Letter Sounds: Building a Strong Foundation for Writing

Question 1

Which word starts with the same sound as the word 'ball'?

Accepted Answer

ball

Answer

cat

Answer

tree

Answer

fish

Question 2

Which word has the sound we hear in the middle of the word 'farm'?

Accepted Answer

farm

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jump

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swim

Answer

play

Question 3

When we say the word 'zoo', which sound do we hear last?

Accepted Answer

/z/

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/x/

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/s/

Answer

/v/

Question 4

Which word ends with the same sound as the word 'rat'?

Accepted Answer

rat

Answer

dog

Answer

cat

Answer

fish

Question 5

Which word has the following sounds in order: /k/-/a/-/t/?

Accepted Answer

kit

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cot

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cat

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cut

Question 6

Which letter makes the sound you hear at the beginning of the word 'ball'?

Accepted Answer

/b/

Answer

/c/

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/a/

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/d/

Question 7

What sound do you hear when you say the letter combination 'ch' in the word 'chair'?

Accepted Answer

/ch/

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/th/

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/sh/

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/wh/

Question 8

Which word starts with the same sound as 'jump'?

Accepted Answer

jump

Answer

apple

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banana

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dog

Question 9

What is the first letter in the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

Answer

T

Question 10

Which word starts with the sound 'M'?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Dog

Answer

Apple

Question 11

Which word has the 'th' sound?

Accepted Answer

That

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Question 12

What letter makes the sound 'f'?

Accepted Answer

F

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G

Answer

H

Question 13

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Cat

Answer

Kt

Answer

Catt

Question 14

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

Hat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Sun

Question 15

Which letter makes the sound /b/?

Accepted Answer

B

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A

Answer

C

Question 16

What sound does the letter 'd' make?

Accepted Answer

/d/

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/t/

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/s/

Question 17

What letter makes the sound /f/?

Accepted Answer

F

Answer

G

Answer

H

Question 18

Which word has the same ending sound as 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

dog

Answer

sit

Question 19

What sound does the letter 'j' make?

Accepted Answer

/j/

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/g/

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/s/

Question 20

What letter makes the sound /w/?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

V

Answer

X

Question 21

What sound does the letter 'x' make?

Accepted Answer

/ks/

Answer

/z/

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/f/

Question 22

Which letter stands for the sound we hear in the middle of the word 'cup'?

Accepted Answer

U

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O

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E

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I

Question 23

Which word has the same beginning sound as 'boat'?

Accepted Answer

ball

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tree

Answer

cup

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dog

Question 24

Which word has the same ending sound as 'run'?

Accepted Answer

sun

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cat

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dog

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ball

Question 25

What sound does the letter 'm' make?

Accepted Answer

m

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/c/

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/s/

Question 26

Which word starts with the /f/ sound?

Accepted Answer

fish

Answer

cat

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dog

Question 27

What is the first letter of the word 'apple'?

Accepted Answer

a

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e

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i

Question 28

Which sound do the following letters make together: 'sh'?

Accepted Answer

sh

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/s/

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/ch/

Question 29

Can the letter 'z' make more than one sound? True or False?

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 30

What sound is represented by the letter 'T'?

Accepted Answer

/t/

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/s/

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/r/

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/d/

Question 31

Which word starts with the /z/ sound?

Accepted Answer

Zebra

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Book

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Cat

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Dog

Question 32

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

Bat

Answer

Pen

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Car

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Dog

Question 33

What is the first sound in the word 'school'?

Accepted Answer

/s/

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/k/

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/h/

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/u/

Question 34

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Doag

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Doag

Answer

Doag

Question 35

Which word starts with the /t/ sound?

Accepted Answer

Tree

Answer

Book

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House

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Car

Question 36

What is the missing letter in the pattern: A, B, ___, D, E?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

F

Answer

H

Question 37

Which letter represents the /s/ sound in the word 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

S

Answer

Z

Answer

C

Answer

F

Question 38

Which word does NOT have the /m/ sound?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Mom

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Map

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Milk

Question 39

Which letter makes the /j/ sound in 'jump'?

Accepted Answer

J

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G

Answer

S

Answer

Z

Question 40

What is the correct spelling of the word with the /f/ sound: fish?

Accepted Answer

Fish

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Fush

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Fesh

Answer

Fiss

Question 41

What is the digraph in the word 'ship'?

Accepted Answer

SH

Answer

CH

Answer

TH

Answer

WH

Question 42

At the start of the word 'cat', which letter makes the sound? Learn about beginning sounds here!

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

S

Answer

T

Answer

A

Question 43

Look at the pictures. Which one shows a word that starts with the sound 'm'?

Accepted Answer

A picture of a 'monkey'

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A picture of a 'tree'

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A picture of a 'dog'

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A picture of a 'sun'

Question 44

In the word 'ball', what sound does the letter 'b' make?

Accepted Answer

/b/

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/d/

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/t/

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/p/

Question 45

Can you find the word that starts with the same sound as 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

sock

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tree

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cat

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ball

Question 46

Which letter represents the sound you hear at the end of the word 'dog'? Learn about ending sounds here!

Accepted Answer

G

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D

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O

Question 47

Which of these words has the sound /f/ in it? Learn fun facts about words with 'f'!

Accepted Answer

fish

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sun

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dog

Question 48

Out of the options below, which word does NOT start with the letter 's'?

Accepted Answer

tree

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star

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sun

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snake

Question 49

If a word starts with the sound /h/, which letter should you write?

Accepted Answer

h

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m

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d

Answer

b