Hear it first: same or different

Languages · Sounds & Conversation · ages 5-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

You clap once for each word in a short phrase. Your count is more than two and less than four. How many words did you hear?
- Two
- Three
- Four
Two words sound just the same to you. What do you say?
- Same
- Different
- Again
Some sounds in a new language may not live in your home language.
Circle one: True False
You clap once for each word in a phrase. You clap 4 times. How many words did you hear?
Answer: ______________
Two words split by one small sound. How do you catch the split?
- Hear them fast one time
- Say them one after the other and weigh them
- Skip the game
A sound stays hard after many tries. What can help?
- Say it only in your head
- Shout it one time
- Watch the speaker's mouth
Nora says each bit of a hard word well, yet the whole word snaps. What next?
- Learn a new language
- Stick the bits together bit by bit
- Say just the first bit
Sam calls two split words same after one fast hear. What slipped?
- He answered before a slow side by side hear
- He clapped too much
- He spoke too slowly

Answer key

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Three · One clap stands for one word. Three claps mean three words.
Same · The words match, so same fits. Different is for words that do not match.
True · That is normal. New sounds take many tries to catch.
4 · Four claps stand for four words.
Say them one after the other and weigh them · Slow side by side hearing shows the tiny split.
Watch the speaker's mouth · Lips, teeth and tongue show where the sound is made.
Stick the bits together bit by bit · Bits learned apart must join into one smooth word.
He answered before a slow side by side hear · One fast hear hides small splits. Slow repeats unmask them.