Word Recognition for Reception: Improve Your Child's Reading Skills

Question 1

When we know our words, what happens to our reading?

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It gets faster and easier.

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It gets harder.

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It stays the same.

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It's less fun.

Question 2

Why is it helpful to be able to recognise words quickly when we're reading?

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It helps us read faster, so we have more time to understand what we're reading.

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It helps us read more quietly.

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It helps us read more loudly.

Question 3

How do we use decoding skills to read new words?

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Break the word into smaller sounds

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Guess the meaning of the word

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Remember the word better

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Read the word more quickly

Question 4

When you're reading, how do you check if the words you're reading make sense in the story?

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Read the words again and see if they make sense in the story.

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Look at the pictures.

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Sound out the words.

Question 5

To help your friend learn the new word 'dinosaur', which two strategies would be most effective?

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Show your friend a picture of a dinosaur and say the word aloud. Have them repeat the word several times.

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Break the word 'dinosaur' into smaller chunks, like 'dino' and 'saur'. Have them sound out each chunk and blend them together.

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Ask your friend to guess the meaning of the word 'dinosaur' from a sentence. Correct their guess if needed.

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Have your friend write the word 'dinosaur' several times. Ask them to focus on the letters and their order.

Question 6

Which word sounds like sun but starts with a /t/?

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table

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sun

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dog

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red

Question 7

Which word has the same first sound as 'box'?

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cat

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hat

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ball

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sun

Question 8

Which word ends like 'hat'?

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cat

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sit

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red

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dog

Question 9

Which word has the most letters?

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elephant

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cat

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dog

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house

Question 10

Which word is a place you live in?

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house

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run

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happy

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and

Question 11

Which word means feeling good?

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happy

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run

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house

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and

Question 12

Which word is an action you can do?

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run

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happy

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house

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and

Question 13

Which picture shows a word with the short /a/ sound?

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apple

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sun

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house

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tree

Question 14

Which picture shows a word with two parts?

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book

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cat

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sun

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tree

Question 15

What is the opposite of 'big'?

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small

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tall

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short

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wide

Question 16

Which word do we see and read a lot in books?

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a

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once

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upon

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time

Question 17

Which letters make the word 'cat'?

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c-a-t

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b-a-t

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h-a-t

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s-u-n

Question 18

Which word can be broken into 's-u-n'?

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sun

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cat

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hat

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tree

Question 19

Which picture shows a word that ends with the same sound as 'cat'?

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bat

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cup

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dog

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sun

Question 20

What letter is missing in the word 'c_t'?

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a

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e

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i

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o

Question 21

What sound does the letter 'f' make?

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/f/

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/v/

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/s/

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/z/

Question 22

Which of these words can you read without sounding it out?

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The

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House

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Big

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Jump

Question 23

Which of these words sounds like 'bed'?

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Bed

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Cat

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Run

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Sun

Question 24

What sound do the letters 'th' make?

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/th/

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/sh/

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/ch/

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/wh/

Question 25

Which of these words has three parts?

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Elephant

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Dog

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Cat

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Run

Question 26

What sound is missing in the word 's_n'?

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/u/

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/a/

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/i/

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/e/

Question 27

Look at the picture. Which word matches the cat?

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cat

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pat

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hat

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mat

Question 28

Which word starts with the sound we make at the beginning of 'fish'?

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fish

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cat

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dog

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hat

Question 29

Which word do we use a lot in our writing and speaking?

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the

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banana

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quickly

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excited

Question 30

Which word has two letters that make one sound, like in 'ship'?

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ship

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cat

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dog

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hat

Question 31

Which word are we most likely to see very often in our reading?

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the

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dog

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rainbow

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quickly

Question 32

Which of these words has the most letters?

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elephant

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dog

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car

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cat

Question 33

Which of these words has two parts that we can sound out separately?

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elephant

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dog

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cat

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run

Question 34

Which of these words is a name for a person, place, or thing?

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dog

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quickly

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and

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the

Question 35

Which of these words tells us how something is done?

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quickly

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dog

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and

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the

Question 36

Which word matches the picture of a red flower?

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rose

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leaf

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tree

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sun

Question 37

What word is made up of the sounds /b/, /u/, and /s/?

