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Every letter has a sound

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 4-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What sound does the letter t make?

    tmbf
    • /t/
    • /b/
    • /f/

  2. What sound does the letter d make?

    dtbp
    • /t/
    • /d/
    • /b/

  3. What sound does the letter n make?

    nmdb
    • /m/
    • /d/
    • /n/

  4. What sound does the letter m make?

    mtsf
    • /m/
    • /t/
    • /s/

  5. Look at the word 'tub'. What sound does the letter b make at the end?

    • /d/
    • /b/
    • /p/

  6. Which word has the short /i/ sound, like in pig?

    • pine
    • pan
    • pin

  7. Which word shows the long sound of o?

    • hot
    • box
    • rope

  8. Which word has the short /a/ sound, like in apple?

    • cake
    • cat
    • gate

  9. Ben saw the letter c and said 'see'. What did Ben do wrong?

    • He said the letter's name, not its sound
    • He said a totally wrong sound
    • He said the letter's sound, but too slowly

  10. Listen to 'hat' and 'hate'. What does the letter a do in these two words?

    • It says short /a/ in hat and long /a/ in hate
    • It says the same sound in both words
    • It says long /a/ in hat and short /a/ in hate
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Answer key

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Every letter has a sound W1-mt_F978c32kDr-s1

  1. /t/ · /t/ is the sound you hear at the start of top.
  2. /d/ · /d/ is the sound you hear at the start of dog.
  3. /n/ · The letter n makes the sound /n/, like in net.
  4. /m/ · The letter m makes the sound /m/, like in moon.
  5. /b/ · The letter b makes the sound /b/, at the end of tub just like at the start of ball.
  6. pin · Pin has the short /i/ sound. Pine says long /i/, and pan says short /a/.
  7. rope · In rope, the letter o says its long sound. In hot and box, it says the short sound.
  8. cat · Cat has the short /a/ sound. Cake and gate say the long /a/ sound instead.
  9. He said the letter's name, not its sound · 'See' is the name of the letter c. Its sound is /k/, like in cat.
  10. It says short /a/ in hat and long /a/ in hate · Hat has the short /a/, like in cat. Hate has the long /a/, like in cake.
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