Phonics Phase 1: Building a Strong Foundation for Reading and Writing

Question 1

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

Hat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Ball

Answer

Tree

Question 2

Let's play a sound game! Which letter makes the 's' sound like in 'snake'?

Accepted Answer

s

Answer

a

Answer

c

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p

Question 3

When we say the word 'cat', what sound do we hear first?

Accepted Answer

/k/

Answer

/s/

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/t/

Question 4

Which of these words makes the /i/ sound at the end?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Dog

Answer

Run

Question 5

Which of these is something we learn to do in Phase 1 of phonics?

Accepted Answer

Put sounds together to make words

Answer

Read words

Answer

Write sentences

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Learn grammar

Question 6

When we say the letter 'b', we make the sound:

Accepted Answer

buh

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puh

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huh

Answer

tuh

Question 7

What sound does the letter 'f' make?

Accepted Answer

fuh

Answer

vuh

Answer

juh

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guh

Question 8

Which letter makes the 'sh' sound?

Accepted Answer

sh

Answer

s

Answer

h

Answer

t

Question 9

What sound does the letter 't' make?

Accepted Answer

tuh

Answer

dee

Answer

buh

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kuh

Question 10

Which of the following is a consonant sound?

Accepted Answer

t

Answer

a

Answer

e

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i

Question 11

Which of these words is a real word?

Accepted Answer

frog

Answer

crip

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sril

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dax

Question 12

Which sound is made by the letter 's'?

Accepted Answer

/s/

Answer

/f/

Answer

/t/

Answer

/m/

Question 13

What word starts with the sound /k/?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

ball

Answer

tree

Question 14

Which of these words rhymes with 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

sit

Answer

dog

Answer

run

Question 15

What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word 'banana'?

Accepted Answer

/b/

Answer

/f/

Answer

/s/

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/t/

Question 16

Which letter makes the /m/ sound?

Accepted Answer

m

Answer

n

Answer

t

Answer

p

Question 17

When we say the word 'dog', what sounds do we hear first, next, and last?

Accepted Answer

d-o-g

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g-d-o

Answer

d-g-o

Question 18

Which of these words matches the sound of 'dog'?

Accepted Answer

fog

Answer

cat

Answer

bag

Question 19

What sound is missing from the word '_ake'?

Accepted Answer

c

Answer

m

Answer

s

Question 20

What is the first sound we hear in the word 'train'?

Accepted Answer

t

Answer

r

Answer

n

Question 21

What word starts with the 'c' sound?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

fish

Answer

tree

Question 22

Which word does NOT rhyme with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

bat

Answer

hat

Answer

mat

Question 23

Which of these words starts with the beginning sound like the animal that barks?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

cat

Answer

train

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book

Question 24

What sound does the first letter in the word 'fish' make?

Accepted Answer

/f/

Answer

/m/

Answer

/p/

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/s/

Question 25

Which of these words sounds like 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

dog

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pig

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train

Question 26

Which of these words has three different sounds?

Accepted Answer

train

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

book

Question 27

What sound do we hear first in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

c

Answer

a

Answer

t

Question 28

What word can we make by putting together the sounds 'c' and 'at'?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

bat

Answer

hat

Question 29

Which picture shows something that starts with the 'f' sound?

Accepted Answer

[image of a flower]

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[image of a car]

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[image of a book]

Question 30

Which word has the most sounds?

Accepted Answer

train

Answer

cat

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dog

Question 31

Which sentence has the correct sound for the word 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

I have a hat.

Answer

I have a het.

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I have a hot.

Question 32

Which word is NOT broken into sounds correctly?

Accepted Answer

tr-ai-n

Answer

c-a-t

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d-o-g

Question 33

When we say the word 'cat', which sound do we make first?

Accepted Answer

The 'k' sound.

Answer

The 'a' sound.

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The 't' sound.

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The 's' sound.

Question 34

Which letter looks like the squiggle we write when we make the 'm' sound?

Accepted Answer

m

Answer

n

Answer

s

Answer

t

Question 35

Which of these helps us break words into their different sounds?

Accepted Answer

Tapping each sound

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Clapping the beats

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Counting the letters

Answer

Writing the words

Question 36

When you say the letter 's', what sound does it make?

Accepted Answer

sss

Answer

mmm

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hhh

Answer

rrr

Question 37

Which word starts with the 'b' sound?

Accepted Answer

ball

Answer

sun

Answer

dog

Answer

cat

Question 38

We need to add a sound to 'c_t' so that it becomes a real word. What sound is missing?

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

e

Answer

i

Answer

o

Question 39

Which animal makes a 'moo' sound?

Accepted Answer

Cow

Answer

Dog

Answer

Bird

Answer

Cat

Question 40

What sound does the letter 'p' make?

Accepted Answer

ppp

Answer

ttt

Answer

nnn

Answer

kkk

Question 41

What are the individual sounds we hear when we say the word 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

h-a-t

Answer

h-o-t

Answer

h-a-d

Answer

h-e-t

Question 42

What animal makes a 'woof' sound?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Cow

Answer

Cat

Answer

Bird

Question 43

If we say the sounds 'm-a-t' one after the other, which word do we make?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

bat

Answer

rat

Answer

sat

Question 44

Which letter represents the sound 'f'?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

d

Answer

b