English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Phonetics (Questions)

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Phonics is a set of rules that apply to both reading, writing and spelling. Using these rules will help students figure out words. Some of the common rules include the silent "e" on the end of a four-lettered word. This usually makes the word have a long vowel. In the quiz, the students will practice spelling words using phonics.

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1.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	clube
[ ]	club
[ ]	clubb
[ ]	culb

2.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	desk
[ ]	deske
[ ]	deks
[ ]	deskk

3.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	not
[ ]	nott
[ ]	noot
[ ]	note

4.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	fir
[ ]	fire
[ ]	firre
[ ]	fird

5.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	nete
[ ]	neste
[ ]	nest
[ ]	ness

6.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	sink
[ ]	sinke
[ ]	sine
[ ]	sike

7.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	bit
[ ]	bitt
[ ]	bite
[ ]	bitte

8.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	tan
[ ]	tanke
[ ]	tannk
[ ]	tank

9.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	test
[ ]	tess
[ ]	tese
[ ]	tesst

10.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	gatee
[ ]	gate
[ ]	gat
[ ]	gatt

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Phonetics (Answers)

1.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	clube
[x]	club
[ ]	clubb
[ ]	culb

The word 'club' has a short vowel sound since it is between a consonant blend and another consonant.

2.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[x]	desk
[ ]	deske
[ ]	deks
[ ]	deskk

This picture is a desk and the vowel is in between the consonant and consonant blend, so this would contain a short vowel sound.

3.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	not
[ ]	nott
[ ]	noot
[x]	note

With a long vowel sound, this word would need an 'e' at the end and for it to be silent.

4.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	fir
[x]	fire
[ ]	firre
[ ]	fird

Fire has a long vowel sound so it would have a silent 'e' at the end of the word.

5.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	nete
[ ]	neste
[x]	nest
[ ]	ness

Since this has a consonant - vowel - consonant blend, this would have a short vowel sound.

6.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[x]	sink
[ ]	sinke
[ ]	sine
[ ]	sike

This would have a short vowel sound since the vowel is between a consonant and consonant blend.

7.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	bit
[ ]	bitt
[x]	bite
[ ]	bitte

The word 'bite' is spelled alternating consonants and vowels.

8.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	tan
[ ]	tanke
[ ]	tannk
[x]	tank

The correct spelling of the word 'tank' is t-a-n-k.

9.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[x]	test
[ ]	tess
[ ]	tese
[ ]	tesst

Since a consonant blend has two letters, the correct spelling is t-e-s-t.

10.

Look at the picture.
What word is spelled correctly and describes the picture?

[ ]	gatee
[x]	gate
[ ]	gat
[ ]	gatt

Gate is spelled g-a-t-e.