Phonics & Spelling Help Sheets

What is it called when two consonants side-by-side make two separate sounds? Examples: plum, snap, best, pumpkin.

• blend

• digraph

• diphthong

• consonant cluster

What is it called when two consonants side-by-side make one sound? Examples: thin, phone, fish, bathtub.

• digraph

• consonant blend

• vowel team

• syllable

Q and U are always found together in English words.

• True

• False

K usually comes before which vowels? Examples: kettle, kid, bulky, can, cut, clip.

• e, i, and y

• a, o, and u

• i, o, and u

• a, e, and o

C usually comes before which vowels or consonants? Examples: kettle, kid, bulky, can, cut, clip.

• a, o, u, or any consonant

• e, i, or any consonant

• a, e, i, or any consonant

• o, u, or any consonant

If C or G is followed by an e, i, or y, they typically make their 'soft' sounds.

• True

• False

When a one-syllable word has a short vowel and ends in f, l, s, or z, you usually double the final f, l, s, or z.

• True

• False

Some consonants are silent in words. These words often come from other languages.

• True

• False

How do you spell final /k/ in short vowel words? Examples: black, sick, truck, deck.

• CK

• K

• C

• KK

How do you spell final /k/ after single long vowels (CVCe)? Examples: like, snake, smoke.

• KE

• CK

• C

• K