is a predictable
relationship between phonemes (sounds
of spoken language) and graphemes (the letters and spellings that
represent those sounds in
, written language).
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER The ability to hear, identify, and
manipulate individual sounds -
phonemes - in spoken words. This is purely an auditory skill and does
NOT involve a
connection to the written form of language
Phonological Awareness: - ANSWER A broad term that includes
phonemic awareness. In addition to
phonemes, phonological awareness activities can involve work with
rhymes, words, syllables, and
onsets and rimes.
Syllable - ANSWER A word part that contains a vowel, or, in spoken
language, a vowel sound
Onset and Rime: - ANSWER Parts of spoken language that are smaller
than syllables but larger than
phonemes. An onset is the initial consonant sound of a syllable; a rime is
the part of a syllable
that contains the vowel and all that follows it. STOP (st = onset; op =
rime)
