Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Master the Building Blocks of Reading

Question 1

How do we break the word 'dog' into its separate sounds?

Accepted Answer

/d/ /o/ /g/

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/do/ /g/

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/d/ /og/

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/dog/

Question 2

What letter starts the word 'cat'?

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c

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g

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x

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q

Question 3

Which strategy is NOT helpful for teaching phonics?

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Teaching letter names before letter sounds

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Using letter tiles to build words

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Using books with words that students can sound out

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Playing games that focus on letter sounds

Question 4

Which of these skills is NOT developed through phonemic awareness?

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Spelling words correctly

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Identifying sounds in words

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Combining sounds to make words

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Recognizing words that rhyme

Question 5

Which word starts with the same sound as the word "dog"?

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Duck

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Tree

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Moon

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Hat

Question 6

Which word ends with the sound /m/?

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farm

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cat

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dog

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sun

Question 7

Which word has the sound /s/ in it?

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sun

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cat

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dog

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tree

Question 8

Which word has the same vowel sound as the word "cat"?

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hat

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dog

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book

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tree

Question 9

Which word does NOT rhyme with 'cat'?

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Dog

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Hat

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Rat

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Bat

Question 10

When segmenting a word into sounds, what should you do first?

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Identify the vowel sound first, then the consonant sounds.

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Identify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds.

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Break the word into syllables first.

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Identify the consonant sounds first.

Question 11

We want to break the word 'cat' into its individual sounds. Which of these methods would NOT help us do that?

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Writing the word 'cat' down on paper

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Saying the word 'cat' slowly and listening for each sound

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Clapping our hands once for each sound in the word

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Saying the sounds 'c-a-t' one at a time

Question 12

When you come across a word you don't know, which method can help you figure it out by breaking it into smaller sounds?

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Breaking the word into smaller sounds

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Guessing the word from the picture

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Quickly looking through the text to find the word

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Finding a similar word in the text

Question 13

Which letter in the word 'Cat' makes the /k/ sound?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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T

Question 14

Let's imagine we have the word 'cat'. If we wanted to break it into its separate sounds, how would we do that?

Accepted Answer

c-a-t

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ca-t

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cat

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c-at

Question 15

When you come across a word you don't know, which strategy can help you read it by breaking it into smaller sounds?

Accepted Answer

Break the word into its individual sounds.

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Find words you know inside the new word.

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Guess the missing sound using the words around it.

Question 16

When you find a new word you don't know, what can you do to figure out how to say it? Break it into smaller sounds, like 'c-a-t' for 'cat'.

Accepted Answer

Break the word into smaller sounds

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Read it out loud with a friend

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Look at the letters and guess

Question 17

Which word is a sight word?

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the

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of

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and

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cat

Question 18

Which word has three letters, with a consonant, a vowel, and another consonant?

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Boat

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Thread

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Slowly

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Chair

Question 19

Which activity helps you hear the different sounds in words?

Accepted Answer

Breaking the word 'cat' into its sounds: /c/, /a/, /t/

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Matching the big letter 'A' to the little letter 'a'

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Writing the word 'dog' as 'god'

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Reading the story 'The Cat in the Hat'

Question 20

Which word below does NOT have the /k/ sound?

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Cat

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Key

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Cow

Question 21

Which activity helps you hear and play with sounds in words?

Accepted Answer

Playing games like 'I Spy' where we guess things by listening to their sounds

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Writing down words without saying the sounds out loud

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Reading books without thinking about how the words sound

Question 22

In the word 'dog', how many letters make the sound /o/?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 23

On the farm, there's a horse named Katy. Which letter below looks like the letter that makes the /k/ sound at the start of Katy's name?

Accepted Answer

k

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a

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c

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t

Question 24

What sound does the letter "h" usually make?

Accepted Answer

The sound of /h/ as in "hat"

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The sound of /a/ as in "apple"

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The sound of /s/ as in "sun"

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The letter "h" is silent

Question 25

Which of these words is NOT a sight word?

Accepted Answer

Run

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The

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And

Question 26

Which word has a consonant blend, or two consonant sounds blended together?

Accepted Answer

play

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cat

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sun

Question 27

Listen to the word I say and write it down using the letters that match the sounds you hear: cat

Accepted Answer

C A T

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K A T

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C A E

Question 28

In the word builder game, we can add a suffix to a word to make a new word. Which suffix can we add to the word 'help' to make it mean 'a person who helps'?

