Copying Sounds, Rhythm and Tune · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

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Languages · Sounds & Conversation · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What is the first step with a new song?

    • Sing the whole song fast
    • Hum the tune
    • Skip hard lines forever

  2. What do you copy when you copy a phrase?

    • Its sounds and its tune
    • Only its first word
    • Only how loud it is

  3. In a question, the voice often rises like a tune going up.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Your copy comes out wrong. What is the best next move?

    • Never try that phrase again
    • Ask for another listen, then copy it fresh
    • Say it softer so nobody hears

  5. The ends of your words keep going missing. What do you change?

    • Whisper the whole phrase
    • Drop the endings for speed
    • Say each ending on purpose

  6. Mumbling the middle of a phrase is fine because only loud words matter.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Tim copies a phrase from how it looks written, not how it sounded. Why might a speaker not get it?

    • He stood up too straight
    • He copied the spelling, not the sounds and tune
    • He breathed too deeply

  8. Lena copies the sounds right but flat. A speaker looks unsure. What is missing?

    • The rise and fall of the phrase
    • A louder voice only
    • Faster speech only
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  1. Hum the tune · Humming learns the tune before the words land.
  2. Its sounds and its tune · Copying means the sounds plus the rise and fall.
  3. True · Questions often lift the voice up at the end.
  4. Ask for another listen, then copy it fresh · A fresh hear puts the sounds back in your ears.
  5. Say each ending on purpose · Ends often hold sense, so give them voice.
  6. False · Every bit counts, and ends often hold the sense.
  7. He copied the spelling, not the sounds and tune · Ears teach copying, not the look of letters.
  8. The rise and fall of the phrase · Right sounds with a flat tune still read wrong.
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