Phonics Test Worksheets
How the sounds work (Listen, look, check): Listen to (or read) the question and look at the pictures. Say the word slowly and find the sound the question asks about. Check: does your answer make the word in the picture?
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- 1.Listen: “The moon is up.” Which picture is it? (a) king (b) moon (c) book
- 2.Is ___ a cat? (a) go (b) my (c) it
- 3.Which picture rhymes with “rain”? (a) run (b) clock (c) train
- 4.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 5.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) bee (b) toast (c) way
- 6.Which word is in the “-at” family? (a) tan (b) mug (c) cat
- 7.Which sight word is spelt t – h – e – y? (a) here (b) were (c) they
- 8.___ you like mangoes? (a) Was (b) Do (c) They
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) zero
- 10.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) gem (b) nut (c) map
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) run (b) hen (c) fox
- 13.Which picture rhymes with “rose”? (a) bug (b) clock (c) nose
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) wolf
- 15.Which word starts with “dr”? (a) dragon (b) snake (c) blue
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bus (b) dot (c) six
- 17.🛁 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) ten (c) tub
- 18.🧱 bri_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ph (b) wh (c) ck
- 19.Which sight word is spelt t – o? (a) on (b) to (c) it
- 20.🥕 “carrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 21.Which word is NOT in the “-at” family? (a) hen (b) cat (c) pat (d) sat
- 22.Let me ___ at it. (a) they (b) look (c) was
- 23.👃 n _ s e — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 24.☕ c u _ — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) g
- 25.Which picture starts like “goat”? (a) key (b) jeep (c) guitar
- 26.Which picture starts like “wheel”? (a) phone (b) elephant (c) whale
- 27.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) z
- 28.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cap (c) can
- 29.Listen: “A lion can roar.” Which picture is it? (a) book (b) ship (c) lion
- 30.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bug (c) bus
- 31.Listen: “The king is sad.” Which picture is it? (a) ant (b) king (c) kite
- 32.🐙 “octopus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 34.🏒 ho_ _ey — which two letters are missing? (a) wh (b) ph (c) ck
- 35.🫙 _ar — which letter is missing? (a) k (b) g (c) j
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) wolf
- 37.🦆 _uck — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) d (c) b
- 38.Read: “The frog can hop.” Which picture shows it? (a) kite (b) ant (c) frog
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cot (c) cut
- 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) jar (c) hammer
Answer key
- moon
- it
- train
- hen
- way
- cat
- they
- Do
- zero
- oa
- nut
- fox
- nose
- zip
- dragon
- dot
- tub
- ck
- to
- 2
- hen
- look
- o
- p
- guitar
- whale
- d
- cap
- lion
- bus
- king
- 3
- u
- ck
- j
- yarn
- d
- frog
- cut
- hammer
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