Riddle: Digraph Detectives: Sound Pairs


Digraph Detectives: Sound PairsOnline version A phonics quest for young readers. by YAKILI LMS 1 Two letters team up to make one sound, often heard at the start of 'ship'. Hints 1 Letters are S and H. 2 One common example appears at the start of 'ship'. 3 It’s a two-letter digraph that makes one sound. 2 I am a small word you say when you ask for something politely. Hints 1 Common in daily talk at home and school. 2 Often placed at the start of a sentence, as in the phrase 'Please pass the salt'. 3 Used to soften requests. 3 It's a word you say when you meet someone. Hints 1 The word starts with H and ends with o. 2 It has five letters. 3 It's one of the first things you say in a conversation. 4 In our village, I greet friends and tell them who I am in a short line. Hints 1 In school, we practice this to make friends. 2 You usually say your name, and maybe where you live. 3 It happens when you meet someone new. 5 A traditional story passed down by telling. Hints 1 Is a traditional story that teaches a lesson. 2 Often features animals or clever characters. 3 Told from one generation to the next. 6 Two people talking on a page. Hints 1 Often marked with quotation marks in stories. 2 It helps show conversations in writing. 3 Two or more speakers take turns. 7 I help you draw and write, and I love to be in a pencil case. Hints 1 The outer shell is usually wood, and you sharpen me to keep a sharp point. 2 It has a soft core that leaves lines when pressed on paper. 3 Found in most pencil cases and helps you make marks on paper. 8 I come before a noun and tell what it is like. Hints 1 I am a word class that describes nouns. 2 Examples include big, red, funny. 3 I describe things such as size, color, or feeling. 9 I am a word that helps describe a noun. Hints 1 In English, this word often comes before the noun it describes. 2 For example, in 'tall tree' or 'blue ball'. 3 It is a kind of word used to describe a noun. 10 I am a number that comes after nine and before eleven. Hints 1 I am the number of fingers on one hand. 2 In words, I am written as 'ten'. 3 I’m a number you might use when you count to ten.

1

Two letters team up to make one sound, often heard at the start of 'ship'.

Hints

1

Letters are S and H.

2

One common example appears at the start of 'ship'.

3

It’s a two-letter digraph that makes one sound.

2

I am a small word you say when you ask for something politely.

Hints

1

Common in daily talk at home and school.

2

Often placed at the start of a sentence, as in the phrase 'Please pass the salt'.

3

Used to soften requests.

3

It's a word you say when you meet someone.

Hints

1

The word starts with H and ends with o.

2

It has five letters.

3

It's one of the first things you say in a conversation.

4

In our village, I greet friends and tell them who I am in a short line.

Hints

1

In school, we practice this to make friends.

2

You usually say your name, and maybe where you live.

3

It happens when you meet someone new.

5

A traditional story passed down by telling.

Hints

1

Is a traditional story that teaches a lesson.

2

Often features animals or clever characters.

3

Told from one generation to the next.

6

Two people talking on a page.

Hints

1

Often marked with quotation marks in stories.

2

It helps show conversations in writing.

3

Two or more speakers take turns.

7

I help you draw and write, and I love to be in a pencil case.

Hints

1

The outer shell is usually wood, and you sharpen me to keep a sharp point.

2

It has a soft core that leaves lines when pressed on paper.

3

Found in most pencil cases and helps you make marks on paper.

8

I come before a noun and tell what it is like.

Hints

1

I am a word class that describes nouns.

2

Examples include big, red, funny.

3

I describe things such as size, color, or feeling.

9

I am a word that helps describe a noun.

Hints

1

In English, this word often comes before the noun it describes.

2

For example, in 'tall tree' or 'blue ball'.

3

It is a kind of word used to describe a noun.

10

I am a number that comes after nine and before eleven.

Hints

1

I am the number of fingers on one hand.

2

In words, I am written as 'ten'.

3

I’m a number you might use when you count to ten.

You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.

Digraph Detectives: Sound Pairs

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Digraph Detectives: Sound PairsOnline version

by YAKILI LMS

Two letters team up to make one sound, often heard at the start of 'ship'.

Hints

I am a small word you say when you ask for something politely.

Hints

It's a word you say when you meet someone.

Hints

In our village, I greet friends and tell them who I am in a short line.

Hints

A traditional story passed down by telling.

Hints

Two people talking on a page.

Hints

I help you draw and write, and I love to be in a pencil case.

Hints

I come before a noun and tell what it is like.

Hints

I am a word that helps describe a noun.

Hints

I am a number that comes after nine and before eleven.

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