Phonics Competency Pretest
RDG/420 Version 1
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Phonics Competency Pretest
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
__________ 1. black, snake, small, test, steam
__________ 2. Aegean, gym, gentle, strategic
__________ 3. city, race, cent, acid, pacing
__________ 4. tough, rough, telegraph, cough, elephant
__________ 5. acre, acquit, couple, contrast, bacon
__________ 6. ring, mother, white, chair, bring
Vowels
__________ 7. pool, noon, mood, food
__________ 8. sox, hop, hit, bit
__________ 9. sheet, gate, mile, my
__________ 10. bird, fern, corn, curb
__________ 11. mouse, down, oil, boy
__________ 12. boat, leave, ceiling, goat
__________ 13. true, great, head, weigh
__________ 14. book, cooker, crook, shook
__________ 15. ball, false, saw, waltz, claw
Structural Analysis Generalizations (Give the syllable pattern only.)
__________ 16. legal, cedar, about, elect, frozen
__________ 17. batter, hoodwink, lectern, lesser
__________ 18. noble, puzzle, kettle, bugle
__________ 19. portable, likely, heated, loading
__________ 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
22. rid, gum, go, an, egg
23. too, how, toy, clout, boil
24. made, file, chance, boat, cheese
25. sm, sl, wh, dr, fr
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
a. uid
a. roa
b. ro
b. id
b. oa
c. ow
c. lui
c. st
d. th
d. fI
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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