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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Digraphs (Consonant) (Questions)

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There are certain consonant letters, that when together make a different sound. If the letter ‘s’ and ‘h’ are next to each other, they make a ‘sh’ sound. There are a few letters that belong together like this. Play this quiz and see how many you get right.

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This is a picture of candy floss. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'floss'?

[ ]	fl
[ ]	lo
[ ]	os
[ ]	ss

This is a picture of a lamb. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'lamb'?

[ ]	la
[ ]	am
[ ]	mb
[ ]	amb

This is a picture of a phone. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'phone'?

[ ]	ph
[ ]	ho
[ ]	on
[ ]	ne

This is a picture of two wedding rings. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'ring'?

[ ]	ri
[ ]	in
[ ]	ng
[ ]	rin

This is a picture of some teeth. Which sound is a two letter (consonant) digraph in the word 'teeth'?

[ ]	te
[ ]	ee
[ ]	th
[ ]	et

This is a picture of a penknife. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'penknife'?

[ ]	pe
[ ]	kn
[ ]	if
[ ]	ni

This is a picture of a whale. Which sound is a two letter (consonant) digraph in the word 'whale'?

[ ]	le
[ ]	al
[ ]	ha
[ ]	wh

This is a picture of a ghost. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'ghost'?

[ ]	gh
[ ]	ho
[ ]	os
[ ]	ost

Which of these answers is not a consonant digraph?

[ ]	ck
[ ]	sm
[ ]	ch
[ ]	sh

10.

Which of these answers is not a consonant digraph?

[ ]	ll
[ ]	nk
[ ]	bl
[ ]	qu

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Digraphs (Consonant) (Answers)

This is a picture of candy floss. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'floss'?

[ ]	fl
[ ]	lo
[ ]	os
[x]	ss

'Ss' are two letters that when put together make one sound, making them a digraph.

This is a picture of a lamb. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'lamb'?

[ ]	la
[ ]	am
[x]	mb
[ ]	amb

The 'b' is silent in this sound and can also be seen at the end of the word 'thumb'.

This is a picture of a phone. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'phone'?

[x]	ph
[ ]	ho
[ ]	on
[ ]	ne

The 'ph' makes an 'f' sound.

This is a picture of two wedding rings. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'ring'?

[ ]	ri
[ ]	in
[x]	ng
[ ]	rin

These rings are gold. The amount of gold used in a ring is shown by how many karats are in it; 24 karats means it's all 100% gold.

This is a picture of some teeth. Which sound is a two letter (consonant) digraph in the word 'teeth'?

[ ]	te
[ ]	ee
[x]	th
[ ]	et

The sound 'ee' is also a digraph but it is a vowel digraph. This means the letters within that sound are either a, e, i, o or u.

This is a picture of a penknife. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'penknife'?

[ ]	pe
[x]	kn
[ ]	if
[ ]	ni

The letters 'kn' are often together and when they are, you shouldn't pronounce the 'k' sound.

This is a picture of a whale. Which sound is a two letter (consonant) digraph in the word 'whale'?

[ ]	le
[ ]	al
[ ]	ha
[x]	wh

The 'wh' sound is in the four question words: what, when, where, why.

This is a picture of a ghost. Which sound is a two letter digraph in the word 'ghost'?

[x]	gh
[ ]	ho
[ ]	os
[ ]	ost

In this sound, the 'h' is silent.

Which of these answers is not a consonant digraph?

[ ]	ck
[x]	sm
[ ]	ch
[ ]	sh

The sound 'sm' is what we call a blend because you need to blend the 's' and 'm' together to make a sound that is often used in words.

10.

Which of these answers is not a consonant digraph?

[ ]	ll
[ ]	nk
[x]	bl
[ ]	qu

The three other answers are all sounds, together those two letters make one sound. When saying 'bl' - you are saying both letters individually.