Phonics Quiz

What is a phoneme?

• The smallest single identifiable sound that can be heard in a word.

• Only ever a single letter that represents a sound in a word.

• The smallest single identifiable sound in a word that is written down (represented graphically).

• The combination of two or more letters that make up the vowel sound in a word.

What is a grapheme?

• The way in which you write the 26 letters of the alphabet.

• A machine used for recording the correct pronunciation of sounds.

• A written down letter or group of letters representing one sound e.g. sh, ch, igh, ough (as in though)

• A single sound in a word.

There are 5 vowels in English - a,e, i, o, u - and 21 consonants.

• True

• False

How many sounds are there in spoken English?

• 26

• 44

• 121

• 53

The ability to recognise and 'read' words in the printed form is word recognition whereas the ability to understand the meaning behind words is word comprehension.

• True

• False

To split a word up into its individual phonemes in order to spell it or sound it out is called

• segmenting

• blending

To draw individual sounds together to pronounce a word is called

• segmenting

• blending

Which of the following are digraphs?

• ch

• th

• cr

• pl

• sh

Which of the following are consonant blends?

• sp

• ft

• mp

• st

• str

Which of the following are vowel digraphs?

• ai

• ou

• ow

• ch

• ar