OAE Phonics and Word Recognition 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The word 'strength' contains how many phonemes?
- 5
- 6
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 7
The word 'strength' contains 7 phonemes: /s/ /t/ /r/ /e/ /ng/ /k/ /th/.
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of a vowel diphthong?
- The 'ea' in 'beat'
- The 'oi' in 'coin' (Correct answer)
- The 'ou' in 'you'
- The 'ee' in 'feet'
Correct answer: The 'oi' in 'coin'
A diphthong is a vowel sound that glides from one position to another within the same syllable; 'oi' in 'coin' is a classic example.
Question 3: An r-controlled vowel (as in 'car,' 'bird,' 'horn') is sometimes called a 'bossy r' because:
- The r is always silent
- The r changes the expected sound of the preceding vowel (Correct answer)
- The r adds an extra syllable to the word
- The r makes the vowel long
Correct answer: The r changes the expected sound of the preceding vowel
When a vowel is followed by 'r,' the r changes or controls the vowel's pronunciation so it is neither a standard short nor long vowel.
Question 4: A student successfully reads 'unhappy' by recognizing 'un-' as a prefix. This strategy is best described as:
- Context clue use
- Morphemic analysis (Correct answer)
- Phoneme blending
- Sight word recognition
Correct answer: Morphemic analysis
Morphemic analysis involves using knowledge of meaningful word parts (morphemes) such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots to decode and understand words.
Question 5: Which syllable type contains a vowel followed by a consonant within the same syllable?
- Open syllable
- Closed syllable (Correct answer)
- Vowel team syllable
- Silent-e syllable
Correct answer: Closed syllable
A closed syllable ends in a consonant, which closes the vowel and typically makes it short.
Question 6: When a student decodes 'blend' by recognizing /bl/ followed by /end/, they are using knowledge of:
- Consonant digraphs
- Consonant blends (Correct answer)
- Vowel digraphs
- Syllable division
Correct answer: Consonant blends
A consonant blend (or cluster) consists of two or more consecutive consonants whose individual sounds are each pronounced.
OAE Phonics and Word Recognition 2
The word 'strength' contains how many phonemes?