Letter Recognition & Sounds — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word starts with the same sound as big?
A) pan
B) bat
C) cup
D) dig
Both big and bat begin with the /b/ sound made by popping your lips, so bat is the word that starts the same as big.
2. Which letter is a vowel?
A) R
B) T
C) O
D) N
The five vowels are A, E, I, O, and U, so the letter O belongs to that special group; the others in the question are consonants.
3. What is the ending sound in the word duck?
A) /d/
B) /u/
C) /k/
D) /s/
Say duck and stretch the last sound; you hear a quick /k/ at the end, which is the ending sound of the word.
4. Which word has the short /a/ sound?
A) tree
B) bike
C) cat
D) home
The short /a/ sound is the sound you make in cat, like the a in bat or map; it is a quick open-mouth sound.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The word ship starts with the letters SH.
When s and h team up they make one new sound, the quiet /sh/, which is exactly the first sound you hear in ship.
2. The vowel in the word sit is I.
Sit has three letters: s, i, and t; only i is a vowel, so it gives the short /ih/ sound in the middle.
3. The word frog starts with the letters FR.
In frog, the f and r blend together so you hear both sounds quickly, which makes the fr blend at the start.
4. The ending sound in jump is the letter P.
Listen to the very last sound in jump; it is a soft /p/ pop of the lips, which is spelled with the letter P.
5. The letter C can make a hard or soft sound.
The letter C sounds hard like /k/ in cat but soft like /s/ in city; it is the consonant with two different sounds.