Test Your Phonemic Awareness And Phonics Knowledge

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1. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "run?"

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/r/ /u/ /n/

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Explore phonemic awareness and phonics knowledge with this quiz designed to test your understanding of phonemes in various words. Assess key skills in recognizing sounds in English words,... see moreenhancing both reading and spelling abilities. see less

2. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "psychology?"

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/s/ /ie/ /k/ /o/ /l/ /oa/ /j/ /ee/

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3. Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 

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The word "one" sounds like this: /wun/, but the "o" is almost never the /w/ sound.

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4. Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 

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The "o_e" spelling in "done" would usually be the sound /oa/, so the /uh/ sound in this word does not follow the typical pattern in our language for that spelling of "o_e."

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5. Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 

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The "a" in "what" would be expected to sound like the "a" in "cat" but it's the /uh/ sound. Not a typical spelling pattern.

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6. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "grass?"

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/g/ /r/ /a/ /s/

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7. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "laughed?"

Explanation

/l/ /a/ /f/ /t/

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8. Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 

Explanation

The word "the" is usually spoken as /thuh/, which is an unexpected vowel sound at the end of word or syllable.

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9. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "through?"

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/th/ /r/ /oo/ (The spelling "ough" represents the /oo/ sound in this word. But it can represent a lot of other spellings, too, such as the /oa/ in "though.")

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10. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "scratch?"

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/s/ /k/ /r/ /a/ /ch/ (The "tch" is another spelling for the /ch/ sound.)

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11. Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? (Just 1 more after this!)

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The "i_e" pattern is usually the /ie/ sound as in "tie," but in "give," it is the short "i" sound as in "sip." [The "ve" is really the big player in the word, "give." Since English words don't end in "v" the "e" is added to make all things right with the world. Same thing occurs with "have."]

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12. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "Christmas?"

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/k/ /r/ /i/ /s/ /m/ /uh/ /s/ (The spelling "st" is just /s/ in "Christmas.")

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13. Which of the following words contains a schwa sound?

Explanation

The word, "happen," looks like /hap en/, but we say /hap un/. The "e" in "happen" is the schwa sound. The schwa sound is the most common vowel sound. It occurs in multi-syllable words on the un-accented chunk or syllable. We put our stress on one syllable (i.e, "hap") then we are sloppy with our pronunciation and say /uhn/ in the next syllable.

Notice where you place the stress in the following words and notice the schwa sound in the un-stressed syllable:

about
elephant
impolite
around

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14. How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "exit?"

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/e/ /k/ /s/ /i/ /t/ (The "x" actually represents 2 sounds--/k/ and /s/. Tricky! Bonus: think about how many sounds are represented by "qu.")

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How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "run?"
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "psychology?"
Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 
Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 
Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "grass?"
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "laughed?"
Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? 
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "through?"
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "scratch?"
Which of the following words is irregularly spelled? (Just 1 more...
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "Christmas?"
Which of the following words contains a schwa sound?
How many sounds (i.e., phonemes) in the word, "exit?"
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