Hear the final sound

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Target: hat. Long word: rabbit. Short word: jam. Change pat: replace /p/ with /s/.
• Primary check: Target: run. Long word: banana. Short word: pen. Change tin: replace /t/ with /p/.
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.

Learn the idea

A final sound comes at the end of a spoken word. A short word can be stretched so that its first, middle and last sounds are easier to hear.

Say the short word without adding an extra vowel after a consonant. Then repeat just the sound at the end.

Example to read or listen to: Target: hat. Long word: rabbit. Short word: jam. Change pat: replace /p/ with /s/. The answer is /m/. Jam ends with /m/. Say /m/, not the letter name em.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Say the short word without adding an extra vowel after a consonant. Then repeat just the sound at the end.
3. Check the worked solution: /m/. Jam ends with /m/. Say /m/, not the letter name em.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

Your answer is temporary and is not saved to an account. Download your current answer before leaving or reloading. Written work on paper or in another app stays in your own file.

Take it further

Optional extra practice: With adult help, say two words that rhyme with bed, clap the beats in picnic, say the last sound in cup, and replace /b/ in bat with /k/. Expected: examples red and fed; two beats; /p/; cat. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A final sound comes at the end of a spoken word. A short word can be stretched so that its first, middle and last sounds are easier to hear.

Nothing here is saved to an account or sent to a teacher. The answer download includes your current choice and any checked feedback. It does not include choices from the separate More practice section. Download that section separately.