Real words and alien (nonsense) words
Kindergarten (Reception and Year 1 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RF.K.3.B, RF.1.3.B · England: Reception Phonics, Y1 Phonics Screening Check (pseudo-words)
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Question 1
Read this word: "bim". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 2
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. pig
- B. besh
- C. gub
- D. plim
Question 3
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. rain
- B. chin
- C. net
- D. fim
Question 4
Read this word: "net". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 5
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. bed
- B. rav
- C. stog
- D. nep
Question 6
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. nep
- B. fish
- C. web
- D. sun
Question 7
Read this word: "hat". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 8
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. stog
- B. hat
- C. quob
- D. mup
Question 9
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. besh
- B. cup
- C. fish
- D. van
Question 10
Read this word: "nest". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 11
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. king
- B. chom
- C. grem
- D. stog
Question 12
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. vop
- B. shop
- C. web
- D. hat
Question 13
Read this word: "gub". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 14
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. duck
- B. fim
- C. wib
- D. tep
Question 15
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. fep
- B. milk
- C. fish
- D. rain
Question 16
Read this word: "rav". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
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