Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 2 of 8
First Sounds
What sound does it start with?
What your child practises
Hearing the first sound in a word (b in bus) and linking it to its letter. Say the words out loud together and stretch out the first sound.
NWT Curriculum learning standard: Phonological awareness: beginning sounds; letter–sound relationships (sound-symbol correspondence)
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which one starts with “g”?
- 🎸guitar
- 💍ring
- 🔨hammer
🎸 guitar
Hint: Say it slowly: guitar. It starts with guh, the sound of g.
Question 2
Which letter does it start with?
🎻_iolin- v
- m
- w
v
Hint: Say it slowly: violin. It starts with vvv, the sound of v.
Question 3
Which one starts with “w”?
- 🪟window
- 🍕pizza
- 🎸guitar
🪟 window
Hint: Say it slowly: window. It starts with wuh, the sound of w.
Question 4
Which letter does it start with?
🐟_ish- f
- d
- h
f
Hint: Say it slowly: fish. It starts with fff, the sound of f.
Question 5
Which one starts with “h”?
- 🚪door
- 🔨hammer
- 🦭seal
🔨 hammer
Hint: Say it slowly: hammer. It starts with huh, the sound of h.
Question 6
Which one starts with “b”?
- 🦶foot
- 🚌bus
- 🎻violin
🚌 bus
Hint: Say it slowly: bus. It starts with buh, the sound of b.