[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Support for PBS Parents provided by:


  • Arthur
  • Cat in the Hat
  • Curious George
  • Daniel Tiger
  • Dinosaur Train
  • Let's Go Luna
  • Nature Cat
  • Odd Squad
  • Peg + Cat
  • Pinkalicous and Peterriffic
  • Ready Jet Go
  • Splash and Bubbles
  • Super Why!
  • Wild Kratts
  • Sesame Street
  • Ruff Ruffman Show
  • Mister Rogers
  • Cyberchase
  • SciGirls
  • Sid the Science Kid
  • Martha Speaks
  • The Electric Company
  • WordGirl
  • Caillou
  • Oh Noah
  • Fizzy's Lunch Lab
  • Maya & Miguel
  • Postcards from Buster
  • Clifford
  • WordWorld
  • DragonFly TV
  • ZOOM
 

Reading and Language

Home » Articles » What is Phonics, Anyway? »

Quiz: Test Your Own Phonics Knowledge


How well do you know your phonics? Do you know what a "schwa" is? Do you know a vowel digraph from a consonant digraph? Print out this Talking & Reading Together quiz and take it to find out. The answers are on the next page.

  1. How many letters or combinations of letters make the long o sound (as in "toe") in English?
  2. What is a syllable?
  3. How many syllables are there in the word pig?
  4. How many syllables are there in the word justification?
  5. What is a phoneme?
  6. How many phonemes are there in the following words: cat, chat, fish, stick, blue?
  7. What is the difference between a phoneme and a grapheme?
  8. How many graphemes are in the following words: cat, chat, fish, stick, blue?
  9. Which two words from the following list have the same vowel sound: kept, bag, weigh, head, be?
  10. Identify the consonant blends in each of the following words: fist, slip, stride, shred, prod.
Support for PBS Parents provided by: