Phonics Phase 3: Master Digraphs, Trigraphs, and Alternative Pronunciations

Question 1

Which word is spelled correctly with the 'ai' sound?

Accepted Answer

rain

Answer

rayn

Answer

rane

Question 2

Which word begins with the 'sh' sound?

Accepted Answer

Ship

Answer

Cat

Answer

Tree

Answer

Run

Question 3

Let's play a sound blending game! Which word is made by putting the sounds of these letters together: c-h-a-i-r?

Accepted Answer

chair

Answer

ship

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moon

Question 4

Read the sentence. The dog wagged its what happily?

Accepted Answer

tail

Answer

tait

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tell

Question 5

Which sound does the digraph 'ch' make?

Accepted Answer

The /tʃ/ sound, like in 'chip'

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The /ai/ sound, like in 'rain'

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The /əʊ/ sound, like in 'boat'

Question 6

Which word sounds like /ai/?

Accepted Answer

kite

Answer

cat

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dog

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run

Question 7

Which of these is a trigraph?

Accepted Answer

igh

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sh

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ch

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oa

Question 8

Which word starts with the /j/ sound?

Accepted Answer

jump

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cat

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dog

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run

Question 9

Which word has the /oa/ sound?

Accepted Answer

boat

Answer

kite

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dog

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run

Question 10

Which of these letters is often silent?

Accepted Answer

h

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k

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p

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b

Question 11

What letter is missing in the word 'h_t'?

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

e

Answer

i

Answer

o

Question 12

What is the /ur/ sound in the word 'fur'?

Accepted Answer

ur

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er

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ir

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or

Question 13

Which of these words has the /ar/ sound?

Accepted Answer

car

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cat

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kite

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run

Question 14

What sound does the digraph 'sh' make?

Accepted Answer

The /sh/ sound

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The /s/ sound

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The /ch/ sound

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The /j/ sound

Question 15

Read the word: 'ship'

Accepted Answer

The word 'ship'

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The word 'shop'

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The word 'sheep'

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The word 'shape'

Question 16

Read the sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

Accepted Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

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The cat sad on the mat.

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The Kat sat on the mat.

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The cat say on the mat.

Question 17

Which of these words does NOT contain a digraph?

Accepted Answer

The word 'cat'

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The word 'ship'

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The word 'train'

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The word 'night'

Question 18

What sound does the digraph 'oo' make in the word 'boot'?

Accepted Answer

The /uː/ sound

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The /ʊ/ sound

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The /u/ sound

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The /o/ sound

Question 19

Read the word: 'light'

Accepted Answer

The word 'light'

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The word 'lite'

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The word 'leight'

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The word 'loit'

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

/a/

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/k/

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/s/

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/t/

Question 21

Which word does NOT rhyme with 'run'?

Accepted Answer

man

Answer

fun

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sun

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bun

Question 22

Which sentence contains a word with the digraph 'ch'?

Accepted Answer

The cat ran away.

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The sun is shining.

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The dog is brown.

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The bird is singing.

Question 23

Which sound does the underlined 'j' in the word 'jump' make?

Accepted Answer

/j/

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/d/

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/b/

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/g/

Question 24

Which word contains the 'ee' digraph?

Accepted Answer

feet

Answer

door

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book

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sun

Question 25

What is the correct spelling of the word that rhymes with 'mat'?

Accepted Answer

met

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mit

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mot

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mut

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

fish

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cat

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dog

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hat

Question 27

What sound does the digraph 'ee' make in words like 'feet' and 'tree'?

Accepted Answer

/i:/

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/e/

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/u:/

Question 28

Which word has the trigraph 'igh' like in the word 'night'?

Accepted Answer

night

Answer

cake

Answer

run

Question 29

What is the different sound of the vowel 'a' in the word 'was' compared to 'apple'?

Accepted Answer

/ɔ:/

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/a:/

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/e/

Question 30

Which of the following words is spelled correctly with the phonics sounds we have learned?

Accepted Answer

ship

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shep

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shipp

Question 31

What sound does the digraph 'ai' make in the word 'rain'?

