English Conventions

True or False: Silent Letters cause a huge spelling problem.

• True

• False

What is the silent letter in the word "knob"

• k

• o

• b

What is the silent letter in the word "dumb"

• d

• m

• b

What is the silent letter in the word "build"

• b

• u

• i

Which different letter sound fits into this word: _____een. (“GH”, “PH”, “QU”, “CH”, or “ING”)

• gheen

• pheen

• queen

• cheen

Which different letter sound fits into this word: s_____ool . (“GH”, “PH”, “QU”, “CH”, or “ING”)

• sghool

• sphool

• squool

• school

Complete the word with the common double letters (FF, SS, ZZ , LL). stu______

• stuFF

• stuSS

• stuZZ

• stuLL

Complete the word with the common double letters (FF, SS, ZZ , LL). fa_____

• faFF

• faSS

• faZZ

• faLL

Complete the word with the common double letters (FF, SS, ZZ , LL). le_____

• leFF

• leSS

• leZZ

• leLL

True or False: A compound word is a word spelled by putting two words together without a space in between.

• True

• False