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: "zot". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 2
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. duck
- B. fish
- C. frog
- D. yab
Question 3
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. tep
- B. rain
- C. dut
- D. stog
Question 4
Read this word: "sun". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 5
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. fep
- B. kid
- C. feet
- D. hop
Question 6
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. mib
- B. tent
- C. keb
- D. rav
Question 7
Read this word: "mup". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 8
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. frog
- B. tep
- C. jump
- D. tent
Question 9
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. vop
- B. gub
- C. wib
- D. king
Question 10
Read this word: "van". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 11
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. vop
- B. bell
- C. hat
- D. duck
Question 12
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. jop
- B. mib
- C. chin
- D. vop
Question 13
Read this word: "vop". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
Question 14
Which one is an ALIEN word (it can be read but it has no meaning)?
- A. moon
- B. rain
- C. jump
- D. vop
Question 15
Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?
- A. thib
- B. quob
- C. rav
- D. duck
Question 16
Read this word: "jump". Is it a real word or an alien (made-up) word?
- A. real word
- B. alien word
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