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Orthography

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a grapheme?

a)

The smallest unit of sound.

b)

The smallest unit of meaning.

c)

The rime section of a word like for sight:

ight

d)

a letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.

2.

What is a phonograph?

a)

The smallest unit of sound.

b)

The smallest unit of meaning.

c)

The rime section of a word like for sight:

ight

d)

a letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.

3.

What is a consonant?

a)

a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)

b)

All of the other letters.

4.

What is a vowel?

a)

a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)

b)

All of the other letters.

5.

What is a blend?

a)

A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.

b)

Two+ letters that make distinct COMBINATION of sounds.

c)

Two letters represent ONE sound.

d)

Three letters represent ONE sound.

6.

What is a digraph?

a)

A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.

b)

Two+ letters that make distinct COMBINATION of sounds.

c)

Two letters represent ONE sound.

d)

Three letters represent ONE sound.

7.

What is a short vowel?

a)

All of the other letters.

b)

a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)

c)

A vowel in a word that "says its name":

hAte

d)

A vowel in a word that does NOT "say its name":

hAt

8.

What is a long vowel?

a)

All of the other letters.

b)

a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)

c)

A vowel in a word that "says its name":

hAte

d)

A vowel in a word that does NOT "say its name":

hAt

9.

What is an r-controlled vowel?

a)

When a vowel is followed by an R and the sound of the vowel changes.

b)

a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)

c)

A vowel in a word that "says its name":

hAte

d)

A vowel in a word that does NOT "say its name":

hAt

10.

What is a dipthong?

a)

A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme.

"igh"

b)

Two+ letters that make distinct COMBINATION of sounds.

"bl"

c)

Two letters represent ONE sound.

"sh"

d)

Two vowels (or w/y) that make a NEW sound.

"oi"

11.

What is an open syllable?

a)

syllables that end with a consonant sound.

b)

syllables that end with a vowel sound.

c)

the smallest unit of sound.

d)

the smallest unit of meaning.

12.

What is a closed syllable?

a)

syllables that end with a consonant sound.

b)

syllables that end with a vowel sound.

c)

the smallest unit of sound.

d)

the smallest unit of meaning.