1st Grade - Sounds In Single-syllable Words

What is the sound in the middle of the word pig? /i/

Tell me the sound that you hear at the end of the word fall? /l/

Where do you hear the /a/ sound in the word apple? (beginning)

Sound Stopper: This game can be played with 2 or more players and one adult. Each child should be given a popsicle stick with a stop sign decorated on the end of it. They will also be given a paper that has three lines and under each line will be one of the following words: beginning, middle, end. The adult will show the child a simple consonant/vowel/consonant word (example words: cat, hat, mat, fan, pan, ran, sun, run, fun, mitt, sit, pit, rip, sip, lip, top, bop, cop). The children will take turns reading the word card. After a child has read the card, the adult will then ask the children to use their stop sign pointers and identify where a particular sound is. For example, if the word on the card is “red,” the adult may say “Show me where the /e/ sound is in the word “red.” The children would then need to point to appropriate spot (middle) on their sheet of paper.

This activity can be played with 3 or more children and one adult. Write out each letter of the alphabet (1 letter per one piece of paper). The children will be give a simple 3 letter (consonant/vowel/consonant) word (example words: cat, hat, mat, fan, pan, ran, sun, run, fun, mitt, sit, pit, rip, sip, lip, top, bop, cop). The three children will then work as a team to spell their word. Next the adult will ask the children to raise different letters in the air. “Show me the letter that is in the middle of the word.” After each child has shown their letter, the adult will then ask the children to identify which sound is at the beginning, middle, or end of the word.

Wiki Stick Fun: Children love to be able to use manipulative. “Wiki sticks” are bendable sticks with a wax covering. Children can manipulate these sticks into letters to create simple 3 letter words. The adult can give the child a word or show them a flashcard of the word. The child will then create the word using the wiki sticks. Upon completion of the word, the adult can ask the child a series of questions to reinforce this skill.

-What letter is in the (beginning, middle, end) of the word cat?

-What sound do you hear in the beginning, middle, end of the word cat?

In the word sand, where do you hear the /a/ sound? (beginning, middle, or end)

In the word gag, what two places go you hear the /g/ sound? (beginning, end)

What sound is at the beginning of the word fast? /f/

With the word ram, please underline where you hear the /m/ sound.

Read the following words: bass, red, logs, pin

Circle the word or words that have the /s/ sound at the end of it.

Write a word that has the /o/ sound in the middle.

Write a word that has the /a/ sound in the middle.

Write a word that has the /e/ sound in the middle.

Write a word that has the /i/ sound in the middle.

Write a word that has the /u/ sound in the middle.

In the word sap, what sounds do you hear at the beginning, middle, and at the end? /s/, /a/, /p/

Do any of the following words have the /i/ sound in the middle? frog, hand, sun, lot

Write a word that has the /s/ sound at the beginning.

Write a word that has the /s/ sound at the end.

In the word class, where is the /c/ sound?

The words glad and lad have something in common, what is it? (both have /d/ sound at the end of the word)

What do the words ram and rag have in common? /r/ sound at the beginning and /a/ sound in the middle

What is different about the words ram and rag? (end sounds are different)

Read the following words: tap, pat

What do you notice about these words? (same middle sound) (both words have same sounds, just in different places)

Write a word that has the /p/ sound at the beginning of the word.

Where is the /u/ sound in the word up?

What is the ending sound in the word up?

Underline where you hear the /u/ sound in the word under.