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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Phonics
Which word does not belong with the others?
Hint: Think of long and short vowels.
Sad
Mate
Rake
Make
Sad
To help us answer this question, say each of the answer choices aloud to yourself.
Rake
Make
Mate
Sad
Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words.
Rake
Make
Mate
Sad
All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not.
Rake, make, and mate all have a long vowel sound.
Sad has a short vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a short vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others.
Example Question #2 : Phonics
Which word does not belong with the others?
Hint: Think of long and short vowels.
Map
Cake
Bat
Act
Cake
To help us answer this question, say each of the answer choices aloud to yourself.
Act
Bat
Map
Cake
Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words.
Act
Bat
Map
Cake
All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not.
Act, bat, and map all have a short vowel sound.
Cake has a long vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a long vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others.