Assessment Questions for Kindergarten Segmenting Words into Sounds

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 👂 Phonological Awareness: This is the ability to hear and play with the sounds in spoken language.
• ✂️ Segmentation: Breaking down a word into its individual sounds (phonemes). For example, cat is /c/ /a/ /t/.
• 🖐️ How to Segment: Say the word slowly and carefully, stretching out each sound. Count the sounds you hear.
• 🗣️ Practice: Use your fingers to count each sound as you say it. This helps connect the sounds to a physical action.
• 🧩 Why it matters: Segmentation skills are crucial for learning to read and spell.

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. What are the sounds in the word 'sun'?
   1. /s/ /u/ /n/
   2. /s/ /u/ /m/
   3. /s/ /o/ /n/
2. What are the sounds in the word 'dog'?
   1. /d/ /o/ /g/
   2. /d/ /a/ /g/
   3. /t/ /o/ /g/
3. What are the sounds in the word 'hat'?
   1. /h/ /a/ /t/
   2. /h/ /e/ /t/
   3. /c/ /a/ /t/
4. What are the sounds in the word 'run'?
   1. /r/ /u/ /n/
   2. /r/ /a/ /n/
   3. /j/ /u/ /n/
5. What are the sounds in the word 'big'?
   1. /b/ /i/ /g/
   2. /b/ /e/ /g/
   3. /p/ /i/ /g/
6. What are the sounds in the word 'pen'?
   1. /p/ /e/ /n/
   2. /b/ /e/ /n/
   3. /p/ /i/ /n/
7. What are the sounds in the word 'map'?
   1. /m/ /a/ /p/
   2. /n/ /a/ /p/
   3. /m/ /e/ /p/