Test of Phonics Skills Nine Questions Per Grade Level

Test of Phonics Skills (ToPhS)                                                             Level K Say the letter, then left click the arrow onto the partner letter.

Letter                                                                Partner Letter

1. b                                                       D           P          B          G          Q

2. d                                                       D           P          B          G          Q

3. p                                                       D           P          B          G          Q

4. q                                                       D           P          B          G          Q

5. a                                                       U           O         A           I           E

6. e                                                      U           O          A           I           E

7. i                                                       U            O         A           I           E

8. o                                                       U           O          A          I           E

9. u                                                       U           O          A          I           E Number of letters missed represent months of instruction needed on kindergarten (k) level.

Test of Phonics Skills (ToPhS)                                                            Level A Say the word, then left click the arrow onto the rhyming word. Word                                                               Rhyming Word

1. rap                                    leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

2. mat                                   leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

3. keg                                   leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

4. rig                                    leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

5. job                                   leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

6. bug                                   leg     cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

7. fit                                     leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

8. set                                    leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob

9. fog                                    leg    cap    log    met    rug    wig    sit    rat    mob Number of words missed represent months of instruction needed on Level A (1st Grade).

Test of Phonics Skills(ToPhS)                                                                             Level B Say the word, then left click the arrow onto the rhyming word. Word                                            Rhyming Word 1. prize         steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

2. brake       steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

3. grade       steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

4. spike        steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

5. stone        steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

6. white        steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

7. blaze        steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

8. place        steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown

9. sign          steak   cries   tyke   spine   blight   trade   trace   phase   shown Number of words missed represent months of instruction needed on Level B (2nd Grade).

Test of Phonics Skills (ToPhS)                                                            Level C Say the word, then left click the arrow onto the rhyming word. Word                                              Rhyming Word

1. quake        bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

2. grieve        bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

3. queen        bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

4. trekked      bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

5. quote         bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

6. spread       bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

7. spree         bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

8. wrist           bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

9. wreath        bloat   teeth   sect   said   cyst   break   glean   ski   heave

Number of words missed represent months of instruction needed on Level C (3rd Grade).

Test of Phonics Skills (ToPhS)                                                             Level D Say the word, then left click the arrow onto the rhyming word. Word                                                       Rhyming Word

1. engrossed  scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot account

2. distraught     scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot account

3. misquote     scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   account

4. allowed     scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   account

5. renounce   scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   accounts

6. renowned     scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   account

7. devour     scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower     pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   account

8. deadlocks     scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   account

9. conclude   scapegoat   pursued   sandbox   snowbound   horsepower   pot roast   rain cloud   bloodshot   account

The number of words missed represent months of instruction needed on Level D (4th Grade).

Test of Phonics Skills (ToPhS)                                                  Level I Intervention Say the word, then left click the arrow onto the rhyming word. Word                                                          Rhyming Word

1. reproduce      confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   foot loose   bloody   amok     stooge

2. thunderstruck  confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody   amok   stooge

3. understudy    confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody   amok     stooge

4. rendezvoused  confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody   amok    stooge

5. renewal       confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody    amok     stooge

6. subterfuge    confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody    amok    stooge

7. stoolie       confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody    amok     stooge

8. underdone   confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody    amok    stooge

9. elephant       confront   honeybun   cruelly   cruel   solitude   exemplify   bloody    amok     stooge

The number of words missed represent months of instruction needed on Level I (5th Grade).

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