-en, -ed, -et Word Family Decoding & Identifying Quiz

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-en, -ed, -et Word Family Decoding & Identifying Quiz - Quiz

This quiz consists of 10 questions. The first six questions on this assessment will ask students to identify the word that names the picture. The next three questions ask the student to identify the word that does not belong in the specified word family. The final quesion asks the students to check all words that belong in the -et family.

Questions and Answers

1.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Vet
- B.
  
  Ned
- C.
  
  Net
Correct Answer
C. Net
2.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Jen
- B.
  
  Jet
- C.
  
  Jed
Correct Answer
B. Jet

Explanation
The correct answer is "jet" because it is the only option that matches the given question "What is this?" and is a valid word in the English language. Both "jen" and "jed" are not recognizable words, so they can be eliminated as incorrect options.

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3.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Ben
- B.
  
  Bet
- C.
  
  Bed
Correct Answer
C. Bed

Explanation
The question is asking for the identification of the given word. Among the options provided, "bed" is the correct answer as it matches the given word.

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4.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Red
- B.
  
  Rat
- C.
  
  Ted
Correct Answer
A. Red
5.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Ted
- B.
  
  Ten
- C.
  
  Hen
Correct Answer
B. Ten

Explanation
The question is asking for the identification of a word among the options "ted," "ten," and "hen." The correct answer is "ten" as it is the only option that is a valid word.

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6.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Pen
- B.
  
  Jen
- C.
  
  Hen
Correct Answer
C. Hen

Explanation
The correct answer is "hen" because it is the only option that is a valid English word. "Pen" and "jen" are not recognized words in the English language.

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7.

Which word does not belong in the the -et family?
- A.
  
  Jet
- B.
  
  Ten
- C.
  
  Bet
- D.
  
  Let
Correct Answer
B. Ten

Explanation
All the given words belong to the -et family except for "ten". The other words - "jet", "bet", and "let" - all end with the sound /et/. However, "ten" does not have the /et/ sound at the end, making it the word that does not belong in the -et family.

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8.

Which word does not belong in the the -ed family?
- A.
  
  Bed
- B.
  
  Red
- C.
  
  Fed
- D.
  
  Den
Correct Answer
D. Den

Explanation
The word "den" does not belong in the -ed family because it does not end with the suffix -ed. The other three words, bed, red, and fed, all end with -ed and follow the pattern of adding -ed to form the past tense or past participle of a verb.

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9.

Which word does not belong in the the -en family?
- A.
  
  Net
- B.
  
  Ben
- C.
  
  Hen
- D.
  
  Pen
Correct Answer
A. Net

Explanation
All the other words in the list (-en family) end with the sound /ɛn/ (as in Ben, hen, and pen), while "net" does not. Therefore, "net" does not belong in the -en family.

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10.

Check all the words that belong in the -et family.
- A.
  
  Jet
- B.
  
  Ten
- C.
  
  Let
- D.
  
  Pet
- E.
  
  Vet
- F.
  
  Bed
Correct Answer(s)
A. Jet
C. Let
D. Pet
E. Vet

Explanation
The words "jet," "let," "pet," and "vet" belong in the -et family because they all end with the same sound and have the same pattern of letters. "Bed" does not belong in the -et family because it does not have the same ending sound or pattern of letters.

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