Phonics & Word Analysis 1
I heard the ______ of the owl
a. hewt
b. hute
c. hoot
c. hoot
I like to_________my food thoroughly.
a. chue
b. chew
c. chuwe
b. chew
I ________ on the corner to wait for the bus.
a. stood
b. stewd
c. stude
a. stood
Which of these words means a small branch?
A. wasp
B. twig
C. plow
D. squid
B. twig
What does the word pollen mean in this sentence?
There was pollen on her hand after she touched the plant.
A. a spot that was red and itchy
B. a nice smell
C. sweet juice from the flower
D. powder from plants
D. powder from the plants
The weather is gray and ________.
a. gloomy
b. gluemy
c. glewmy
a. gloomy
John always tells the _______.
a. trewth
b. trueth
c. truth
c. truth
The word disagree means _________.
a. to not agree
b. to agree with
c. to allow
a. to not agree
What does the word invade mean in this sentence?
The enemy wanted to invade the unprotected town.
A find a way to protect something
B go around a place at night
C enter without being asked
D make friends with people
c. enter without being asked
What does the word around most likely mean in this sentence?
The birds were around the feeder.
A. flying toward
B. on all sides
C. singing about
D. keeping away from
B. on all sides
Which is a homophone for ate?
a. eight
b. eat
c. each
a. eight
The ______ boy talked out of turn.
a. rued
b. rude
c. rewd
b. rude
The word unclean means _________.
a. very clean
b. not clean
c. not usual
b. not clean
What does the word oxygen most likely mean in this sentence?
The oxygen we need comes from plants.
A. things we eat
B. gas that we breathe
C. fibers used for cloth
D. natural medicines
B. gas that we breathe
Which of these words means looking too closely?
A. prying
B. filtering
C. donating
D. basking
a. prying
What is a synonym for tardy?
a. timely
b. early
c. late
c. late
Choose the word that makes a compound word with “high.”
a. go
b. by
c. way
c. way
The word mismatch means ______.
a. a match
b. wrong match
c. best match
b. wrong match
Which of these words means the front of an animal’s head?
A. throng
B. ramp
C. pulse
D. snout
D. snout
What is a beehive?
A. the part used for stinging
B. a dance that bees do
C. the back leg of a bee
D. a nest where bees live
d. a nest where bees live
What is an antonym for heavy?
a. tired
b. light
c. sturdy
b. light
What _______ of fruit do you like? The dog was _______ and gentle.
a. kind
b. some
c. food
a. kind
The word preheat means _______.
a. to heat before
b. make cold
c. put away
a. to heat before
What is a synonym for suddenly in this sentence?
A wave suddenly struck the small boat.
A. quickly
B. merely
C. secretly
D shortly
a. quickly
What is a synonym for tender in this sentence?
The apricots they picked were tender.
A small
B tasty
C soft
D pretty
c. soft