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English Quiz - Spelling: Graphemes (Questions)

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.
Autumn
[ ] Au
[ ] Aut
[ ] u
[ ] mn
2. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Friday
[ ] Fr
[ ] i
[ ] d
[ ] ay
3. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Blanket
[ ] B
[ ] l
[ ] k
[ ] et
4. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Window
[ ] W
[ ] i
[ ] nd
[ ] ow
5. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Laptop
[ ] L
[ ] a
[ ] pt
[ ] p
6. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Dress
[ ] Dr
[ ] r
[ ] e
[ ] ss
7. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Stick
[ ] S
[ ] t
[ ] c
[ ] ck
8. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Elephant
[ ] E
[ ] p
[ ] ph
[ ] t
9. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Weather
[ ] W
[ ] ea
[ ] t
[ ] th
10. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Play
[ ] P
[ ] l
[ ] a
[ ] ay

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Graphemes

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English Quiz - Spelling: Graphemes (Answers)
1. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Autumn
[ ] Au
[x] Aut
[ ] u
[ ] mn
'Au' and 't' each make a separate sound - 'mn' only represents one phoneme because it makes one sound.
2. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Friday
[x] Fr
[ ] i
[ ] d
[ ] ay
'F' and 'r' each make a separate sound.
3. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Blanket
[ ] B
[ ] l
[ ] k
[x] 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.
Window
[ ] W
[ ] i
[x] nd
[ ] ow
'n' and 'd' represent two phonemes, rather than one; 'ow' makes a single sound.
5. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Laptop
[ ] L
[ ] a
[x] pt
[ ] p
'p' and 't' make two separate sounds.
6. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Dress
[x] Dr
[ ] r
[ ] e
[ ] ss
'D' and 'r' are separate graphemes, while 'ss' makes a single sound.
7. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Stick
[ ] S
[ ] t
[x] c
[ ] ck
The 'c' does not make a separate sound from the 'k', so in this word, it is NOT a separate grapheme.
8. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Elephant
[ ] E
[x] 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'.
9. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Weather
[ ] W
[ ] ea
[x] t
[ ] th
The letter 't' does not make a separate sound in 'weather'.
10. Look at the word carefully. Choose the answer that is NOT a grapheme.
Play
[ ] P
[ ] l
[x] a
[ ] ay
'ay' is the grapheme that makes the vowel sound you can hear in the word 'play'.
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