PRE-TEST OF PHONICS KNOWLEDGE Appendix A

NAME : _______________________

1. How many vowels and diphthongs

7. What is the rime in the word boat?
sound are there in our language?
A. b
A. 5, sometimes 6
B. bo
B. about 10
C. boa
C. approximately 20
D. oat
D. over 35
E. It has no rime.
E. Nobody knows for sure.

2. Which pair(s) of words contain short

vowel sounds? 8. How many phonemes are in the
A. rob and robe word laugh?
B. rat and rug A. 2
C. rail and rule B. 3
E. They all do. C. 4
D. 5
3. Which pair(s) of words contain long E. 6
vowel sounds?
A. rob and robe
B. rat and rug 9. How many phonemes are in the
C. please and rule word fox?
D. come and go A. 2
E. They all do. B. 3
C. 4
4. Which pair(s) of words contain D. 5
consonant blends? E. 6
A. slow and fast
B. good and bad
C. rain and shine 10. How many syllables are in the word
D. red and green encyclopedia?
E. cats and dogs A. 2
B. 4
5. Which pair(s) of words contain C. 6
consonant diagraphs? D. 8
A. church and state E. 10
B. sip and ship
C. cars and trucks
D. here and there 11. Which pair(s) of words ends in open
E. fish and chips. syllables?
A. bear and rabbit
6. Whats the onset in the word boat? B. leopard and puma
A. b C. koala and kangaroo
B. bo D. cat and rat
C. boa E. They all do.
D. oat
E. It has no onset.