Vowel Detectives
Which word has the same vowel sound as SHIP?
A. sheep
B. sit
C. shape
B. sit
Which word begins with the same sound as RACE?
A. wake
B. rate
C. lace
B. rate
Say these two words: WANTED and NEEDED.
What do you hear in the -ED ending?
A. A T sound.
B. A D sound.
C. An ID sound.
Answer: C. An ID sound because of the T and D sound endings.
Which word begins with the F sound, and is the F sound voiced or unvoiced?
A. VAN
B. FAN
C. VERY
Answer: B. FAN — unvoiced
Explanation: The F sound is unvoiced. Your vocal cords do not vibrate when you make it.
Which word begins with the J sound?
A. year
B. general
C. yellow
D. use
B. general
Which word has the same vowel sound as SHEEP?
A. ship
B. cheap
C. step
B. cheap
Which word begins with the W sound?
A. right
B. white
C. light
B. white
Which word has a different -ED sound from the other two?
A. HELPED
B. KISSED
C. WANTED
Answer: C. WANTED
Explanation: HELPED and KISSED have the T sound in the -ED ending. WANTED has the ID sound and an extra syllable.
Which word ends with the S sound?
A. RISE
B. RICE
C. NOSE
D. EYES
Answer: B. RICE
Which word has a dark vowel?
A. hat
B. hard
C. hate
D. had
Answer: B. hard
Which word has the same vowel sound as CAT?
A. bed
B. black
C. cup
B. black
Which pair has the same beginning sound?
A. rain / way
B. west / rest
C. road / rose
D. right / white
Answer: C. road / rose
Say these three words: HOPED, AGREED, CARRIED.
Which word has a different -ED sound from the other two?
A. HOPED
B. AGREED
C. CARRIED
Answer: A. HOPED
Explanation: AGREED and CARRIED have the D sound in the -ED ending. HOPED has the T sound.
Which word ends with the Z sound?
A. rice
B. face
C. rise
Answer: C. rise
Which word contains the “OW” sound, as in HOW?
A. hope
B. house
C. hot
D. hat
Answer: B. house
Which word has the same short U sound as CUP?
A. food
B. good
C. fun
D. moon
C. fun
A student says WEST when they mean REST. Which sound needs to change?
A. The first sound.
B. The vowel sound.
C. The final sound.
A. The first sound.
WEST - REST
STOPPED — PLAYED — WANTED
Match each word to its -ED sound:
A. T sound
B. D sound
C. ID sound
Which answer is correct?
STOPPED → ___
PLAYED → ___
WANTED → ___
1. STOPPED → A. T sound
2. PLAYED → B. D sound
3. WANTED → C. ID sound
Which pair has different final sounds?
A. rice / rise
B. bus / face
C. nice / rice
Answer: A. rice / rise
Explanation: RICE ends with the S sound, while RISE ends with the Z sound.
Which word contains the long “A” sound?
A. late
B. let
C. lit
D. lot
Answer: A. late
Which word has the same vowel sound as CUP?
A. cap
B. luck
C. cook
B. luck
Your student says “year” when they mean “hear.”
A. The beginning sound.
B. The vowel sound.
C. The final sound.
A. The beginning sound.
Let's say YEAR & HEAR
Which word has the same -ED sound as PLAYED?
A. helped
B. washed
C. called
D. wanted
Answer: C. called
Explanation: PLAYED and CALLED both have the D sound in the -ED ending. HELPED and WASHED have the T sound, while WANTED has the ID sound.
Which word has a Z sound in the middle?
A. MUSIC
B. BASIC
C. MISSING
D. PASSING
Answer: A. MUSIC
Which word has both a light L sound and a dark L sound?
A. little
B. light
C. feel
D. love
Answer: A. little