Decoding: A Fun Way to Learn to Read Words

Question 1

Which letter makes the sound we hear at the beginning of the word 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

S

Answer

A

Answer

T

Answer

R

Question 2

Which letter stands for the sound we hear in the middle of the word 'nap'?

Accepted Answer

/n/

Answer

/m/

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/t/

Answer

/d/

Question 3

Which word has a long vowel sound?

Accepted Answer

cone

Answer

mat

Answer

bet

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sit

Question 4

Which word starts with the /t/ sound?

Accepted Answer

toy

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

fish

Question 5

Which of the following sounds is NOT a vowel sound?

Accepted Answer

/p/

Answer

/a/

Answer

/e/

Answer

/i/

Question 6

Which of the following words rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

hat

Answer

dog

Answer

fish

Answer

run

Question 7

What is the first sound you hear in the word 'moon'?

Accepted Answer

/m/

Answer

/o/

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/n/

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/u/

Question 8

What sound does the letter 't' make?

Accepted Answer

/t/

Answer

/s/

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/m/

Question 9

How many letters are in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 10

What is the first sound in the word 'ball'?

Accepted Answer

/b/

Answer

/a/

Answer

/l/

Question 11

Which word ends with the sound /t/?

Accepted Answer

hat

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 12

What word is made when you combine the sounds /s/ and /a/?

Accepted Answer

sun

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 13

Which word has the most letters?

Accepted Answer

dinosaur

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Question 14

The letters d-o-g make which word?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

dag

Answer

dug

Answer

dig

Question 15

Out of these pictures, which one shows a word that starts with the /r/ sound?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

Question 16

Which word starts with the sound of a fog horn?

Accepted Answer

fog

Answer

cat

Answer

sun

Question 17

What sound do you hear when you put the letters 'c' and 'h' together?

Accepted Answer

ch

Answer

sh

Answer

k

Question 18

Which word has the sound of a long 'a', like in the word 'ate'?

Accepted Answer

apple

Answer

cat

Answer

run

Question 19

Which word do we know by sight, without sounding it out?

Accepted Answer

the

Answer

dog

Answer

run

Question 20

What letters make the word 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

s-u-n

Answer

s-a-n

Answer

s-i-n

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s-o-n

Question 21

How do you read the word 'jump'?

Accepted Answer

Say the sounds of each letter in the word.

Answer

Guess the word by looking at the first letter.

Answer

Find a picture of the word in the story.

Question 22

What word do the letters 'm', 'a', 't' make?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

bat

Answer

cat

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

fan

Answer

sun

Answer

ball

Question 24

Which of these is not a vowel?

Accepted Answer

c

Answer

a

Answer

e

Question 25

What sound does the letter 'i' make in the word 'sit'?

Accepted Answer

/i/

Answer

/a/

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/e/

Question 26

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

hat

Answer

dog

Answer

ball

Question 27

In the word 'ball', which letter makes the /b/ sound?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Question 28

Which option matches the picture of a car?

Accepted Answer

car

Answer

dog

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house

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tree

Question 29

Which option shows the correct word for the letters 'd', 'o', 'g'?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

god

Answer

dig

Answer

dug

Question 30

Which option has the most letters?

Accepted Answer

jump

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

frog

Question 31

What sound does the letter 'c' make in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

/k/

Answer

/t/

Answer

/j/

Answer

/s/

Question 32

What is the first sound you hear in the word 'ball'?

Accepted Answer

/b/

Answer

/k/

Answer

/u/

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/s/

Question 33

Which of the following words rhymes with 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

run

Answer

book

Question 34

What sound does the letter combination 'th' make in the word 'this'?

Accepted Answer

/th/

Answer

/v/

Answer

/f/

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/s/

Question 35

What strategy can you use to figure out how to read an unfamiliar word?

Accepted Answer

Sound it out

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Skip it

Answer

Guess the meaning

Answer

Look at the picture

Question 36

Which word starts with the 'cuh' sound?

Accepted Answer

Cup

Answer

Sun

Answer

Dog

Answer

Hat

Question 37

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

hat

Answer

dog

Answer

tree

Answer

sun

Question 38

What sound does the letter 'c' make in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

/k/

Answer

/s/

Answer

/t/

Answer

/f/

Question 39

Which word says  'd-o-g'?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

dof

Answer

doh

Answer

dig

Question 40

Which of these is a special sound made by two letters together?

Accepted Answer

sh

Answer

a

Answer

t

Answer

m

Question 41

Which word has a letter that we don't say?

Accepted Answer

knight

Answer

cat

Answer

run

Answer

dog

Question 42

Which word sounds the same as 'red'?

Accepted Answer

read

Answer

run

Answer

dog

Answer

cat

Question 43

Which one is NOT a way to help us read a word we don't know?

Accepted Answer

Skipping unknown words

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Thinking about the story

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Sounding out the word

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Looking at the picture

Question 44

Which word says 'sh-i-p'?

Accepted Answer

ship

Answer

shp

Answer

shup

Answer

shib

Question 45

Which letter says 'mmm'?

Accepted Answer

M

Answer

T

Answer

A

Question 46

What sound does the letter 'C' make in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

/k/

Answer

/s/

Answer

/ch/

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/t/

Question 47

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

Accepted Answer

sock

Answer

tree

Answer

book

Answer

dog

Question 48

What is the first sound in the word 'bird'?

Accepted Answer

/b/

Answer

/d/

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/r/

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/i/

Question 49

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

sun

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tree

Question 50

Which word rhymes with 'bed'?

Accepted Answer

red

Answer

tree

Answer

dog

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sun

Question 51

What letter goes in the blank to make the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

T

Answer

B

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D

Question 52

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

sun

Answer

son

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sn

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soun

Question 53

What letter goes in the blank to make the word 'big'?

Accepted Answer

i

Answer

u

Answer

a

Answer

o

Question 54

Which word is made by saying  'mmm' 'aaa' 'ttt'?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

bat

Answer

cat

Answer

hat