A grapheme is a written representation of a phoneme, for example: 'f', ''ph' and 'gh' (as in 'fat', 'photo' and 'tough') represent the same sound 'f'. Don't forget: a grapheme can only represent a single sound; otherwise, it is not a grapheme. Also, some phonemes can be represented by different graphemes, for example: the 'k' sound can be written with 'c', 'k' and 'ck'; the 'ee' can be be written with 'ee', 'ea', 'ie', 'ei', 'e' and 'ee'. Wow!
It might help if you say the words out loud. Have a go at this quiz and see how good you are at spotting graphemes. Good luck!
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Caterpillar |
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cat |
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c |
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pillar |
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erpill |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Leaf |
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le |
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lea |
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leaf |
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ea |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Through |
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ough |
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Thr |
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Throu |
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Through |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Rabbit |
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ra |
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it |
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rab |
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bb |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Mosquito |
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mos |
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os |
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ito |
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qu |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
School |
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ch |
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schoo |
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ool |
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scho |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Knock |
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nock |
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kno |
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kn |
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ock |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Ocean |
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ce |
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oce |
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cean |
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ean |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Journey |
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jour |
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our |
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journ |
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urney |
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Drought |
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drough |
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ough |
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ought |
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drought |
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1.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Caterpillar |
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cat |
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c |
| [ ] |
pillar |
| [ ] |
erpill |
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2.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Leaf |
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| [ ] |
le |
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lea |
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leaf |
| [x] |
ea |
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3.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Through |
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| [x] |
ough |
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Thr |
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Throu |
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Through |
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4.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Rabbit |
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| [ ] |
ra |
| [ ] |
it |
| [ ] |
rab |
| [x] |
bb |
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5.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Mosquito |
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| [ ] |
mos |
| [ ] |
os |
| [ ] |
ito |
| [x] |
qu |
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6.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
School |
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| [x] |
ch |
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schoo |
| [ ] |
ool |
| [ ] |
scho |
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7.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Knock |
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nock |
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kno |
| [x] |
kn |
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ock |
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8.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Ocean |
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| [x] |
ce |
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oce |
| [ ] |
cean |
| [ ] |
ean |
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9.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Journey |
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jour |
| [x] |
our |
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journ |
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urney |
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10.
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Decide which combination of letters is a grapheme for the given word.
Drought |
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drough |
| [x] |
ough |
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ought |
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drought |
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