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Lesson : Skills Practice 1: Beginning Sounds /s/, /t/, /v/, /w/, /y/, /sh/
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Please close your book. Were going to do another listening exercise to help
you identify sounds.
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(Print s, t, v, w, y, sh) First, well work on the sounds for these letters. You will
listen for the sounds at the beginning of words. (Point to each letter and sh,
asking S. for the sound and name)
/s/
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What sounds do these words begin with: snake, Sam? What is the name of
the letter that stands for /s/?
Do these words begin with the same sound:
snake, pet?
snake, says?
Which of these words begins like snake:
sit, jump?
Ted, street?
sells, shop?
/t/
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What sound do these words begin with: tent, Ted? What is the name of the
letter that stands for /t/?
Do these words begin with the same sound:
tent, to?
tent, cup?
Which of these words begins like tent:
look, take?
Ted, Dan?
table, dish?
/v/
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What sound do these words begin with: valley, Van? What is the name of the
letter that stands for /v/?
Do these words begin with the same sound:
valley, pan?
valley, very?
Which of these words begins like valley:
fish, vest?
voice, rich?
visit, wish?
, wish?
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/y/
What sound do these words begin with: woman, Will? What is the name of the
letter that stands for /w/?
Do these words begin with the same sound:
woman, wish?
woman, fish?
Which of these words begin like woman:
we, me?
walk, Jill?
visit, wing?
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What sound do these words begin with: yell, York? What is the name of the
letter that stands for /y/?
Do these words begin with the same sounds:
yell, yet?
yell, leg?
Which of these words begins like yell:
yawn, read?
fell, yard?
Will, York?
/sh/
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What sound do these words begin with: shop, she? What two letters stand for
the sound /sh/?
Do these words begin with the same sound:
shop, shut?
shop, Sam?
Which of these words begins like shop:
show, so?
sell, shell?
thank, share?
(Print k, s, v, sh.) Now you will listen for the sounds for these letters at the
end of words.
/k/
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What sound does this word end with: kick? Kick ends with the same sound it
begins with.
Do these words end with the same sound:
kick, York?
kick, snake?
kick, hand?
Which of these words ends like kick?
street, thank?
look, leg?
egg, neck?
/s/
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What sound does this word end with: pups? Pups ends with the same sound
you hear at the beginning of the word snake.
Do these words end with the same sound:
pups, yes?
pups, Liz?
pups, jumps?
Which of these words ends like pups?
us, Liz?
bus, buzz?
this, dish?
/v/
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What sound does this word end with: give? Give ends with the same sound
you hear at the beginning of valley.
Do these words end with the same sound:
give, live?
give, have?
give, lip?
Which of these words ends like give?
five, hand?
nest, love?
shop, wave?
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What sound does this word end with: fish? Fish ends with the same sound you
hear at the beginning of shop.
Do these words end with the same sound:
fish, dish?
fish, hash?
fish, his?
Which of these words ends like fish:
class, wish?
Lis, hush?
miss, mash?
Do these words end with the same sound? If they do, tell me what it is.
Ted, Ned?
Sam, Fran? Van, Dan? Pam, Sam?
Ed, ped?
hand, and? Ann, run?
Pan, Pam
(Print a, u, e.) Now you will listen for the sounds for these vowels as I say
some words. (Point to each letter, and ask S. for the sound and name.)
/a/
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What vowel sound do you hear in these words: apple, at? Where does the
vowel sound come at the beginning or in the middle?
What vowel sound do you hear in these words: Sam, Van? Where does the
vowel sound come?
Which word has the sound /a/ as in apple:
Ted, Fran? is, has?
Sam, shop? Van, pet?
/u/
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What vowel sound do you hear in these words: up, uncle? Where does the
vowel sound come?
What vowel sound do you hear in these words: run, bus? Where does the
vowel sound come?
Which word has the sound /u/ as in up:
pup, pick? bus, big?
pet, run?
jump, shop?
/e/
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What vowel sound do you hear in these words: Ed, egg? Where does the
vowel sound come?
What vowel sound do you hear in these words: pet, leg? Where does the
vowel sound come?
Which word has the sound /e/ as in Ed:
Ted, Sam? pet, has?
pup, yell?
tent, thank?