Which component of a syllable is located before the vowel?

Which component of a syllable is located before the vowel?

• A. Onset
• B. Rime
• C. Phoneme
• D. Literacy-Related Abilities

Answer: (A)

The part before the vowel is the onset. The onset is the initial consonant or consonant cluster that comes before the vowel sound in a syllable. The rest of the syllable—the vowel and any after-consonants—forms the rime. For example, in "cat" the onset is “c” and the rime is “at.” In "play," the onset is “pl” and the rime is “ay.” A phoneme is a single sound, not a syllable part, and literacy-related abilities aren’t components of a syllable’s structure.

The part before the vowel is the onset. The onset is the initial consonant or consonant cluster that comes before the vowel sound in a syllable. The rest of the syllable—the vowel and any after-consonants—forms the rime. For example, in "cat" the onset is “c” and the rime is “at.” In "play," the onset is “pl” and the rime is “ay.” A phoneme is a single sound, not a syllable part, and literacy-related abilities aren’t components of a syllable’s structure.