Identifying sounds at the beginning, middle and end of words

Which word rhymes with dish?

• itch

• green

• listen

• wish

Which word is a verb (action word)?

• sleep

• boy

• beach

• rug

Which word has the short e sound like bed?

• repeat

• describe

• feeble

• better

“Why is rhyming an effective scaffolding tool?

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Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

• It helps develop a large oral vocabulary

• It helps develop phonemic awareness

• It helps a child sound out words

• It helps a child identify the syllables in spoken words.

fat, cat, rat, bat, mat, scat, phat

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

Rhyming words sound the same ...

• at the beginning of the word

• at the beginning of the sentence

• at the end of the word

• because they mean the same

Which word has the same sound as the oa in boating.

• found

• toe

• plow

• frog

Listen to your teacher for number 2.

• slip

• shop

• school

Which word from the story has the long vowel 'a' sound?

• and

• happen

• wait

• eating

R

• s
• r