Question

A student tries to sound out by associating sound with _____ letter and, perhaps, another letter or two; guesses at the rest; Match all sounds on consonant and vowel charts to key words and common spellings.

A) Adjacent
B) Initial
C) Medial
D) Consecutive

Answer 1

The student tries to sound out words by associating sounds with the initial letters. To practice, letters that represent certain sounds are identified and underlined in various words. For example, [b], [t], and [d] are underlined in the words 'behind', 'itself', and 'wonderful' respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

A student tries to sound out by associating sound with an initial letter and, perhaps, another letter or two; guesses at the rest; Match all sounds on consonant and vowel charts to key words and common spellings.

Show Answer

1. Underline the letter that spells [b] in the word behind: behind.
2. Underline the letter that spells [t] in itself: itself.
3. Underline the letter that spells [d] in wonderful: wonderful.

Review

1. The letters that spell the sound [ch] can be ch, tch, or sometimes t.

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• The sound [s] can be spelled s, ss, or c.
• Three-letter word with [s] sound: icy.
• Four-letter words with [s] sound: kiss, once, song.