Letters and Sounds
Which letter makes the /m/ sound?
Choices: A) m B) s C) t
Answer: m
Read the word: “the”
Answer: the
Sound it out: c-a-t
Answer: cat
“This is fun like a game.”
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Answer: Simile
Clap the syllables: “apple”
How many claps?
Answer: ap-ple (2 claps)
Which letter makes the /b/ sound?
Choices: A) d B) b C) p
Answer: b
Fill in the blank: I see ___ dog.
Choices: (a / the / is)
Answer: the
Sound it out: s-u-n
Answer: sun
“He runs as fast as a cheetah.”
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Answer: simile
What rhymes with “cat”?
Choices: (dog / bat / sun)
Answer: bat
Which letter makes the /sh/ sound?
Choices: A) ch B) sh C) th
Answer: sh
Fill in the blank:
The bear ____ walking to the park.
Choices: (was / saw / say)
Answer: was
Sound it out: sh-i-p
Answer: ship
“The classroom was a zoo.”
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Answer: Metaphor
Which word starts with the same sound as “ball”?
Choices: (bat / sun / fish
Answer: bat
Which letter makes the /long a/ sound like in “cake”?
Choices: A) a B) ai C) ee
Answer: ai
Read the sentence: “She said go.”
Which word means to say something in the past?
Answer: said
Sound it out: b-l-a-ck
Answer: black
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Is this true or exaggerated?
Answer: exaggerated (hyperbole)
Which word has a long vowel sound?
Choices: (cap / cake / cat)
Answer: cake
Which letter team makes the /oo/ sound like in “moon”?
Choices: A) ee B) oo C) ou
Answer: oo
Which word completes the sentence:
“They ___ happy.”
Choices: (are / is / be)
Answer: are
Sound it out: s-t-r-ee-t
Answer: street
“The wind whispered.”
Can wind really whisper?
Answer: No (personification)
Which word has a blend?
Choices: (stop / at / me)
Answer: stop