Here is a small quiz to test your knowledge. Try showing this to your child and see how they do! The Answers are below but don’t cheat.. Good luck!!
- How many phonemes are in the English Language?
- Why is cursive (joined up) language advised?
- List 3 examples of digraphs…
- What type of digraph is /pp/?
- What is blending?
- Name one way in which you can tackle a tricky word…
Answers:
- There are 44 phonemes
- When words are written in a flow, it helps with spelling
- 3 examples are: ai, ch, ff…
- It’s a DOUBLET!
- Blending is a technique used to help children produce whole words by placing phonemes together, such as: c – a – t
- Create a mnemonic!