Phonics - Primary 4 - Exams

Exams

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

CLASS: PRIMARY 4            SUBJECT: PHONICS AND SPELLINGS

SECTION A: PHONICS

Each word in the box begins with a consonant blend, write it beside its meaning below

Spaghetti     trombone     twinkle     spinach     snorkel 

skeleton       proverb        scald        granite      fragrant  

 

  1. to burn with hot water __________
  2. hard rock __________
  3. pleasant smelling __________
  4. musical instrument __________
  5. leafy vegetable __________
  6. bony framework of the body __________
  7. what stars do __________
  8. kind of pasta __________
  9. wise saying __________
  10. underwater device __________

 

The words in the box contain hard “c” sound. Use each word to complete the sentences below

Cottage     carnival     correct     calendar     compass

Canteen    colony       country     carpet        carol

 

  1. By using the _________ to find directions, they soon arrived safely
  2. The scientist studied the _________ of ants to discover their habits
  3. We bought lunch at the factory __________
  4. The family lived in a small _______ near here
  5. The street ____ was lots of fun and very colorful
  6. I am buying a new ______ for the floor
  7. This one is wrong but the next one is ________
  8. China is a large and densely populated __________
  9. We looked up the date of his birthday in the _________
  10. At Christmas, we sang a _________ about baby Jesus

 

Match the correct English words in the box with the underlined American words in the sentences below. Write the words in the spaces

Tap      biscuit     holiday     footpath     nappy

  1. Have you changed the baby’s diaper yet? _________
  2. When I turned the faucet, the water gushed out. _________
  3. I ate a cookie for my lunch. __________
  4. It will soon be our summer vacation. __________
  5. The car ran off the road and crossed the sidewalk. __________

Write the appropriate “ery” and “ory” words from the box to answer each of the following questions     

History      observatory      mystery      nursery      surgery

 

  1. record of things that happens in the past ___________
  2. a place where babies or plant seedlings are cared for __________
  3. a place to observe the stars ____________
  4. an operation ________
  5. something odd that cannot be explained _________

WORD DICTATION

  1. ___________ 2. ___________
  2. ___________ 4. ___________
  3. ___________ 6. ___________
  4. ___________ 8. ___________
  5. ___________ 10. ___________
  6. ___________ 12. ___________
  7. ___________ 14. ___________
  8. ___________ 16. ___________
  9. ___________ 18. ___________
  10. ___________ 20. ___________