- Say the word sit. Which word has the same middle sound as sit?
Answer: pin
Sit and pin have the same middle sound: s-i-t, p-i-n. Sat, set, and sun each have a different middle sound.
- Some letters are covered. Which word fits?
Answer: running
"The dog is running fast" sounds right and makes sense. "The dog is run fast," "The dog is runs fast," and "The dog is ran fast" do not sound right.
- Ms. Chen points to each word as she reads: The big dog ran to the park. Which way does her finger move?
Answer: From left to right
We read from left to right, so Ms. Chen's finger moves from left to right, one word at a time.
- Look at the sentence: The cat sat on the mat. Which word is the shortest?
Answer: on
On has 2 letters. Cat, mat, and sat each have 3 letters, so on is the shortest word.
- Book and ball both start with the same sound. Which letter makes that sound?
Answer: b
Book and ball both start with the b sound. The letter b makes that sound. D, p, and l make different sounds.
- Which one is the letter M?
Answer: M
M has two tall lines with two slanted lines that meet in the middle. N has only one slanted line, W points down, and H has a line across.
