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Phonics crossword

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Across

  1. 1 Vowel sound heard in 'cat' and 'pen'
  2. 4 Word part like RE or UN added at the front
  3. 6 Letter pair making one sound, like SH or CH
  4. 10 A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y
  5. 13 Two or three letters sounded together, as in the start of 'stop'
  6. 14 Any letter that is not one of the five open sounds

Down

  1. 1 Ending such as ING or ED
  2. 2 Name the letters of a word in order
  3. 3 Sound out printed letters to read a word
  4. 5 What cat and hat do at the end
  5. 7 The 26 letters, in order
  6. 8 Reading smoothly, with good speed and expression
  7. 9 Break a spoken word into its separate sounds
  8. 11 Word chunk with one vowel sound, clapped out by readers
  9. 12 Smallest unit of sound in speech

About this puzzle

A 17 by 19 crossword with 6 across and 9 down, on the subject of Phonics.

Grid
17 x 19
Across
6
Down
9
Longest answer
CONSONANT (9 letters)
Show the answer key
  1. 1 across: SHORT. Vowel sound heard in 'cat' and 'pen'
  2. 1 down: SUFFIX. Ending such as ING or ED
  3. 2 down: SPELL. Name the letters of a word in order
  4. 3 down: DECODE. Sound out printed letters to read a word
  5. 4 across: PREFIX. Word part like RE or UN added at the front
  6. 5 down: RHYME. What cat and hat do at the end
  7. 6 across: DIGRAPH. Letter pair making one sound, like SH or CH
  8. 7 down: ALPHABET. The 26 letters, in order
  9. 8 down: FLUENCY. Reading smoothly, with good speed and expression
  10. 9 down: SEGMENT. Break a spoken word into its separate sounds
  11. 10 across: VOWEL. A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y
  12. 11 down: SYLLABLE. Word chunk with one vowel sound, clapped out by readers
  13. 12 down: PHONEME. Smallest unit of sound in speech
  14. 13 across: BLEND. Two or three letters sounded together, as in the start of 'stop'
  15. 14 across: CONSONANT. Any letter that is not one of the five open sounds

Questions

How many clues does this Phonics crossword have?
6 across and 9 down, on a 17 x 19 grid. The longest answer is CONSONANT (9 letters).
How do I switch between across and down?
Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
Can I print this crossword?
Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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