CORE Phoneme Segmentation Test

Name __________________________ Grade _______ Date __________

Directions: Have students use different-colored blocks to show the number of phonemes in each of the Practice
Items. Then administer the test. Mark + to indicate a correct response or to indicate an incorrect response.
Record students exact responses on the blank lines.

Practice Items: sit (s-i-t); shop (sh-o-p)

1. thumb (th-u-m)

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2. skate (s-k-a -t)

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3. shriek (sh-r-e -k)

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4. large (l-ar-j)

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5. drop (d-r-o-p)

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6. flew (f-l-oo)

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7. chalk (ch-au-k)

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8. germ (j-er-m)

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9. spread (s-p-r-e-d)

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10. train (t-r-a-n)

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11. stork (s-t-or-k)

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12. bolt (b-o--l-t)

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13. glare (g-l-air)

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14. crowd (k-r-ou-d)

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15. point (p-oi-n-t)

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Items Correct_______________________

By Orna Lenchner, Ph.D. Copyright 1999, 2008 by CORE. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

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