Phoneme Substitution Assessment

1. What word do you get if you change the first sound in "cat" to an "h"?

• hat

• bat

• mat

• sat

Answer explanation

Changing the first sound in "cat" (the 'c' sound) to an 'h' gives you "hat". The other options, "bat", "mat", and "sat", change the first sound to 'b', 'm', and 's' respectively, which are not correct.

2. Change the first sound in "dog" to a "f". What is the new word?

• jog

• fog

• log

• hog

Answer explanation

Changing the first sound in 'dog' (d) to 'f' gives us 'fog'. The other options (jog, log, hog) do not start with 'f', making 'fog' the correct answer.

3. If you change the last sound in "pan" to a "t", what word do you have?

• pat

• pad

• pal

• pack

Answer explanation

Changing the last sound in 'pan' (n) to a 't' gives you 'pat'. The other options do not match this transformation.

4. What word do you make by changing the middle sound in "cup" to an "o"?

• cap

• cop

• cub

• cut

Answer explanation

Changing the middle sound in 'cup' (u) to an 'o' results in 'cop'. The other options (cap, cub, cut) do not match this change.

5. Change the last sound in "bed" to a "g". What is the new word?

• bet

• bad

• bud

• beg

Answer explanation

Changing the last sound in 'bed' (the 'd') to a 'g' results in 'beg'. The other options do not match this transformation.

6. If the first sound in "sun" is changed to a "r", what is the word?

• fun

• bun

• run

• hun

Answer explanation

Changing the first sound in 'sun' (s) to 'r' results in 'run'. The other options ('fun', 'bun', 'hun') do not start with 'r', making 'run' the correct answer.

7. By changing the middle sound in "pet" to an "i", what word is formed?

• pot

• pit

• pat

• put

Answer explanation

Changing the middle sound in 'pet' (e) to 'i' forms the word 'pit'. The other options, 'pot', 'pat', and 'put', involve different vowel sounds and do not match the requirement.

8. Change the last sound in "big" to a "t". What word do you get?

• bog

• bug

• bit

• bat

Answer explanation

Changing the last sound in 'big' (the 'g') to a 't' gives you 'bit'. The other options do not result from this change: 'bog' changes the vowel, 'bug' changes the vowel, and 'bat' changes both the vowel and the consonant.

9. What word is created if you change the first sound in "fish" to a "d"?

• wish

• mish

• kish

• dish

Answer explanation

Changing the first sound in 'fish' (the 'f' sound) to a 'd' creates the word 'dish'. The other options do not result from this sound change.

10. If you change the middle sound in "bat" to an "e", what is the new word?

• bet

• bot

• bit

• but

Answer explanation

Changing the middle sound in 'bat' (a) to 'e' results in 'bet'. The other options ('bot', 'bit', 'but') do not involve changing the middle sound to 'e', making 'bet' the correct answer.