Phonics for Word Reading: Master Decoding Skills for Early Literacy

Question 1

Which of the following words does NOT rhyme with 'mat'?

Accepted Answer

sat

Answer

hat

Question 2

Which of the following words has the correct beginning sound for the letter 'p'?

Accepted Answer

Makes the 'p' sound, like in 'pig'.

Answer

dog

Question 3

Which of these words is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

kat

Answer

kett

Question 4

Which of these words has a long vowel sound?

Accepted Answer

feet

Answer

cat

Answer

hat

Question 5

Which of these words has two parts, or syllables?

Accepted Answer

computer

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 6

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

root

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rrot

Answer

rut

Question 7

How do we write the sound of a 'snake hissing'?

Accepted Answer

sh

Answer

ch

Answer

tch

Question 8

Which word ends with the sound of a snake hissing?

Accepted Answer

Bus

Answer

Dog

Answer

Cat

Question 9

Which sound does the letter 'a' make in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

Ah

Answer

Ee

Answer

Oh

Question 10

What word can be made from the sounds /d/, /o/, and /g/?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Frog

Answer

Bag

Question 11

What is the first sound you hear in the word 'ship'?

Accepted Answer

/s/

Answer

/h/

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/i/

Question 12

Which word has the most sounds?

Accepted Answer

Snake

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Question 13

What is the missing sound in the word '_og'?

Accepted Answer

/d/

Answer

/f/

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/a/

Question 14

Which of these is a pair of letters that makes a special sound, like 'ch'?

Accepted Answer

ch

Answer

ee

Answer

sp

Question 15

What is the correct way to break the word 'paper' into sounds?

Accepted Answer

/p/, /ei/, /p/, /er/

Answer

/p/, /a/, /p/, /er/

Question 16

What sound does the letter 'z' make in the word 'zoo'?

Accepted Answer

/z/

Answer

/s/

Answer

/t/

Question 17

What is the difference between a sound and a letter?

Accepted Answer

A sound is what we say, a letter is what we write.

Answer

A letter is what we say, a sound is what we write.

Answer

They are the same thing.

Question 18

What sound does the letter 'c' make in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

/k/

Answer

/s/

Answer

/t/

Question 19

What word is made when you put the sounds /m/, /a/, and /n/ together?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

ban

Answer

run

Question 20

Which of the following words has the /i/ sound?

Accepted Answer

pig

Answer

bed

Answer

dog

Question 21

What sound do the letters 'sh' make in the word 'shop'?

Accepted Answer

/sh/

Answer

/f/

Answer

/ch/

Question 22

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

kat

Answer

katt

Question 23

What sound does the letter 't' make in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

/t/

Answer

/k/

Answer

/s/

Question 24

What sound does the word 'dog' start with?

Accepted Answer

/d/

Answer

/g/

Answer

/r/

Question 25

What word is made up of the sounds /m/, /a/, /t/?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

cut

Answer

hat

Question 26

Which letter represents the sound /f/?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

b

Answer

v

Question 27

The word 'sun' does not rhyme with...

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

fun

Answer

run

Question 28

Which word has two parts we can clap to?

Accepted Answer

banana

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 29

The sound /ch/ is found in which word?

Accepted Answer

chair

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 30

What sound does the letter 'f' make?

Accepted Answer

/f/

Answer

/v/

Answer

/s/

Question 31

Which sound is represented by the letter combination 'sh'?

Accepted Answer

/sh/

Answer

/ch/

Answer

/th/

Question 32

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

I like red apples.

Answer

I like red aples.

Answer

I like read appls.

Question 33

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

hat

Answer

dog

Answer

sun

Question 34

When we say the letter 'a', what sound do we make?

Accepted Answer

Ah

Answer

Ee

Answer

Ih

Answer

Oh

Question 35

Can you find the word that starts with the sound that we make when we say the letter 'b'?

Accepted Answer

Ball

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Hat

Question 36

Which word sounds the same at the end as the word 'map'?

Accepted Answer

Cap

Answer

Bed

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Sun

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Tree

Question 37

What sound do the letters 'sh' make?

Accepted Answer

Sh

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Ch

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Th

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Wh

Question 38

Which word doesn't have the sound 'n' in it?

Accepted Answer

Car

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Sun

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Moon

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Bin

Question 39

Which word starts with the same sound as 'frog'?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Cat

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Apple

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Tree

Question 40

Can you find the word that we make when we put these sounds together: /c/ /a/ /t/?

Accepted Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Sun

Answer

Ball

Question 41

Which word has the most different sounds in it?

Accepted Answer

Train

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Apple

Question 42

Which word starts with the same sound as 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

Car

Answer

Dog

Answer

Ball

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Tree

Question 43

What sound does the letter 's' make in the word 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

/s/

Answer

/z/

Answer

/f/

Answer

/v/

Question 44

Which word is made up of the sounds /m/, /a/, and /n/?

Accepted Answer

Man

Answer

Bed

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Cat

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Sun

Question 45

Which of these is NOT a vowel sound?

Accepted Answer

/m/

Answer

/a/

Answer

/e/

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/i/

Question 46

What is the missing sound in the word '_at'?

Accepted Answer

/t/

Answer

/c/

Answer

/k/

Answer

/s/

Question 47

Which sound does the letter 'm' make?

Accepted Answer

muh

Answer

buh

Answer

puh

Answer

duh

Question 48

Which word do you make if you put the sounds /d/, /o/, and /g/ together?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

bug

Answer

fog

Answer

hug

Question 49

What sound do we hear first in the word 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

/h/

Answer

/a/

Answer

/p/

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/y/

Question 50

Which word ends with the same sound as 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

run

Answer

dog

Answer

bed

Answer

hat

Question 51

Which picture shows the sound we make when we hiss?

Accepted Answer

Image of a snake

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Image of a rabbit

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Image of a cat

Question 52

Which word starts with the same sound as 'shoe'?

Accepted Answer

Sheep

Answer

Apple

Answer

Table

Question 53

What is the first sound you hear in the word 'doggy'?

Accepted Answer

/d/

Answer

/o/

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/g/

Question 54

Which word has the same ending sound as 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

Hat

Answer

Sock

Answer

Sun

Question 55

What is the middle sound in the word 'car'?

Accepted Answer

/r/

Answer

/a/

Answer

/c/

Question 56

What is the first sound you hear in the word 'sheep'?

Accepted Answer

/sh/

Answer

/s/

Answer

/ch/

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/p/

Question 57

Which word has a short vowel sound?

Accepted Answer

bag

Answer

see

Answer

kite

Answer

mouse

Question 58

What sound does the 'th' make in the word 'path'?

Accepted Answer

/th/

Answer

/f/

Answer

/s/

Answer

/v/

Question 59

Which word rhymes with 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

fun

Answer

cat

Answer

bag

Answer

dog

Question 60

What word starts with the same sound as 'cup'?

Accepted Answer

car

Answer

dog

Answer

sun

Question 61

What letter makes the same sound as the first sound in 'tree'?

Accepted Answer

t

Answer

tr

Answer

s

Question 62

Which of these words is made up of the sounds /s/, /p/, and /ɪ/?

Accepted Answer

spin

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 63

Which of these words rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

hat

Answer

dog

Answer

sun