Beginning and Ending Sounds Quiz

Grade 1 · English · Quiz

Listen carefully to each word — can you identify the beginning and ending sounds?

Questions

1. What is the beginning sound in 'jump'?

   1. /p/
   2. /m/
   3. /j/
   4. /u/
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   Answer: /j/

   Jump begins with the /j/ sound — the sound the letter J makes. The /p/ is the ending sound.

2. The ending sound of the word 'cat' is /t/.

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   Answer: True

   Say 'cat' slowly: /k/ - /æ/ - /t/. The last sound is /t/.

3. The word 'sun' starts with the sound ___.

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   Answer: /s/

   Sun starts with the /s/ sound — the sound the letter S makes.

4. Which word ends with the /n/ sound?

   1. map
   2. dog
   3. sun
   4. tip
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   Answer: sun

   Sun ends with /n/. Map ends with /p/, dog ends with /g/, tip ends with /p/.

5. The word 'fish' starts with the /sh/ sound.

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   Answer: False

   Fish starts with /f/ — the /sh/ is the ENDING sound of fish.

6. Which word has the same BEGINNING sound as 'dog'?

   1. ball
   2. cup
   3. dish
   4. fan
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   Answer: dish

   Dog and dish both start with the /d/ sound.

7. The word 'map' ends with the sound ___.

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   Answer: /p/

   Say 'map' slowly: /m/ - /æ/ - /p/. The last sound is /p/.

8. The beginning sound is the very first sound you hear in a word.

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   Answer: True

   The beginning sound is the very first phoneme you hear when you say a word.

9. How many phonemes (sounds) are in the word 'cat'?

   1. 1
   2. 2
   3. 3
   4. 4
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   Answer: 3

   Cat has 3 phonemes: /k/, /æ/, /t/ — one sound for each letter.

10. Which word ends with the /sh/ sound?

    1. stop
    2. fish
    3. ball
    4. run
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    Answer: fish

    Fish ends with the /sh/ sound. Stop ends in /p/, ball in /l/, run in /n/.

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