Phonemic Awareness and Phonics — TN TET English Questions

5 free practice questions on Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, out of 25 in this topic, for Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET) aspirants. Each one shows the correct answer and a full explanation.

Q1Easy

Which of the following is a CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) word?

  1. acat✓ Correct
  2. beagle
  3. cplay
  4. dstreet

Explanation

"cat" follows the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern: c-a-t. "play" and "street" contain blends; "eagle" has more than three letters/sounds in that pattern.

Q2Easy

In the word "stop", the letters "st" form a:

  1. aDigraph (two letters making one new sound)
  2. bSilent letter combination
  3. cVowel team
  4. dConsonant blend (two consonant sounds blended together, each sound heard)✓ Correct

Explanation

A consonant blend joins two or more consonants where each sound is still heard, e.g., "st" in stop, "bl" in black.

Q3Easy

In the word "ship", the letters "sh" form a:

  1. aSilent letter
  2. bDigraph — two letters that together make one single new sound✓ Correct
  3. cConsonant blend where both sounds are heard separately
  4. dLong vowel sound

Explanation

A digraph is two letters combining to represent one sound, e.g., "sh" in ship, "ch" in chip, "th" in this.

Q4Easy

Which word rhymes with "cake"?

  1. acat
  2. bkey
  3. clake✓ Correct
  4. dcook

Explanation

"lake" ends with the same sound (-ake) as "cake", making them rhyming words.

Q5Easy

Teaching a child that the letter "b" makes the sound /b/ is an example of teaching:

  1. aReading comprehension
  2. bLetter-sound correspondence✓ Correct
  3. cPunctuation
  4. dSentence structure

Explanation

Letter-sound correspondence is the foundational phonics skill of linking a written letter to its spoken sound.

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