STAR Early Literacy Practice 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What sound do you hear at the end of the word "dog"?
- /d/
- /o/
- /t/
- /g/ (Correct answer)
Correct answer: /g/
The last sound in "dog" is /g/.
Identifying ending sounds is part of phonemic awareness. When you stretch out "dog," you hear /d/ at the beginning, /o/ in the middle, and /g/ at the end. The final sound is /g/.
Question 2: Which word has the short "a" vowel sound, like in "cat"?
- Cake
- Bag (Correct answer)
- Rain
- Play
Correct answer: Bag
"Bag" has the short /a/ sound; the others have the long "a" sound.
Vowels can make a short or long sound. The short a sound is heard in apple, cat, and bag. Cake, rain, and play all have the long a sound, which says the letter's name.
Question 3: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Shipp
- Shep
- Ship (Correct answer)
- Sip
Correct answer: Ship
"Ship" is the correct spelling of the word for a large boat.
Early spelling relies on matching sounds to letters. The word for a large boat is made of the sounds /sh/, /i/, and /p/, spelled s-h-i-p. "Shipp" has an extra letter, "shep" has the wrong vowel, and "sip" is a different word missing the /sh/ sound.
Question 4: Which word is the opposite of "hot"?
- Cold (Correct answer)
- Warm
- Wet
- Big
Correct answer: Cold
"Cold" is the antonym of "hot."
Opposites, also called antonyms, are words with completely different meanings. Hot describes a high temperature, and cold describes a low temperature. Warm is close to hot, and wet and big are not about temperature.
Question 5: Read the sentence: "I put on my coat, hat, and gloves before going outside." What is the weather most likely like?
- Hot and sunny
- Cold (Correct answer)
- Rainy
- Windy
Correct answer: Cold
Coats, hats, and gloves are worn when it is cold outside.
This item asks for a simple inference from clues in the sentence. A coat, hat, and gloves are clothes people wear to stay warm. That tells you the weather outside is most likely cold.
Question 6: Which word comes first in alphabetical order?
- Dog
- Cat
- Fish
- Bird (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Bird
B comes before C, D, and F in the alphabet, so "Bird" is first.
Alphabetical order follows the order of letters in the alphabet. The first letters here are D, C, F, and B. Since B comes earliest in the alphabet, "Bird" comes first.
STAR Early Literacy Practice 2
What sound do you hear at the end of the word "dog"?