Kindergarten phonics & sight words

Example

Which word begins with the same sound as "zoo"?

1. "zoo" starts with /z/.
2. Only one word also starts with /z/.
3. So the answer is: zip

Answer: zip

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Which word ends with the same sound as "tub"?

1. "tub" ends with /b/.
2. So the answer is: cub

Answer: cub

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Which word rhymes with "bin"?

1. "bin" ends in "-in".
2. "fin" also ends in "-in", so they rhyme.
3. So the answer is: fin

Answer: fin

Example

Which vowel finishes the word? m _ p (clue: you clean the floor with it)

1. The clue gives the word "mop".
2. The middle sound of "mop" is /o/.
3. So the answer is: o

Answer: o

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Clap the word "puppy". How many syllables (beats) does it have?

1. "puppy" has 2 beats.
2. So the answer is: 2

Answer: 2

Example

Which word has the same middle sound as "bed"?

1. The middle sound of "bed" is short /e/.
2. So the answer is: let

Answer: let

Example

Choose the word that makes the sentence make sense. Where ___ my shoes?

1. Sight words are words we read quickly. Only one of these words fits the sentence.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Where are my shoes?"
3. So the answer is: are

Answer: are

Example

Which small letter goes with the capital letter M?

1. M and m are the same letter.
2. So the answer is: m

Answer: m

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Sing the alphabet in your head. Which letter comes just after "d"? Type it.

1. b, c, d, e
2. So the answer is: e

Answer: e

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Which of these letters is a vowel?

1. The vowels are a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters are consonants (y can be either).
2. So the answer is: a

Answer: a

Example

How many sounds (phonemes) can you hear in "in"?

1. Sound buttons: i · n
2. So the answer is: 2

Answer: 2

Example

Press each sound button and blend the sounds together. Which word do they make? p · i · g

1. Blending means pushing the sounds together to read the word.
2. So the answer is: pig

Answer: pig

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Which word belongs to the -ell family?

1. "bell" ends in -ell, like well and tell.
2. So the answer is: bell

Answer: bell

Example

Blend each word. Which one is a REAL word?

1. "fish" is a real word with a meaning. The others are alien words: you can read them, but they mean nothing.
2. So the answer is: fish

Answer: fish

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Which word has the "sh" sound in it?

1. "dish" has "sh": two letters making one sound.
2. So the answer is: dish

Answer: dish

Example

Choose the correct tricky word to finish the sentence. The cat ran ___ of the box.

1. Tricky words have a tricky part you need to remember by sight.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "The cat ran out of the box."
3. So the answer is: out

Answer: out