Primary 2 English Phonics Quiz

P2 English Quiz: Phonics and Word Building

TuitionGoWhere Primary School (AI) | 爱缇 (AI)

Name: _________________ Class: _______ Date: _______

Time: 25 minutes | Total Marks: 25

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Section A: Multiple Choice (12 marks)

Circle the correct answer. Each question is worth 1 mark.

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as "cake"?

A) cat   B) make   C) back   D) had

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2. Which word rhymes with "night"?

A) not   B) light   C) neat   D) net

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3. What is the beginning blend in "street"?

A) st   B) str   C) tr   D) sr

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4. How many syllables does "butterfly" have?

A) 2   B) 3   C) 4   D) 5

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5. Which word has the /sh/ sound?

A) cheese   B) sheep   C) cheap   D) chop

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6. Which word has a silent letter?

A) king   B) know   C) keep   D) kind

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7. What ending sound do "jumped", "walked", and "helped" share?

A) /d/   B) /t/   C) /ed/   D) /id/

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8. Which pair of words rhyme?

A) moon - noon   B) book - boot   C) food - good   D) cook - cool

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9. What is the vowel sound in "boat"?

A) short o   B) long o   C) short a   D) long a

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10. Which word has 2 syllables?

A) run   B) running   C) ran   D) runs

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11. What blend ends the word "help"?

A) lp   B) el   C) he   D) pl

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12. Which word has the same ending sound as "playing"?

A) play   B) singing   C) played   D) plays

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Section B: Short Answer (13 marks)

13. Write words that rhyme with these words. (3 marks)

a) sleep → ____

b) think → ____

c) round → ____

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14. Circle the silent letter in each word. (3 marks)

a) k n i f e

b) w r i t e

c) l i s t e n

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15. How many syllables? Clap and count. (3 marks)

a) hospital → ____ syllables

b) computer → ____ syllables

c) beautiful → ____ syllables

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16. Add -ing to these words. (2 marks)

a) run → ____

b) make → ____

c) swim → ____

d) write → ____

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17. Write a word that starts with each blend. (2 marks)

a) bl → ____

b) tr → ____

c) sp → ____

d) ch → ____

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End of Quiz

Remember: Sound out the words carefully!

P2 English Quiz: Phonics and Word Building - Answer Key

TuitionGoWhere Primary School (AI) | 爱缇 (AI)

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Section A: Multiple Choice (12 marks)

Q	Answer	Explanation
1	B) make	"cake" and "make" both have long /a/ sound
2	B) light	"night" and "light" rhyme (-ight)
3	B) str	"street" starts with the blend str-
4	B) 3	but-ter-fly = 3 syllables
5	B) sheep	"sheep" has /sh/ sound; others have /ch/
6	B) know	The 'k' in "know" is silent
7	B) /t/	After voiceless sounds (p, k), -ed sounds like /t/
8	A) moon - noon	Both end in -oon sound
9	B) long o	"boat" has the long /o/ sound
10	B) running	run-ning = 2 syllables
11	A) lp	"help" ends with the blend -lp
12	B) singing	Both "playing" and "singing" end in -ing

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Section B: Short Answer (13 marks)

13. (3 marks)

Acceptable answers:

a) sleep → deep, keep, sheep, weep, creep

b) think → pink, drink, sink, link, blink

c) round → sound, found, ground, pound, bound

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14. (3 marks)

a) k n i f e (silent k)

b) w r i t e (silent e at end)

c) l i s t e n (silent e)

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15. (3 marks)

a) hospital → 4 syllables (hos-pi-tal... wait, hos-pi-tal is 3)

Correction: hos-pi-tal = 3 syllables

b) computer → 3 syllables (com-pu-ter)

c) beautiful → 3 syllables (beau-ti-ful)

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16. (2 marks - 0.5 each)

a) run → running (double the n)

b) make → making (drop the e)

c) swim → swimming (double the m)

d) write → writing (drop the e)

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17. (2 marks - 0.5 each)

Acceptable answers:

a) bl → blue, black, blow, block, bless

b) tr → tree, train, truck, trip, try

c) sp → spin, spot, speak, spell, spoon

d) ch → chair, cheese, chicken, child, chop

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Marking Summary

Section	Maximum Marks	Student's Marks
Section A	12
Section B	13
Total	25

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Teacher's Notes

Phonics Skills for P2:

• Long and short vowel sounds
• Consonant blends (bl, tr, sp, str)
• Silent letters (k in know, w in write)
• Syllable counting
• Adding suffixes (-ing, -ed)

Spelling Rules for -ing:

• CVC words: double final consonant (run → running)
• Silent e words: drop e (make → making)
• Words ending in consonant: just add -ing (help → helping)