Matching Pairs Phonics Terminology Match-UpOnline version Test your knowledge of phonics terms and their meanings with this fun matching game! by h.seuke@xaviercet.org.uk 1 Oral Blending 2 Compound word 3 Adjacent consonants 4 Grapheme 5 Fluency 6 Blend 7 Homograph 8 Chunk it up 9 Homophone 10 Digraph Consonants together without vowels Words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings or meanings, for example, ‘prey’ and ‘pray’ Reading accurately with speed Combine phonemes into a word Break words into manageable parts Two letters, one sound A letter or group of letters used to represent a particular phoneme when writing. With children, we sometimes call this ‘a sound written down Words that have the same spelling but different meanings, for example, ‘pen’ (writing implement) and ‘pen’ (animal enclosure). The teacher articulates each phoneme in a word separately, in order, and children respond by saying the whole word aloud. Joining two words together