Phonics Practice

A vowel is a letter in the alphabet that represents a speech sound made with the vocal tract open. The vowels in English are A, E, I, O, U.

A consonant is a letter in the alphabet that represents a speech sound made by partially or completely blocking the airflow. Examples include B, C, D, F, G.

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings. Example: 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word. It usually contains a vowel sound. Example: 'cat' has one syllable, 'happy' has two.

A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound. Example: 'sh' in 'ship' or 'ch' in 'chair'.

A blend is when two or more consonants are combined, and each sound can be heard. Example: 'bl' in 'black' or 'st' in 'stop'.

A vowel sound is the sound made by a vowel letter in a word. Example: the 'o' in 'go' is a vowel sound.

A silent letter is a letter that is not pronounced in a word. Example: the 'k' in 'knight'.

Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound. Example: 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Example: 'un-' in 'unhappy'.