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Knowledge
- The "onset" is the initial phonological unit of any word (e.g., c in cat).
- The term "rime" refers to the string of letters that follow the onset, usually a vowel and final consonants (e.g., at in cat).
Skills
- Blend a spoken onset and rime to make a complete single-syllable word.
- Segment a single-syllable spoken word into its onset and rime.
Understanding
- The "onset" is the initial phonological unit of any word (e.g., c in cat) and the term "rime" refers to the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants (e.g., at in cat).
- An onset and rime can be blended to make one complete single-syllable word, or a single-syllable spoken word can be segmented into its onset and rime.
Vocabulary
- Blend
- Segment
- Onset
- Rime
- Single-syllable