Accepted Answer

/ai/

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/ei/

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/oi/

Question 32

Which of the following words has the same vowel sound as the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

hat

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dog

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sun

Question 33

What is the different sound of the vowel 'e' in the word 'head' compared to 'bed'?

Accepted Answer

/i:/

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/e/

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/a:/

Question 34

Which of these words starts with the same sound as 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

car

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cup

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run

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sock

Question 35

Which of these digraphs makes the 'ee' sound?

Accepted Answer

ea

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ai

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oo

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er

Question 36

Which word is made up of the sounds 'c-u-p'?

Accepted Answer

cup

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cut

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cap

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cat

Question 37

Which sound does the digraph 'ch' make?

Accepted Answer

ch

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sh

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th

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ph

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

o

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u

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i

Question 39

Which of these words has the most syllables?

Accepted Answer

elephant

Answer

cat

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dog

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mouse

Question 40

Which word does NOT rhyme with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

sit

Answer

hat

Answer

mat

Question 41

How do we split the word 'train' into sounds?

Accepted Answer

/tr//a//i//n/

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/t//r//e//n/

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/tr//e//a//n/

Question 42

Which word has the 'sh' sound?

Accepted Answer

ship

Answer

cat

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dog

Question 43

Which sound do the words 'tea' and 'bear' have in common?

Accepted Answer

The 'ea' sound, like in 'head'

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The 'e' sound, like in 'egg'

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The 'ai' sound, like in 'rain'

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The 'oa' sound, like in 'boat'

Question 44

Which word has the 'igh' letters together to make a sound?

Accepted Answer

sight

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sit

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sun

Question 45

When you want to write the /a/ sound like in the word 'cat', which letters do you put together?

Accepted Answer

at

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ai

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aw

Question 46

Which is the correct way to write the word that sounds like 'shun'?

Accepted Answer

shun

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shon

Question 47

When you say the word 'first', which of these sounds do you hear?

Accepted Answer

er

Answer

ur

Question 48

How do you say the word 'book'?

Accepted Answer

book

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buk

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buke

Question 49

Which sound does the letter combination 'sh' make?

Accepted Answer

/sh/

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/s/

Question 50

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

Accepted Answer

head

Answer

cat

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sun

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dog

Question 51

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

soon

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shun

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soun

Question 52

Which of these words has the same ending sound as 'cup'?

Accepted Answer

mop

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cat

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sun

Question 53

What is the trigraph for the 'igh' sound?

Accepted Answer

igh

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eig

Question 54

Which word contains the digraph 'oa' with the 'o' making a long sound?

Accepted Answer

boat

Answer

soap

Question 55

What is the sound represented by the letter 'x' in the word 'box'?

Accepted Answer

ks

Answer

x

Question 56

Which of these words has the 'igh' trigraph sound?

Accepted Answer

might

Answer

cat

Question 57

Which of these words has the 'ur' digraph sound?

Accepted Answer

hurt

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bird

Question 58

What sound does the digraph 'sh' make? (hint: like the sound at the start of 'ship')

Accepted Answer

The /sh/ sound, like in 'ship'

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The /s/ sound, like in 'sit'

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The /t/ sound, like in 'ten'

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The /f/ sound, like in 'fish'

Question 59

Which word has the trigraph 'igh'?

Accepted Answer

light

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lamp

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leg

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love

Question 60

Which digraph makes the /k/ sound?

Accepted Answer

ck

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sh

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ch

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ph

Question 61

Which digraph is found in the word 'ship'?

Accepted Answer

sh

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ch

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ph

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ck

Question 62

Which trigraph is used to make the /air/ sound as in 'hair'?

Accepted Answer

air

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igh

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ure

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ear

Question 63

Which word contains the digraph 'ch'?

Accepted Answer

chair

Answer

house

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tree

Answer

book

Question 64

Which sound is missing in the word '_ot' to make it sound like 'cot'?

Accepted Answer

/k/

Answer

/g/

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/l/

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/t/