Phonics Competency Pretest Key
RDG/420 Version 1
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Phonics Competency Pretest Key
Write the phonic concept that identifies the common sounds found in each group of words below.
Do not identify each sound separately, merely indicate the single phonic concept presented in
each closed sort.
Consonants
_Blends_ 1. black, snake, small, test, steam
_Soft G___ 2. Aegean, gym, gentle, strategic
_Soft C___ 3. city, race, cent, acid, pacing
_Digraphs__ 4. tough, rough, telegraph, cough, elephant
_Hard C__ 5. acre, acquit, couple, contrast, bacon
_Digraphs_ 6. ring, mother, white, chair, bring
Vowels
_Long oo 7. pool, noon, mood, food
_Short 8. sox, hop, hit, bit
_Long___ 9. sheet, gate, mile, my
”R” Controlled 10. bird, fern, corn, curb
Diphthongs 11. mouse, down, oil, boy
_Digraphs_ 12. boat, leave, ceiling, goat
_Digraphs_ 13. true, great, head, weigh
_Short oo_ 14. book, cooker, crook, shook
A + l or W 15. ball, false, saw, waltz, claw
Structural Analysis Generalizations (Give the syllable pattern only.)
___V/CV__ 16. legal, cedar, about, elect, frozen
__VC/CV_ 17. batter, hoodwink, lectern, lesser
__C + LE_ 18. noble, puzzle, kettle, bugle
SUFFIXES 19. portable, likely, heated, loading
PREFIXES 20. reload, preheat, unfair, transport
In each of the following series, circle the phonic element that does not belong in this sort,
then provide an explanation for your choice using appropriate terminology.
21. th, ph, wh, sk, gh
sk is a blend –others are digraphs
22. rid, gum, go, an, egg
go contains a long vowel
23. too, how, toy, clout, boil – too is not a diphthong
24. made, file, chance, boat, cheese – no long vowel in chance
25. sm, sl, wh, dr, fr
wh is a digraph – others are blends
Multiple Choice. Select the letter(s) at the right that represents the onset of each onesyllable word or the first syllable of two syllable word(s).
26. throw
27. fluid
28. roast
(a. thr) b. ro
a. uid b. id
a. roa b. oa
c. ow
c. lui
c. st
d. th
(d. fl)
d. oast
e.row
e.flu
(e. r)
Select the letter(s) at the right that represents the rime for each one-syllable word.
29. catch (a. atch)
b. tch
c. cat
d. at
30. school
a. ch
b. choo (c. ool)
d. sch
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