For the purposes of our exam remember:  two consonants that fall beside each other in a word and make only ONE sound are classified as CONSONANT DIGRAPHS.  You should memorize:  sh, th, ch, ph, ng, gh, wh.  Others you might see include the double letters in words like "letter" - the "tt" is a consonant digraph because it has two letters that make one sound.  Also, words like "gnaw" the "gn" is a consonant digraph because it has two letters that make only one sound.

Answers for phonics practice exam:  http://www.pampetty.com/phonics.htm

Circle the item that is out of place in each line.  Identify the type of items that are related on the
blank line.

1.  sm -  consonant digraphs

2.  t - vowels

3.  aw - diphthongs

4.  th - consonant blends

5.  2 - shame + ful

6.  3 - re + charge + able

7.  1 - measure

8.  d

9.  c

10.  44

Match the vowel sound represented by the underlined letter(s) in the words in Column A with the type of
vowel sound in Column B by placing the number of the type of vowel sound in Column B in the space in
front of the word in Column A.

1.  3

2.  2

3.  1

4.  1

5.  3

6.  4

7.  1

8.  1

9.  3

10.  1

11. 2

12. 4

13. 2

Place "L" in the space in front of the word if the underlined vowel represents the LONG sound,
an "S" if it represents a SHORT sound,
a "C" if the vowel is R-CONTROLLED,
an "upside-down e" if the vowel is a schwa sound,
"D" for a vowel digraph,
or "DP" for diphthongs.
On the line to the right of the word, write WHY the sound is LONG, SHORT, CONTROLLED,
SCHWA, VOWEL DIGRAPH, or DIPHTHONGS.

1.  L - open syllable CV - macron on V

2.  S - closed syllable  - CVC -  breve on V

3.  L - vowel digraph - CVVC - macron on first V, slash through second V

4.  L - CVCe - macron on V, slash through e

5.  L - vowel digraph - CVVC - macron on first V, slash through second V

6.  L - open syllable - CV -  macron on V

7.  S - closed syllable - CVC -  breve on V

8.  L - CVCe - macron on V, slash through e

9.  L - vowel digraph - CVVC - macron on first V, slash through second V

10.  S - closed syllable  - CVC -  breve on V

11.  C - r- controlled

12.  schwa - (uh sound)

13.  schwa

14.  schwa

15.  diphthong - oi

16.  L - CCVV - macron on first V, slash through second V

17.  diphthong - ow (open mouth)

Place an "S" in front of words in which the first letter represents the soft sound and an "H" when it
represents a hard sound.

1.  S

2.  H

3.  S

4.  H

5.  S

6.  H

7.  S

8.  H

Phonics Practice Questions from:  http://www.pampetty.com/reading.htm
(bottom of page starting at # 16)

16.  g

17.  a

18.  m

19.  i

20. b

21. j

22. c

23. d

24. k

25. f

26. l

27. e

vowels - aeiou

mark out c and q

muffin - mark out f

doubt - b

happen - p

common - m

ribbon - b

subtle - b

honest - h

gnaw - g

knoll - k

hour - h

limb - b

thigh - gh

calf - l

moisten - t

Hard/ soft c and g:

cell - s

decay - h

recover - h

cymbal - s

cane - h

decay - h

mice - s

Consonant Digraphs  - sh, th, ch, ph, gh, ng, wh

sang - ng

bath - th

sung - ng

laugh - gh

teach - ch

thumb - th

that - th

Consonant blends

dreaming - dr

from - fr

blizzard - bl

broke - br

splash - spl

stop - st

Vowel sounds

diversity - long i, er - r-controlled, i - schwa, y = e

sad - short a

witch - short i

point - diphthong

habitat - short a, i - schwa, short a

hasten - long a, e - schwa

abundant - a - schwa, short u, a - schwa

child - long i (actually l-controlled - we aren't going to get into that)

moose - don't worry about oo right now

crayon - long a, short o

made - long a, silent e

neighbor - ei = long a, o - r-controlled

Don't worry about syllables on this exam.

Diphthongs:

crowd -  ow

coin - oi

low - none

count - ou

would - none

employ - oy

loud - ou

1.  mention - machine (sh sound)

2.  the - mother (voiced th)

3.  boil - employ (diphthong)