Phonics Jeopardy for Students

Sounds

100

What sound does ‘h’ make?

/h/ like in h-e-l-p

200

What are the sounds for ‘c’?

/s/ like in city

/k/ like in cat

300

Name a word that starts with ‘b’

Ball
Bat
Bill
Bob
Bag
Bar

400

What sound does ‘d’ make?

/d/ like in d-i-p

500

What are the short and long vowel sounds for all 5 vowels?

/ă/ in apple, /ā/ in ape

/ĕ/ in elf, /ē/ in heel

/ĭ/ in ink, /ī/ in ice-cream

/ŏ/ in orange, /ō/ in pole

/ŭ/ in umbrella, /ū/ in unicorn

Digraphs

100

What sound does ‘sh’ make?

/ʃ/  like in f-i-sh

200

What are the two sounds for ‘th’?

Could be /θ/ (as in "thin") or /ð/ (as in "this")

300

Give a word that contains ‘ch’.

Chick
Chip
Chicken
Rich
Thick
Chap

400

What is the sound for ‘wh’?

/w/ like in wh-ee-l

500

Name a word with the ‘ng’ sound.

Ring
Sing
Rang
Sang

Blends

100

Name a word with the blend ‘bl’.

Black
Blend
Blush

200

What is the blend in ‘frog’?

/fr/

300

Provide a word that contains ‘str’.

Straw
Stress
String
Straight

400

What blend is in ‘clap’?

/cl/

500

Give a word with the ‘sk’ blend.

Ski
Sky
Skate
Brisk

Syllables

100

How many syllables does the word 'cat' have?

1

200

How many syllables does the word 'desk' have?

1

300

How many syllables does the word 'classroom' have?

2

400

How many syllables does the word 'basketball' have?

3

500

How many syllables does the word 'syllable' have?

3

Hard Questions (Why & What Questions)

100

Why does the 'a' in 'cake' make the long a sound?

Silent e makes 'a' say its name.

200

Why do we use 'k' to spell 'kit' instead of 'c'?

When 'c' is followed by 'i', it says 's'.

We use 'k' before 'i' and 'e'.

300

What type of letter does every word need?

Vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

400

What is the FLOSS rule?

The ending consonant is doubled when: 

• The word is one syllable.
• The word has a short vowel.
• The word ends in f, l, s, or z.

500

'Ph' says /f/. What language does this come from?

Greek.