Isolating Final and Medial Sounds

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Sample questions

1. Listen to the word 'cat'. What is the very last sound you hear in 'cat'?

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○ a

○ d

✓ t

Answer: t — Say 'cat' slowly. What sound do you make right at the end?

2. Listen to the word 'dog'. What is the very last sound you hear in 'dog'?

✓ g

○ d

○ o

○ k

Answer: g — Stretch out the word 'dog'. What sound is the very last one?

3. Listen to the word 'sun'. What is the very last sound you hear in 'sun'?

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✓ n

○ m

○ u

Answer: n — Think about the sound your mouth makes when you finish saying 'sun'.

Identify the final sound in spoken words.
Produce the final sound for given spoken words.
Identify the medial (middle) vowel sound in spoken CVC words.
Produce the medial vowel sound for given spoken CVC words.
Explain the importance of listening for all sounds in a word, not just the first.

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