Silent letters: the 'mb' spelling | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
- gum
  
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  3 ✓
- swimming
  
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  6 ✓
- swim
  
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  4 ✓
How many syllables are in the word swimming?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 7
Choose another spelling that can also represent the sound 'm', like in 'swim'.
- mm ✓
- n
- nn
- lm
Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: The stars shone brightly in the __________ sky.
- knight
- night ✓
- nite
Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: I can __________ music playing next door.
- here
- hear ✓
- here
Match the word to its definition.
- phoneme
  
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  the smallest unit of sound in a word ✓
- grapheme
  
  ⇔
  
  a letter, or group of letters, that represent a phoneme ✓
- digraph
  
  ⇔
  
  a type of grapheme where two letters represent one phoneme ✓
- homophones
  
  ⇔
  
  words that sound the same with different spellings ✓