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bus

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run

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dog

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cat

Question 38

Which word is the opposite of 'cold'?

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hot

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big

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small

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wet

Question 39

How does knowing the sounds in words help us when we read?

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It helps us put sounds together to read words.

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It helps us guess what words mean.

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It helps us spell words correctly.

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It helps us understand what we read.

Question 40

In the word 'cat', what sound does the letter 'c' make?

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/k/

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/s/

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/t/

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/f/

Question 41

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

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wall

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cat

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run

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tree

Question 42

In the sentence: 'I like to play with my toys.', which word is used a lot?

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like

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I

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play

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with

Question 43

Which word has the most parts when we say it?

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banana

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cat

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tree

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car

Question 44

What does the word 'happy' mean?

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smiling

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sad

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excited

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angry

Question 45

When we come across a word we don't know, which of these is NOT a good way to figure it out?

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Skip it

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Sound it out

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Look at the picture

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Try another word

Question 46

When we see 'the' in a sentence, what does it tell us?

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It's talking about something specific

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It's talking about a group of things

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It's talking about something we don't know

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It's talking about more than one thing

Question 47

Which word starts with the letter 'b'?

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book

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cat

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dog

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tree

Question 48

Which word has the most letters?

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elephant

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cat

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dog

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tree

Question 49

Which word has two letters that make the sound 'a'?

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play

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cat

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dog

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tree

Question 50

I know the first sound of the word 'cat'. How can that help me read the rest of the word?

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Sound out the rest of the letters faster.

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Guess the whole word without looking at it.

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Skip reading the rest of the letters.

Question 51

What word means a young animal?

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Cub

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Tree

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Car

Question 52

Why are word maps helpful for learning new words?

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They help us group words together.

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They make words look like pictures.

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They teach us how to spell words.

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They help us learn the sounds of letters.

Question 53

How does sounding out the letters in a word help you read it if you don't know it?

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It helps you hear the sounds in the word.

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It helps you guess what the word is.

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It helps you write the word.

Question 54

When reading a book, pictures can help you...

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Understand new words you might not know

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Tell a story

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Turn the pages

Question 55

How does knowing the sounds in words help you learn to read faster?

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It helps you sound out new words letter by letter.

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It helps you guess the meaning of words based on their sound.

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It doesn't really help with word recognition.

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It helps you read tricky words that don't follow regular sound patterns.

Question 56

We can use phonics to sound out words and figure out how to read them. The word 'wiggle' starts with the letter 'w'. What sound does the letter 'w' make at the beginning of the word?

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/w/

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/i/

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/g/

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The letter 'w' is silent.

Question 57

You come across a new word you don't know how to read. What should you do first?

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Break the word into smaller parts and sound them out.

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Try reading the word backwards.

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Guess the word based on a picture.

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Skip the word and come back to it later.

Question 58

The letter 'a' makes the 'a' sound in the word 'rain'. How does this help you read the word?

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It tells you that the word starts with the 'a' sound.

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It tells you that the word ends with the 'a' sound.

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It tells you that the word has two 'a' sounds.

Question 59

When you find a word you don't know while reading, what can you do to work it out?

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Ask your teacher or a friend for help.

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Sound out the letters to try and work it out.

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Look at the pictures in the book for clues.

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Skip the word and keep reading.

Question 60

The castle was described as 'magnificent'. What does that word make you think of?

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A very big castle

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A yellow castle

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A scary castle

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A cold castle

Question 61

When you see a new word like 'elephant', how can you use your decoding skills to figure out how to say it?

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Break it up into smaller sounds: /e/, /l/, /e/, /f/, /a/, /n/, /t/

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Guess what it might be based on a picture

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Ignore the unfamiliar parts and just read the first letter

Question 62

You're reading a story about a brave knight. If you were the knight in the story, what do you think the knight would do if they saw a dragon?

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Fight the dragon

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Run away from the dragon

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Hide from the dragon

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Talk to the dragon

Question 63

Which word matches the picture of the animal that makes a 'meow' sound?

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cat

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dog

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fish

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bird

Question 64

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

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hat

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dog

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ball

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tree