Two Letters, One Sound

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 4-7

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Which word has two letters that team up to make one sound?
- ship
- stop
- swim
Which two letters make the first sound in chick?
- c and h
- c and i
- h and i
Look at the word rocket. Which two letters make the /k/ sound in the middle?
- r and o
- e and t
- c and k
The word fish ends with the /sh/ sound.
Circle one: True False
Read the word ring. Which letters make the sound at the end?
- just g
- just n
- n and g together
What sound does wh make in the word whale?
- /w/
- /h/
- /f/
In the word sing, the letters n and g make two separate sounds.
Circle one: True False
Max wants to spell the word phone. Which letters make the /f/ sound at the start?
- f
- p
- ph
Two of these words have a letter team. One does not. Which word has NO team?
- shop
- chip
- stop
Which word is spelled the right way?
- cash
- catch
- cach

Answer key

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ship · In ship, s and h team up to say /sh/. In stop and swim, every letter says its own sound.
c and h · c and h join together to say /ch/ at the start of chick.
c and k · In rocket, c and k sit together in the middle and say /k/.
True · Fish ends with s and h together, and they say /sh/.
n and g together · n and g team up at the end of ring to make one /ng/ sound.
/w/ · wh together says /w/, like in whale and wheel.
False · n and g join to make one /ng/ sound in sing, not two.
ph · In phone, the /f/ sound is spelled with p and h together.
stop · Shop has sh and chip has ch. In stop, s and t each say their own sound.
catch · Catch has a short vowel, so it uses tch. Cach is missing the t, and cash ends with the wrong team.