2025 EFTJ Phonics rules competition

Front

Rule 'Floss': Use double f, l, s, z after a ____ vowel sound.

Back

short

Front

If a word ends in “-le”, count back ___ letters and treat that part as one syllable.

Back

3

Front

Every word must have a ______.

Back

vowel

Front

Letter 'y' makes the sound /ɪ/ when the word has ___ syllables.

Back

more than one

Front

Magic ‘e’ rule: When the magic ‘e’ is next to the letter ___, it can’t use its magic power on the vowel.

Back

v

Front

What is the purpose of the 'Floss' rule in phonics?

Back

To determine when to double the consonants f, l, s, and z after a short vowel sound.

Front

Define a syllable.

Back

A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants.

Front

What is a 'magic e'?

Back

A silent 'e' at the end of a word that changes the pronunciation of the preceding vowel from short to long.

Front

Provide an example of a word that follows the 'Floss' rule.

Back

'hiss' (short vowel sound followed by double 's').

Front

What happens to the vowel sound in a word when a magic 'e' is present?

Back

The vowel sound becomes long.