Quiz: Word Analysis - Phonics
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Score for this quiz: 44 out of 50
Submitted May 24 at 6:09pm
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Question 1
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When a word has two vowels, one of which is a final E, separate from the first vowel by
one consonant, the first vowel usually is __________, and the final vowel is _________.
Short; long
Short; silent
Long; silent
Long; short
Question 2
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______________ are multiple consonants that appear together at the beginning of
words and syllables.
Consonant clusters
Consonant letters
Vowel clusters
Phonograms
Question 3
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_______________ is an example of a word with a “soft c”
Comet
Cape
Corn
None of the above
Question 4
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Which word does not have a diphthong?
Toy
Boil
Snout
Grow
Question 5
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In which word does the letter d make the same sound as the letter d
in gradual?
Dad
Education
Independent
Dazzle
Question 6
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T/F- Consonants provide more useful information that vowels.
True
False
I Question 7
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Which is an example of a long vowel digraph?
Seed
Spray
Snow
All of the above
Question 8
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_______________ consist of two or three consecutive consonants, each representing a
separate phoneme that is blended together.
Rimes
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
Voiced consonants
Question 9
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Another name for vowel blends is ………
Vowel digraphs
Diphthongs
Phoneme blends
None of the above
Question 10
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T/F Short vowels often appear in a syllable or word that ends in a consonant.
True
False
Question 11
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The first phoneme heard in the word gnome is _____________.
/g/
/n/
/k/
/m/
Question 12
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Letter combinations in which b does not represent a sound are ___________ and
____________.
/mb/ and /b/
/mb/ and /lb/
/bt/ and /bb/
/bt/ and /mb/
Question 13
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The most frequent rime patterns begin with the letter __________; and the least
frequent rime patterns begin with the letter ____________.
e, i
a, o
a, e
i, u
I Question 14
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The th in think is __________________.
Voiced
Voiceless
None of the above
Question 15
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Which phrase best completes the following sentence: When a vowel is followed by
“r”…….
the r influences the vowel sound.
the r is silent.
the r makes the vowel long.
All of the above
Question 16
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T/F – When there is a double consonant in a word, usually neither of the consonants is
heard.
True
False
Question 17
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Which letter is silent in the word boat?
B
O
A
T
Question 18
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T/F Onsets are equivalent to initial consonants.
True
False
Question 19
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The letter t can also be unpredicatable, making the ___________ and __________
sounds.
/s/ and /z/
/sh/ and /z/
/sh/ and /ch/
/h/ and /s/
Question 20
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Two vowels appearing together that represent a single phoneme are called
______________________.
Long vowels
Vowel blends
Vowel digraphs
Phoneme blends
Question 21
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T/F- The letter g can be expected to make the “soft g”
or “j” sound when followed by e, i, or y.
True
False
Question 22
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How many phonemes are in the word chunk?
Two
Three
Four
Five
I Question 23
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In which word does the underlined vowel have a long sound?
Paper
Pan
Peanut
Package
Question 24
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Octopus would be a good keyword for _______________.
Short U
Long O
Long U
None of the above
Question 25
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There are _____________ rime patterns which account for ______________ words that
appear in beginning reading texts.
47; 500
50; 475
37; 500
57; 475
Question 26
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T/F - When the letters tch appear together, the sounds of all three letters are heard.
True
False
Question 27
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T/F The most common rime patterns have the vowel E.
True
False
Question 28
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T/F A short vowel sound is usually produced when two vowels appear side by side.
True
False
Question 29
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Which list contains only consonant digraphs?
ph, ch, th
ch, sh, ck
wh, st, sk
th, tr, st
Question 30
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T/F Another name for a word family is a phonogram.
True
False
Question 31
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The s appearing at the end of the words does, buns, and toys
makes the _____________ sound.
/s/
/z/
/sh/
/zs/
Question 32
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Which word has a consonant digraph in the onset?
white
crib
plush
street
Question 33
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Common patterns containing a vowel followed by consonants are
__________________.
Phonograms
Word families
Rimes
All of the above
Question 34
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Which word follows the CV pattern?
Be
Go
Shy
All of the above
Question 35
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The three main categories of consonant blends are:
v, s, t
l, s, r
l, p, c
b, r, k
Question 36
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In addition to the five common vowel letters, two other letters which sometimes
represent vowel sounds are __________ and __________.
y and i
o and q
w and y
q and gh
Question 37
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What type of vowel does the word easy have?
Digraph
Diphthong
R-controlled
Short
I Question 38
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In which position, does the letter y usually function as a vowel?
At the beginning of a word or syllable
At the end of a word or syllable
When it comes before another vowel
None of the above
Question 39
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T/F- The letters Q and Y can represent a consonant and a vowel.
True
False
I Question 40
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The word duck would be an appropriate keyword for ____________________.
The vowel u
The consonant d
The consonant k
All of the above
Question 41
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What are the three different sounds that the digraph ch can represent?
/ch/ /k/ /sh/
/ch/ /s/ /ck/
/c/ /s/ /ch/
/ch/ /s/ /k/
Question 42
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Which pattern does the word by follow?
CVC
VCE
VV
CV
Question 43
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T/F- The letter c can be expected to make the “hard c” sound when it is followed by o,
a, u.
True
False
Question 44
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Which consonant in the word folk does not represent a sound?
F
O
L
K
Question 45
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T/F- The pronunciation of c and g is usually determined by the vowel that follows it.
True
False
Question 46
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T/F Another name for a long vowel sound is a glided sound.
True
False
Question 47
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Which word follows the CV pattern?
So
Me
Hi
All of the above
I Question 48
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What type of vowel does the word mouse have?
Digraph
Diphthong
Long
Short
Question 49
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Which pattern does the word use follow?
CVC
VCE
VV
CV
Question 50
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The th in thumb is __________________.
Voiced
Voiceless
None of the above
Quiz Score: 44 out of 50
