Wisconsin FORT (Foundations of Reading) Practice Test

The process of adding a sound to a word is called:

1. Phoneme Deletion

2. Phoneme Addition

3. Phoneme Isolation

4. Phoneme Substitution

The correct answer is: Phoneme Addition

Phoneme addition is the process of adding a sound to a word. This is an important phonemic awareness skill that helps students understand how sounds work in language. In phoneme addition, students are given a word and asked to add a specific sound to it to create a new word. This skill helps students understand the concept of manipulating sounds to create new words and is crucial for developing reading and spelling skills. As for the other options: - Phoneme deletion is the process of removing a sound from a word. - Phoneme isolation involves identifying individual sounds in a word. - Phoneme substitution is the process of replacing one sound in a word with another sound.