Phonics Screening Check

Split Digraphs

15 free practice questions with explanations

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Split Digraphs: example questions & answers

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  1. Which word has the long 'a' sound made by 'a_e' (split digraph)?

    • Amake
    • Bmat
    • Cmap
    • Dman

    Answer: Make has the long 'a' sound made by the pattern 'a_e' where 'e' at the end makes the 'a' say its name.

  2. Which word has the long 'a' sound made by 'a_e'?

    • Acake
    • Bcat
    • Ccap
    • Dcan

    Answer: Cake has the long 'a' sound made by the pattern 'a_e'. Cat, cap, and can have short 'a' sounds.

  3. Which word has the long 'i' sound made by 'i_e' (split digraph)?

    • Amike
    • Bmix
    • Cmid
    • Dmilk

    Answer: Mike has the long 'i' sound made by the pattern 'i_e' where 'e' at the end makes the 'i' say its name.

  4. Which word has the long 'i' sound made by 'i_e'?

    • Alike
    • Blid
    • Clist
    • Dlit

    Answer: Like has the long 'i' sound made by the pattern 'i_e'. Lid, list, and lit have short 'i' sounds.

  5. Which word has the long 'o' sound made by 'o_e' (split digraph)?

    • Anose
    • Bnot
    • Cnod
    • Dno

    Answer: Nose has the long 'o' sound made by the pattern 'o_e' where 'e' at the end makes the 'o' say its name.

  6. Which word has the long 'o' sound made by 'o_e'?

    • Arope
    • Brot
    • Crob
    • Drock

    Answer: Rope has the long 'o' sound made by the pattern 'o_e'. Rot, rob, and rock have short 'o' sounds.

  7. Which word has the long 'u' sound made by 'u_e' (split digraph)?

    • Acute
    • Bcut
    • Ccup
    • Dcub

    Answer: Cute has the long 'u' sound made by the pattern 'u_e' where 'e' at the end makes the 'u' say its name.

  8. Which word has the long 'u' sound made by 'u_e'?

    • Atube
    • Btub
    • Ctug
    • Dtruck

    Answer: Tube has the long 'u' sound made by the pattern 'u_e'. Tub, tug, and truck have short 'u' sounds.

  9. Which word has the long 'e' sound made by 'e_e' (split digraph)?

    • Athese
    • Bthen
    • Ctest
    • Dten

    Answer: These has the long 'e' sound made by the pattern 'e_e'. Then, test, and ten have short 'e' sounds.

  10. Which word has the long 'a' sound with the 'a_e' pattern?

    • Aplace
    • Bplan
    • Cplay
    • Dplant

    Answer: Place has the long 'a' sound with the 'a_e' split digraph pattern. Plan, plant, and play have different patterns.

  11. Which word has the long 'i' sound with the 'i_e' pattern?

    • Ashine
    • Bshin
    • Cship
    • Dshop

    Answer: Shine has the long 'i' sound with the 'i_e' split digraph pattern. Shin, ship, and shop have different vowel sounds.

  12. Which word has the long 'o' sound with the 'o_e' pattern?

    • Astone
    • Bstop
    • Cshop
    • Dsock

    Answer: Stone has the long 'o' sound with the 'o_e' split digraph pattern. Stop, shop, and sock have short 'o' sounds.

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