Delete the initial sound /s/ from the word 'sat' to form what word?

Delete the initial sound /s/ from the word 'sat' to form what word?

• A. sat
• B. at
• C. sit
• D. ait

Answer: (B)

Removing the first sound from a word is a phonemic awareness skill. When you take away the initial sound /s/ from sat, you’re left with the sound /æt/, which spells the word at. So the word formed is at. The other strings wouldn’t come from simply dropping the first sound in sat: sat still has the initial /s/ if you don’t delete it; sit would come from changing a vowel sound rather than deleting the initial consonant; ait isn’t the result of removing the first sound in standard English.

Removing the first sound from a word is a phonemic awareness skill. When you take away the initial sound /s/ from sat, you’re left with the sound /æt/, which spells the word at. So the word formed is at. The other strings wouldn’t come from simply dropping the first sound in sat: sat still has the initial /s/ if you don’t delete it; sit would come from changing a vowel sound rather than deleting the initial consonant; ait isn’t the result of removing the first sound in standard English.