ANSWERS

Consonants

Match the underlined letter(s) in Column A with the type of consonant in Column B by placing the number of the item in Column B in the space in front of the word in Column A.

A                                         B

______ jail   1              1. initial consonant

______ knew 4            2. consonant blend

______ cheap 3       3. consonant digraph

______ bottle  1        4. silent consonant

______ shut  3

______ crane 2

______ phonics 3

______ mitt  4

______ fly 2

______ bend 2

______ brunch  2

______ splint  2

There are three words in each item. Select the word or nonsense word in which you would hear the same sound as that represented by the underlined part of the word at the left.

1. tent a. missed b. listen c. catch d. all e.none       (missed)

2. pleasure a. vision b. sabatoge c. rouge d. all e. none   (all)

4. gem a. edge b. soldier c. jelly d. all e. none  (all)

5. that a. bath b. theory c. this d. all e. none  (this)

6. chief a. chute b. chord c. question d. all e. none  (question)

7. hook a. pool b. moose c. tooth d. all e. none   (none)

8. ace a. pac* b. said c. baccor* d. all e. none  (none)

9. now a. snow b. joyous c. cow d. all e. none (cow)