Fundations Level 2 Unit 5 Test

The letter 'y' can make the sound /y/ as in 'yellow'.

A trick word is a word that cannot be sounded out phonetically and must be memorized, like 'knew'.

The letters 'th' can make the sounds /θ/ as in 'think' or /ð/ as in 'this'.

The word 'once' is a trick word that means one time.

The letters 'ung' make the sound /ʌŋ/ as in 'sung'.

The letter 'a' in 'cat' makes the short sound /æ/.

The letter 'e' in 'bed' makes the short sound /ɛ/.

A vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound made with an open vocal tract, such as a, e, i, o, u.

A consonant is a letter that represents a speech sound made by obstructing airflow, such as b, c, d, f.

The letters 'ch' make the sound /tʃ/ as in 'chocolate'.