- Which word finishes the sentence? The elephant is ___.
Answer: big
Big is correct because it is spelled the right way and tells about the elephant's size. Bigg has an extra letter that does not belong. Beg is a real word, but it means asking for something and does not fit. Bug is a real word for an insect, and it does not fit either. Big is the correct spelling.
- Which word names this picture?
Answer: frog
The picture shows a frog, and 'frog' is the word that names it. Choice A is correct. 'Fog', 'from', and 'frost' share some letters but are different words.
- What does this word say: ship?
Answer: ship
The letters s and h together make the /sh/ sound. Add the /i/ sound and the /p/ sound, and you get ship. Sip does not have the /sh/ sound at the beginning. Slip has an extra /l/ sound that ship does not have. Only ship matches all the sounds in the word.
- What sound does the vowel make in cat?
Answer: short a
This tests vowel sounds. In 'cat', the 'a' makes a short sound. It sounds like 'aaa' as in 'apple', not 'ay' as in 'cake'.
- Which word finishes the sentence? I can ___ fast.
Answer: run
Run is correct because it is spelled the right way and finishes the sentence. Rn is missing its vowel, so it is not a word. Runn has an extra letter that does not belong. Ren uses the wrong vowel for this word. Run is the correct spelling.
- What word is this: rain?
Answer: rain
This question tests reading words with ai. The word 'rain' says rain because r-ai-n makes the long a sound with ai. Ai works together like in train. Keep reading!
- Which word finishes the sentence? The cars ___ at the red light.
Answer: stop
Stop is the word that finishes the sentence, since cars stop at a red light. Sop is wrong because it is missing the t sound and does not fit. Step is wrong because it has a different vowel and does not fit. Top is wrong because it is missing the s sound and does not fit. Stop is the correctly spelled word that makes sense.
- What sound does the vowel make in the word bed?
Answer: short e
The vowel in bed makes the short e sound, like the e in bed, egg, or red, so A is correct. Long e sounds like the ee in see, which is not the sound in bed. Short a sounds like the a in cat, a different vowel sound. Bed has one vowel followed by a consonant, so it makes the short e sound.
