Kindergarten · Language Arts
Isolating Initial Sounds
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Sample questions
1. What is the first sound you hear in the word 'cat'?
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Answer: C — Listen very carefully to the *first* sound you make when you say 'cat'!
2. Which letter makes the first sound in 'ball'?
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Answer: B — What sound does your mouth make right at the beginning when you say 'ball'?
3. Say 'dog'. What is the initial sound?
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Answer: D — Say 'dog' slowly. What's the very first sound you hear?
Skills in this topic
- Identify the initial sound in spoken words.
- Produce the initial sound for given spoken words.
- Match objects or pictures that start with the same initial sound.
- Distinguish between words that start with different initial sounds.
- Justify why knowing the first sound of a word can help you guess what it is.
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