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-er

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-ful

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-ed

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-ing

Question 29

Which word is made up of two smaller words?

Accepted Answer

Mailbox

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School

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Book

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Run

Question 30

To create a new word that means 'someone who helps', which suffix do we add to the word 'help'?

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-er

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-ing

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-ful

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-tion

Question 31

Which word in the sentence "The cat sat on the mat" rhymes with "cat"?

Accepted Answer

mat

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sat

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the

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on

Question 32

Which sound do you hear at the start of the words 'cat', 'dog', and 'pig'?

Accepted Answer

c

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a

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o

Question 33

Which of these activities will help you practice blending sounds in words?

Accepted Answer

Saying the sounds in a word together smoothly

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Tapping out the sounds you hear in a word

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Writing down the sounds you hear in a word

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Identifying the first sound in a word

Question 34

Choose the word that starts with the sound of the letter 's'

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sun

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cat

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dog

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ball

Question 35

Which letters make the /sh/ sound?

Accepted Answer

sh

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ch

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wh

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th

Question 36

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

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kat

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caht

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khat

Question 37

Which word rhymes with 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

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dog

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map

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sun

Question 38

Which word has the most parts or syllables?

Accepted Answer

elephant

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cat

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dog

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ball

Question 39

What sound does the underlined letter in the word 'pen' make?

Accepted Answer

/p/

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/f/

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/v/

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/b/

Question 40

Which word has a blend of sounds in it?

Accepted Answer

train

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cat

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dog

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sun

Question 41

Which word starts with the sound you hear at the beginning of the word 'fish'?

Accepted Answer

fish

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cat

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dog

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bell

Question 42

Which letter in the word 'sun' makes the /s/ sound?

Accepted Answer

s

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c

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e

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n

Question 43

Put the sounds /c/, /a/, /t/ together to make a word.

Accepted Answer

cat

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cot

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cut

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cab

Question 44

Which of these is a combination of two letters that makes one sound?

Accepted Answer

ch

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a

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m

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t

Question 45

Break the word 'box' into its sounds.

Accepted Answer

/b/ /o/ /x/

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/b/ /ox/

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/bo/ /x/

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/box/

Question 46

Which word sounds the same as 'ball' at the end?

Accepted Answer

bell

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cat

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dog

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sun

Question 47

Which picture starts with the same sound as the word 'sun'?

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Image of a sun

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Image of a moon

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Image of a car

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Image of a house

Question 48

Which of these skills is NOT a type of phonemic awareness?

Accepted Answer

Understanding the meaning of words

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Identifying the first sound in a word

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Blending sounds together to form words

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Recognizing rhyming words

Question 49

Which of these is NOT a good way to practice phonemic awareness?

Accepted Answer

Memorizing words without looking at how they're spelled

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Playing rhyming games

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Breaking words into sounds

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Matching letters to sounds

Question 50

Which sound does the underlined letter make in the word "think"?

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The /th/ sound like in "thunder"

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The /i/ sound like in "sit"

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The /t/ sound like in "ten"

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The letter is silent

Question 51

Which letter represents the /f/ sound in the word 'fish'?

Accepted Answer

f

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sh

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p

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t

Question 52

Which picture shows an object that starts with the /r/ sound?

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Image of a rabbit

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Image of a car

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Image of a tree

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Image of a ball

Question 53

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

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kat

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caht

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caat

Question 54

What is the rhyming word for 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

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dog

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run

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ball

Question 55

Which word has the most syllables?

Accepted Answer

elephant

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cat

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dog

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fish

Question 56

Which of these words is a sight word, meaning it cannot be sounded out using phonics rules?

Accepted Answer

The

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And

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Cat

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Walked

Question 57

When we sound out a word, which of these is NOT something we do?

Accepted Answer

Look at the picture for clues.

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Look at the first letter and say its sound.

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Put all the sounds together to make a word.

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Say the sounds slowly and carefully.

Question 58

Which word starts with the same sound as 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

car

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dog

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tree

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ball

Question 59

Which letter makes the /f/ sound?

Accepted Answer

f

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v

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t

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p

Question 60

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

phone

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fone

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fown

Question 61

Which word has the long 'a' sound?

Accepted Answer

make

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hat

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ball

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cat

Question 62

What is the digraph in the word 'ship'?

Accepted Answer

sh

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th

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ch

Question 63

Which word is a blend?

Accepted Answer

train

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stop

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cat

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sun

Question 64

Which word follows the CVC pattern?

Accepted Answer

dog

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spoon

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stop

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train