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Spelling Rule Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

C _______ softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y. Otherwise, C says /k/.

a)

always

b)

never

c)

sometimes

d)

occasionally

2.

G may soften to /j/ only when followed by ___, ___, or Y. Otherwise, G says /g/.

a)

E, E

b)

A, E

c)

O, U

d)

E, I

3.

English words do not end in __, __, __, __.

a)

I, U, P, L

b)

S, T, V, J

c)

I, U, V, J

d)

Y, E, I, O

4.

A E O U usually say their _____ sounds at the end of the syllable

a)

short

b)

long

c)

loud

d)

silly

5.

I and Y may say the short I sound or the long I sound at the end of a _____.

a)

Sentence

b)

Conversation

c)

Dance Battle

d)

Syllable

6.

When a ____-syllable word ends in a single vowel Y, it always says the long I sound.

a)

One

b)

Multi

c)

Crazy

d)

Goofy

7.

Choose the Rule that is NOT a silent final E rule.

a)

The vowel says it's long sound because of the E

b)

English words do not end in V or U

c)

It looks nice that way

d)

The C says /s/ and the G says /j/ because of the E

e)

Every syllable must have a written vowel

8.

Choose the answer that is NOT a silent final E rule.

a)

Add an E when the word doesn't seem long enough.

b)

Add an E to meet singular words that end in the letter S from looking plural

c)

TH says it's voiced sound /TH/ because of the E

d)

Add an E to clarify meaning

9.

To make a noun plural, add the ending __ unless the word hisses or changes; then add -es. Some nouns have no change or an irregular spelling.

a)

y

b)

es

c)

S

d)

ee

10.

AUGH, EIGH, IGH, OUGH Phonograms ending in GH are used only at the ___ of a base word or before the letter T. The GH is either silent or pronounced/f/.

a)

beginning

b)

middle

c)

end

d)

front

11.

Any ____ may say one of the schwa sounds, /u/ or /I/ , in an unstressed syllable or unstressed word.

a)

consonant

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

vowel

12.

Y says the long e sound only in an _______ syllable at the end of a multi-syllable word.

a)

stressed

b)

loud

c)

voiced

d)

unstressed

13.

I may say the long e sound with a silent final E, at the end of a syllable, and at the end of _____ words.

a)

mean

b)

tricky

c)

foreign

d)

silly

14.

Q always needs a U; therefore, U is not a _____ here.

a)

vowel

b)

consonant

c)

letter

d)

word

15.

When a word ends with the Phonogram A is says it's broad sound (short o). A may also say the short o sound after a __ or before an __.

a)

F, P

b)

W, L

c)

S, T

d)

A, J

16.

Two ___ cannot be next to each other in English words.

a)

G's

b)

F's

c)

I's

d)

L's

17.

DGE is used only after a ______ _____ which says it's short sound.

a)

long consonant

b)

short consonant

c)

single vowel

d)

long vowel

18.

We often double F, L, and S after a single, short or broad vowel at the end of a ____ ____. Occasionally other letters are also doubled.

a)

base word

b)

sentence structure

c)

grammar lesson

d)

dance party

19.

-ED, past tense ending, forms another syllable when the base word ends in /d/ or /t/. Otherwise, -ED says /d/ or __

a)

/t/

b)

/r/

c)

/s/

d)

/ed/

20.

To make a verb ____ ____, add the ending -ED unless it is an irregular verb.

a)

present tense

b)

future tense

c)

past tense

d)

fancy tense

21.

Z, never S, spells /z/ at the _____ of a base word.

a)

beginning

b)

end

c)

front

d)

back

22.

CK is used only after a single _____ whish says it's _____ sound

a)

vowel, short

b)

vowel, long

c)

consonant, short

d)

consonant, long

23.

Double the last consonant when adding a vowel suffix to words ending in ____ _____ followed by ____ ______ only if the syllable before the suffix is stressed.

a)

one vowel, one syllable

b)

one syllable, one consonant

c)

one vowel, one consonant

d)

one syllable, one vowel

24.

Single vowel ___ changes to I when adding any ending, unless the ending begins with I.

a)

U

b)

E

c)

O

d)

Y