Tapping
Vowels and Syllables
Digraphs, Blends, Digraph Blends
The /k/ sound
Nonsense Words and Scooping
100

When tapping sounds in a word, what finger movement technique is used? 


tapping thumb to the rest of fingers

100

Which word has a long vowel sound?

a. Bit

b. Bite

c. Bat

d. Bot

b. bite

100

What is a digraph?

Two consonant letters that come together to make one single sound

100

21. Choose the correctly spelled word: 

a. sic

b. sik

c. sick

d. cik

c. sick

100

What is a nonsense word?

A decodable word that is not a real English word

200

How many sounds are in the word ‘fish’?

3

200

Which word contains a short vowel sound?

a. lock

b. boat

c. line

d. cake 

a. lock

200

Identify the digraph in the word "moth"

th

200

Which nonsense word is spelled correctly according to the -ck rule?

a. Zec

b. Zek

c. Zeck

d. Zecq

c. Zeck

200

What fluency technique uses curved lines beneath sentences to create phrases?

Scooping

300

How many finger taps should a student make when segmenting the word 'chick'?

3

300

Closed syllables have only one __________.

b. vowel

300

What is it called when there are 2 consonants together, each making its own sound?

blend

300

Which word correctly applies the '-ck' spelling rule? 

a. pork

b. peck

c. monk

d. pake

b. peck

300

Which of the following is a nonsense word?

a. Zish

b. Wish

c. Fish

d. Dash

a. Zish

400

Which word below is a 3-sound word when finger-tapped?

a. at

b. it

c. skip

d. thick

d. thick

400

Which word had a closed syllable?

a. Coat

b. Cope

c. Cop

d. Coal

c. cop

400

Identify the blend in the word “Slip”

sl

400

Why does the word "desk" end in "k" instead of "ck"? 

a. It has a long vowel

b. The /k/ sound is the last letter of the blend

c. It is a nonsense word

d. "Desk" is an exception to all rules

b. The /k/ sound is the last letter of the blend

400

Which of the following is a real 3-sound word? 

a. Chid

b. Thap

c. Shop

d. Veb

c. shop

500

When tapping out the sounds in the word "m-a-p" using finger-to-thumb touches, which finger taps the middle short vowel sound /a/? 

C. ring finger

500

Which sounds are the 5 exceptions to the closed syllable rule?

a. -ed, -ing, -es

b. -ind, -old, -ild, -ost, -olt

c. -le, -ish, -ah

d. -ick, -led, -eld

b. -ind, -old, -ild, -ost, -olt

500

 Identify the digraph blend in the word “shred”

shr

500

What is the primary rule for using '-ck' at the end of a word? 

a. Words that end in a /k/ sound after a short vowel are spelled “ck”

b. At the beginning of a word

c. Directly following a long vowel

d. At the end of a word with 2 or more syllables

a. Words that end in a /k/ sound after a short vowel are spelled “ck”

500

29. Which option shows proper scooping for fluent phrase reading? 

a. (The red) (duck is in) (the shed.)

b. (The) (red) (duck) (is) (in) (the) (shed.)  

c. (The red duck) (is in the shed.) 

d. (The red duck is) (in the) (shed.) 

(The red duck) (is in the shed.)

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