Choose the Ending Letter

Learning Objectives Say a word and identify its final sound. Match a final sound to its corresponding letter. Choose the correct ending letter for a CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) word from two or three options. Verbally explain why they chose a specific ending letter by making its sound. Complete a simple CVC word by writing the correct ending letter. Hear the difference between similar ending sounds, like /t/ and /d/. What sound do you hear at the end of 'bug'? 🐞 Is it /g/ or /t/? Let's find out! Today, we will be sound detectives! 🕵️ We will listen for the very last sound in a word. Then we will find the letter that makes that sound. Real-World Applications Helps us learn to spell words. Makes reading new words easier. Lets us write labels for ou...

TermDefinitionExample Ending SoundThe very last sound you hear in a word. It's the caboose! 🚂In the word 'cat', the ending sound is /t/. LetterA symbol that we use for writing. Each one has a name and a sound. 🔤This is the letter 'B'. It makes the /b/ sound. WordLetters put together to mean something. We say words when we talk. 🗣️The letters d-o-g spell the word 'dog'. Beginning SoundThe very first sound you hear in a word. It's the engine! 🚂In the word 'sun', the beginning sound is /s/. MatchingFinding two things that go together, like a sound and a letter. 짝The sound /p/ matches the letter 'P'.

Say It Slow Say the word out loud, very slowly. Stretching the word helps your ears hear every sound, especially the last one. Listen for the End Pay attention to the last sound your mouth makes. This is the sound we need to find a letter for. It's the 'ending sound'. Match the Sound to a Letter Think: 'What letter makes that sound?' After you hear the ending sound, find the letter that makes that sound.