Phonics and Word Skills: Master Reading Fundamentals

Question 1

Read the sentence and use context clues to figure out the meaning of the underlined word: 'The hike was very challenging, or in other words, it was quite ___. '

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Difficult

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Easy

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Short

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Enjoyable

Question 2

Read this sentence: Emily's legs felt tired after playing on the swings all afternoon. What does the word 'tired' mean in this sentence?

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Aching

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Happy

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Sleepy

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Excited

Question 3

Can you find the pair of words that rhyme?

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Hat and mat

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Cat and dog

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Sun and moon

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Red and blue

Question 4

What does the word 'unhappy' mean?

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Not happy

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Very happy

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Moderately happy

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Extremely happy

Question 5

Which word has a similar meaning to 'cheerful'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 6

What new word is formed when we add the suffix '-less' to the root word 'care'?

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Careless

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Carefully

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Caring

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Carriage

Question 7

Read this sentence and choose the word that best completes it, based on context clues: 'The children were very ___, so they didn't want to go to school.'

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lazy

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excited

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happy

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energetic

Question 8

Which word has a similar meaning to 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 9

Which word means the opposite of 'tidy'?

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Messy

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Clean

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Orderly

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Neat

Question 10

Which word has the ending '-ly'?

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Quickly

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Jump

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Dog

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The

Question 11

In the sentence, 'The little boy was so eager to go to the park that he couldn't stop jumping up and down,' which word describes how the boy was feeling?

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Excited

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Tired

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Sad

Question 12

Which word has the same sound as the 'a' in 'cake'?

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Cake

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Cat

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Cup

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a helpful way to learn phonics?

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Memorizing a list of letter names

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Playing games that involve blending sounds

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Singing songs that focus on letter sounds

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Practicing writing and sounding out words with someone

Question 14

How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 15

Which word does NOT rhyme with the other three?

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bite

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light

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night

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bright

Question 16

Which word is a compound word?

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butterfly

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book

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school

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happy

Question 17

Which word means the same as 'big'?

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huge

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small

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tall

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tiny

Question 18

Which is the correct spelling of the word?

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friend

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freind

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frind

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frend

Question 19

Which word is a sight word?

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the

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because

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beautiful

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sometimes

Question 20

Which sentence is complete?

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The boy runs

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Runs quickly

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Jumping over the fence

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Because he is happy

Question 21

Which word starts with the same sound as 'cat'?

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kite

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dog

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cup

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ball

Question 22

What letter is missing to complete the word 'f_sh'?

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e

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i

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a

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o

Question 23

Which word has a consonant blend?

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train

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stop

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blue

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sun

Question 24

Which word rhymes with 'top'?

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mop

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hat

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dog

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cup

Question 25

Which word means the same as 'big'?

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large

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small

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tiny

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medium

Question 26

Which word is made up of two smaller words?

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fireplace

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tree

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book

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dog

Question 27

What is the opposite of 'hot'?

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cold

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warm

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cool

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boiling

Question 28

Which of these words starts with the /b/ sound?

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ball

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cat

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dog

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fish

Question 29

Which letter combination makes the /sh/ sound in the word "ship"?

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sh

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ch

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th

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wh

Question 30

Read the following sentence: "The dog is big.". Which word tells us who or what is doing the action?

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dog

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The

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is

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big

Question 31

Which of these words means "happy"?

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glad

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sad

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mad

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bad

Question 32

Read the text: "The cat sat on the mat. It ate a mouse.". How many sentences are there in the text?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 33

Which word has the sound of the short 'a' as in 'cat'?

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cat

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dog

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fish

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ball

Question 34

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

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bat

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dog

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hat

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fish

Question 35

Which group of words has the same ending sound as 'cat'?

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cat, hat, bat

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dog, hog, frog

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fish, dish, wish

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ball, call, fall

Question 36

Which word has the 'ch' sound as in 'chair'?

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chair

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dog

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fish

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ball

Question 37

Which word is made up of two smaller words?

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dogfish

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cat

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table

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jump

Question 38

Which word has a similar meaning to 'happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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angry

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tired

Question 39

Which of these words is recognized instantly without sounding it out?

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the

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because

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dog

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jumped

Question 40

Which word is spelled correctly?

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cat

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ket

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catte

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katt

Question 41

What sound does the letter 'l' make in the word 'leaf'?

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/l/

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/f/

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/r/

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/e/

Question 42

Which word has a consonant blend?

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train

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sun

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apple

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milk

Question 43

Which word has more than one syllable?

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window

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at

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ball

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the

Question 44

What is the prefix in the word 'unpack'?

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un-

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pack

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-pack

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un

Question 45

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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funny

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silly

Question 46

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

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The dog is black.

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The dog is black

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The dog, is black

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The dog is, black.

Question 47

Which word shows that something belongs to someone?

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their

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there

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they're

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there's

Question 48

What does the suffix '-tion' mean in the word 'education'?

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Action or process

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Person or thing

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Place or location

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Quality or characteristic

Question 49

Which word below does NOT rhyme with the others?

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Dog

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Cat

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Hat

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Sat

Question 50

What is the base word of 'uncomfortable'?

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comfort

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comforting

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discomfort

Question 51

Which word shows more than one?

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dogs

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dog

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cat

Question 52

What does the word 'kindness' mean?

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The state or quality of being kind

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A person who is kind

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A feeling of kindness

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The opposite of kindness

Question 53

Which word can mean an animal or a sports equipment?

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bat

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run

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book

Question 54

Which word has the consonant digraph 'ch'?

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chair

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apple

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book

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flower

Question 55

What sound does the letter 'c' make at the beginning of the word 'cat'?

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/k/

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/s/

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/ch/

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/j/

Question 56

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean in the word 'disagree'?

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Not

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Do again

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Very

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Up

Question 57

Which of these words is made up of two smaller words?

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baseball

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window

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happy

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blue

Question 58

In the word **'unhappy'**, what part of the word means 'not'?

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un-

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re-

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dis-

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in-

Question 59

What is the main part of the word **'friendly'** that carries its meaning?

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friend

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end

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ly

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friendl

Question 60

When trying to read an unfamiliar word, which is NOT a good strategy to use?

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Just guessing

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Trying to sound it out

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Using clues from the story

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Looking at pictures

Question 61

Which of these is the correct plural form of the word **'child'**?

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children

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childs

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childrens

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childes

Question 62

Which word tells us where something is located?

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Under

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The

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And

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Big

Question 63

Which word has the same vowel sound as the 'a' in the word 'cat'?

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hat

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dog

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sun

Question 64

Which word has the 'oo' sound like in the word 'boot'?

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Book

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Hat

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Car

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Spoon