Sounds & Letters
What is the first sound in sun: /s/ or /m/?
/s/
Read the word that completes: “___ sun is hot.” The / And
The
Where do people get their hair cut: a barbershop or a pasture?
Barbershop
Someone tells a funny joke, and you laugh softly. Did you giggle or snore?
giggle
Which common noun names a person: nurse or school?
Nurse
What is the last sound in hat: /h/ or /t/?
/t/
Read the word that completes: “Sam ___ Pam can run.” the / and
and
Before building a fort, you decide what to do first. Are you making a trail or a plan?
plan
A person makes a rumbling sound while sleeping. Is that a snore or a giggle?
snore
Which common noun names a place: spoon or park?
park
Which word begins with /b/: bag or fan?
bag
Blend /p/ /ĭ/ /n/. Is the word pin or pan?
A tower falls down instead of standing. Did the plan fail or work?
fail
You wrap yourself in a cozy blanket. Does it help you feel warm or cold?
warm
Which common noun names a thing: backpack or run?
Backpack
Which two words end with the same sound: map and top or map and man?
Map and top — /p/
Add f to the beginning of -an. What word did you make: man or fan?
fan
Which place is more likely to have many tall buildings close together: a city or the country?
city
Workers need to hold two playground parts together. Would they use a bolt or an armchair?
bolt
Which word belongs with apple and banana: chair or orange?
Orange — they are fruits.
What is the middle sound in pig: /ă/ or /ĭ/?
/ĭ/
Start with bat. Change a to i. Is the new word bit or bat?
Bit
Several families live in separate homes inside one building. Are these homes pastures or apartments?
Workers pour a material that hardens into a sidewalk. Is it concrete or grass?
concrete
Find the two common nouns: “The boy kicks the ball.”
Boy and ball