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In the word 'buzz', the grapheme ‘zz’ only makes one sound.

Spelling: Graphemes

Time for a KS2 English spelling quiz! This one's all about graphemes - letters that make a single sound. English sounds can be spelled in different ways, and each spelling is a 'grapheme'. In 'buzz', 'zz' is a grapheme making one sound. Same goes for 'tch' in 'match'.

Test your English knowledge with this grapheme quiz. Remember, if a letter combo makes more than one sound, it's NOT a grapheme. If you don't ace it, no worries! Play again until you master graphemes and phonemes.

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1 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Elephant
E
p
ph
t
The letter 'p' does not make a separate sound in this word - it needs the 'h' to make the 'ph' sound also found in 'phone'.
2 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Dress
Dr
r
e
ss
'D' and 'r' are separate graphemes, while 'ss' makes a single sound.
3 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Blanket
B
l
k
et
'e' and 't' are two separate graphemes because they each make a different sound.
4 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Play
P
l
a
ay
'ay' is the grapheme that makes the vowel sound you can hear in the word 'play'.
5 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Weather
W
ea
t
th
The letter 't' does not make a separate sound in 'weather'.
6 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Autumn
Au
Aut
u
mn
'Au' and 't' each make a separate sound - 'mn' only represents one phoneme because it makes one sound.
7 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Laptop
L
a
pt
p
'p' and 't' make two separate sounds.
8 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Window
W
i
nd
ow
'n' and 'd' represent two phonemes, rather than one; 'ow' makes a single sound.
9 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Friday
Fr
i
d
ay
'F' and 'r' each make a separate sound.
10 .
Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Stick
S
t
c
ck
The 'c' does not make a separate sound from the 'k', so in this word, it is NOT a separate grapheme.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Graphemes

Author:  Sheri Smith (PhD English Literature, English Teacher & Quiz Writer)

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