Phonics and Orthography Principles Quiz

Challenge yourself with 15 questions on phonics principles, digraphs, silent letters, and more. Test your phonetic transcription skills!

#1

Which of the following is an example of a digraph in English?

P
TH
S
F
#2

In the word 'knight,' what sound does the 'gh' make?

/k/
/g/
Silent
/f/
#3

Which of the following words contains a consonant blend?

Tree
Flat
Rat
Ice
#4

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a language?

Grapheme
Phoneme
Morpheme
Allophone
#5

What is the term for a word that sounds like what it means, such as 'buzz' or 'hiss'?

Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
#6

What is the term for a pair of letters representing one sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship'?

Monogram
Digraph
Trigraph
Diphthong
#7

Which of the following words contains a silent letter?

Swim
Write
Jump
Clap
#8

Which of the following represents the correct phonetic transcription for the word 'elephant'?

/ˈɛl.ɪ.fənt/
/ɛl.ə.fænt/
/ˈɛl.ə.fənt/
/ˈɛl.ɪ.fænt/
#9

What does the term 'vowel digraph' refer to?

A single vowel letter that represents a diphthong sound.
A combination of two or more vowel letters representing a single sound.
A vowel letter occurring after a consonant.
A silent vowel letter in a word.
#10

What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?

Morphology
Syntax
Phonology
Semantics
#11

What is the term for words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations, like 'tear' and 'tear'?

Homographs
Synonyms
Antonyms
Homophones
#12

In the word 'psychology,' which letters represent the 's' sound?

S and H
C and H
P and S
P and C
#13

What is the term for words that are spelled differently but sound the same, like 'to,' 'too,' and 'two'?

Homophones
Homonyms
Homographs
Synonyms
#14

In the word 'receipt,' which letters represent the silent sound?

R and E
C and T
C and E
R and T
#15

In the word 'knee,' which letters are silent?

K and E
K and N
N and E
N and Ee

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