MTTC Upper Elementary (3–6) Education – Literacy (122) Practice Test

Which term means 'combining phonemes to make a word'?

separating phonemes in words combining phonemes to make a word substituting one phoneme for another creating rhymes

Correct Answer:

combining phonemes to make a word

Explanation:

Blending is the ability to take individual sounds and blend them together to hear or say the whole word. For example, hearing /c/ /a/ /t/ and blending them gives you “cat.” This skill is essential for decoding words as readers convert sounds into spoken language. The other terms describe different skills: separating phonemes in a word is segmentation, substituting one phoneme for another changes the word, and creating rhymes is about matching ending sounds. The description in the prompt matches blending, making it the correct choice.

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