Letters and Sounds

Question 1

a (2 sounds)

Answer 1

a (2 sounds)

Question 2

e (2 sounds)

Answer 2

e (2 sounds)

Question 3

c (2 sounds)

Answer 3

c (2 sounds)

Question 4

g (2 sounds)

Answer 4

g (2 sounds)

Question 5

a_e

Answer 5

a_e

Question 6

igh

Answer 6

igh

Question 7

oo (3)

Answer 7

zoo

look

flood

Question 8

wh

Answer 8

wh

Question 9

tch

Answer 9

tch

Question 10

When do we use “tch” to say /ch/?

Answer 10

1. At the end of a base word
2. Immediately after a short vowel

Question 11

When do we use “ck” to say /k/?

Answer 11

1. At the end of a base word
2. Immediately after a short vowel

Question 12

When does c say /s/?

Answer 12

Before e, i, or y

Question 13

When does g say /j/?

Answer 13

Sometimes before e, i, or y

Question 14

When do we use “dge” to make the /j/ sound?

Answer 14

1. At the end of a base word
2. Immediately after a short vowel

Question 15

dge

Answer 15

dge

Question 16

When a word ends in -dge, the vowel sound is ____.

Answer 16

short

Question 17

When a word ends in -ge (no d), the vowel sound is ____.

Answer 17

long

Question 18

What is a prefix?

Answer 18

Letters placed before the base word

Question 19

What is a suffix?

Answer 19

Letters placed after a base word

Question 20

What is a base word?

Answer 20

The part of the word that gives the word its basic meaning