ET Phono-gram Home
Context Clues
Do you hear what I hear?
Context Cues
Two birds, one stone...
100

The /s/ sound made by a "c"

1. Candy 2. Crunch 3. Cinder

Cinder

"c" often makes an /s/ sound when placed in front of an "i" or "e" (Example: circle, center)

100

If I use a magic spell to TRANSFORM my horse into a unicorn, what does transform mean in this context?

Change

Turn into

100

Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:

Please pass those poached potatoes over to your pappy.  

The /p/ sound 

from "p": Please, pass, poached, potatoes, pappy

from "pp": pappy


100

Fill in the blank(s):

After the thunderstorm there was a colorful (            ) in the sky.

Rainbow

100

Fill in the blanks with one word (same spelling):

Mr. Will's wife is a marksman with a (   ) and arrow.  Mr. Will has to (    ) down low when she's practicing!

Bow

200

The /ow/ sound made by an "ou"

1. Mountain 2. Pour 3. Marvelous

Mountain

"ou" can make many different sounds, and the phonogram sound is determined by the flanking consonants (letters on both sides)
200

If I need a saddle to properly MOUNT my new unicorn, what does mount mean in this context?

Ride

200

Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:

I don't know why you chose to lie to that guy.

The "long I" sound

the "I" in I

the "y" in why and guy

the "ie" in lie

200

Fill in the blank(s):

When Mr. Will's brother August was born 26 years ago, he was a tiny (        ). Now he's a 6' 5" toddler.

Baby

200

Fill in the blanks with one word (same spelling):

Caylee invited her friends over to celebrate her 7th birthday (     ).  

The hostess would not take us to our table until our entire (    ) of 6 was present.

Party

300

The /oo/ sound from a "ui"

1. Suite 2. Soup 3. Suit.

Suit

"ui" can make the /oo/ and /w/ sounds, as well as some others
300

If my unicorn CONSUMES rainbow-colored grass when she's hungry, what does consumes mean?

Eats

300

Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:

Jimmy threw my dog a tasty treat made with real beef.

The long "E" sound

the "y" in Jimmy and tasty

the "ea" in treat

the "ee" in beef

300

Fill in the blank(s):

Mr. Will's sister Kendra has blonde(      ).  Make sure you don't get it confused with a (     ), which looks a lot like a bunny.

Hair

Hare

300

Fill in the blanks with one word (same spelling):

When I saw the many holes in my yard I knew I had  (    ) stealing my root vegetables.

BlackPink's Jenny, Chaeyoung and Lisa have (    ) on their faces that they call "beauty marks."

Moles

400

The /uh/ sound made by an "A"

1. Angry 2. Appointment 3. Apricot

Appointment

"A" is a very versatile vowel.  

For A to make the /uh/ sound, it must be at the beginning or end of a syllable (not a middle sound).

400

If my unicorn's responds to her DESIGNATION, Aria, what does the word designation mean?

Name

Title

400

Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:

I can't believe you spilled cold soup on my new suit and boots, you brute!

The /oo/ sound

The "ou" in you and soup

The "ui" in suit

The "oo" in boots

The "u" in brute

400

Fill in the blank(s):

Mr. Will's older brother Bryan has two children, a son and a (      ).  Another word for children is (    ) which can refer to baby goats!

Daughter

Kids

400

Each member of BTS must (    ) for 1 to 4 years before they can join the group.

Mr. Will's grandmother doesn't like planes, boats, trolleys, buses, or cars, so she rides in a (     ) when she travels long distance.

Train

500

The "long E" sound made by an "I" (Read all the words and pick the CORRECT one)

1. Tip 2. Pizza 3. Mighty

Pizza

The "I" in pizza makes a long e sound.  

500

If Aria has wings she uses to ASCEND skyward, wouldn't that technically make her a pegasus?  Also, what does ascend mean?

Fly

500

Name the sound all the BOLD words have in common:

Mother said these stylish clothes make Father look like a smooth criminal!

The /TH/ sound

"th" in Mother, clothes, Father, and smooth
500

Fill in the blank(s):

Mr. Will's youngest cat, Mochi, likes to take naps in the (    ), right next to the washing machine.  Even if she were soaked to the bone, she wouldn't get much (     ) that way!

Dryer

Drier

500

When playing soccer, you try to (    ) points by kicking a ball into the other team's goal.

An original (    ) refers to the music that was written by one or more artists.

Score

M
e
n
u