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Introduction to Phonics

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Introduction to Phonics

Read each question carefully. Say the sounds aloud when it helps, then write your answers.

Sound and Letter Links

1.Which letter represents the first sound in “moon”?
  • n
  • m
  • w
  • b
2.Which letter represents the short vowel sound in “ant”?
  • e
  • i
  • a
  • u
3.Which letter represents the first sound in “table”?
  • d
  • p
  • t
  • g
4.Which option lists all the letters below that can represent a speech sound?
  • f
  • r
  • k
  • all of these
5.Match each phoneme to the word that begins with it.
  • /f/
  • /r/
  • /k/
  • /h/
  • kite
  • fish
  • hat
  • rain

Blend and Segment Sounds

6.Blend /d/ /o/ /g/ to make a word.
7.Blend /p/ /e/ /n/ to make a word.
8.Which word can be sounded out as /r/ /u/ /g/?
  • rag
  • rug
  • rig
  • run
9.Write the three phonemes you hear, in order, in the word “ship”.
10.Circle the word that begins with the same sound as “cheese”.
  • chair
  • shark
  • three
  • jam

Phonics Vocabulary and Practice

11.Complete each sentence with “phoneme” or “grapheme”: The sound /s/ is a . The letter s is a .
12.The word “fox” has three letters. Write the four phonemes you hear, in order.
13.Which word has four phonemes: /l/ /a/ /m/ /p/?
  • lap
  • lamp
  • lamb
  • map
14.In the word “chat”, which two letters work together to spell the first phoneme?

2 printable pages

  • Introduction to Phonics, page 1 of 2: Sound and Letter Links, Blend and Segment Sounds

    Page 1

  • Introduction to Phonics, page 2 of 2: Phonics Vocabulary and Practice

    Page 2

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