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Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis 5002 Reading Practice Questions

Practice Question

Extract

A teacher draws a picture of a clock. The teacher asks a student to draw a picture of the word that is created when you take away the first e" sound. The student draws a lock."
Which of the following best describes the phonological skill the student is practicing?

Answer Choices

  • A: Blending
  • B: Segmenting
  • C: Substituting
  • D: Deleting

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Deletion removes initial /k/ from clock to lock. Blending combines. Segmenting isolates. Substituting replaces. Deletion manipulates by omission.

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