Letter Recognition & Sounds — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word ends with the same sound as ring?
A) rat
B) song
C) map
D) bed
Ring ends with the /ng/ sound made by the letters n and g together; song ends the exact same way, so they rhyme.
2. How many vowels are in the word apple?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Apple is spelled a-p-p-l-e, and two of those letters are vowels: the a at the start and the e at the end.
3. Which word starts with a blend?
A) sun
B) grab
C) dog
D) pen
A blend is two consonants that keep their own sounds but slide together; grab begins with gr, which is a blend.
4. What is the beginning sound in the word thumb?
A) /t/
B) /th/
C) /h/
D) /m/
When t and h stand together they make the /th/ sound, like the one you hear at the start of thumb and think.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The word clap starts with the letters CL.
Say clap and you can hear both the /k/ and the /l/ sliding together at the start, making the cl blend.
2. The vowel in the word fun is U.
Fun has three letters f, u, and n; only u is a vowel, making the short /uh/ sound in the middle.
3. The word stop starts with the letters ST.
Stop begins with the st blend where /s/ and /t/ slide together quickly, so you hear both sounds at the start.
4. The ending sound in wish is the letters SH.
At the end of wish the letters s and h work together to make one soft /sh/ sound, like a whisper.
5. The letter Q makes the /kw/ sound with U.
The letter Q almost always needs a u next to it, and together qu makes the /kw/ sound in words like queen and quick.