Primary 1 English Practice Paper 2

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 1

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper (AI) — Version 2

Subject: English
Level: Primary 1
Paper: Practice Paper (Phonics Focus)
Duration: 40 minutes
Total Marks: 20
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Instructions

• This is a practice paper on Phonics.
• There are 20 questions. Answer all of them.
• Circle the correct letter for Multiple Choice questions.
• Write your answer in the blank space for written questions.
• Do your best and check your work at the end.

Section A: Letter Sounds (Questions 1–7) — 7 marks

1. Which letter makes the sound /s/? (1 mark)
   A) s B) m C) f D) t

2. Which letter makes the sound /h/? (1 mark)
   A) n B) h C) r D) p

3. Which letter makes the sound /p/? (1 mark)
   A) b B) d C) p D) q

4. Which letter makes the sound /g/? (1 mark)
   A) j B) g C) k D) c

5. Which letter makes the sound /w/? (1 mark)
   A) v B) u C) w D) y

6. Which letter makes the sound /r/? (1 mark)
   A) l B) r C) w D) n

7. Which letter makes the sound /f/? (1 mark)
   A) f B) v C) th D) s

Section B: Beginning and Ending Sounds (Questions 8–13) — 6 marks

8. What sound does "sun" begin with? (1 mark)
   A) /s/ B) /u/ C) /n/ D) /m/

9. What sound does "pig" begin with? (1 mark)
   A) /i/ B) /g/ C) /p/ D) /b/

10. What sound does "top" end with? (1 mark)
    A) /t/ B) /o/ C) /p/ D) /d/

11. What sound does "cat" end with? (1 mark)
    A) /k/ B) /a/ C) /t/ D) /s/

12. What sound does "hen" begin with? (1 mark)
    A) /e/ B) /n/ C) /h/ D) /m/

13. What sound does "dog" end with? (1 mark)
    A) /d/ B) /o/ C) /g/ D) /b/

Section C: Word Building and Blending (Questions 14–20) — 7 marks

14. Complete the word: _a_t
    (The missing letter makes the /k/ sound.) (1 mark)
    Answer: ______

15. Complete the word: d_o_g
    (The missing letter makes the /o/ sound.) (1 mark)
    Answer: ______

16. Blend the sounds /m/ /a/ /n/ to make a word. (1 mark)
    Answer: ______

17. Blend the sounds /p/ /e/ /n/ to make a word. (1 mark)
    Answer: ______

18. Look at the picture and write the word.

Image pending generation: figure for Q18.

Write the word for the picture. (1 mark)
Answer: ______

19. Look at the picture and write the word.

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Write the word for the picture. (1 mark)
Answer: ______

20. Complete the word: _i_g
    (The missing letter makes the /p/ sound.) (1 mark)
    Answer: ______

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper Answer Key — English Primary 1 (Version 2)

Subject: English
Level: Primary 1
Paper: Practice Paper (Phonics Focus)
Total Marks: 20

Section A: Letter Sounds (Q1–7)

1. A) s
   Teaching note: The letter "s" makes the /s/ sound (like in "sun"). Other options: m=/m/, f=/f/, t=/t/.
   Marks: 1

2. B) h
   Teaching note: The letter "h" makes the /h/ sound (like in "hat"). n=/n/, r=/r/, p=/p/.
   Marks: 1

3. C) p
   Teaching note: The letter "p" makes the /p/ sound (like in "pig"). b=/b/, d=/d/, q=/q/ (common confusion with p).
   Marks: 1

4. B) g
   Teaching note: The letter "g" makes the /g/ sound (like in "go"). j=/j/, k=/k/, c=/k/ or /s/.
   Marks: 1

5. C) w
   Teaching note: The letter "w" makes the /w/ sound (like in "wet"). v=/v/, u=/u/, y=/y/.
   Marks: 1

6. B) r
   Teaching note: The letter "r" makes the /r/ sound (like in "red"). l=/l/, w=/w/, n=/n/.
   Marks: 1

7. A) f
   Teaching note: The letter "f" makes the /f/ sound (like in "fan"). v=/v/ (voiced, common error), th=/th/, s=/s/.
   Marks: 1

Section B: Beginning and Ending Sounds (Q8–13)

8. A) /s/
   Teaching note: "sun" starts with the /s/ sound. The word is s-u-n.
   Marks: 1

9. C) /p/
   Teaching note: "pig" starts with /p/ (p-i-g). Do not confuse with letter name "pee".
   Marks: 1

10. C) /p/
    Teaching note: "top" ends with /p/ (t-o-p). Ending sound is the last sound heard.
    Marks: 1

11. C) /t/
    Teaching note: "cat" ends with /t/ (c-a-t).
    Marks: 1

12. C) /h/
    Teaching note: "hen" begins with /h/ (h-e-n).
    Marks: 1

13. C) /g/
    Teaching note: "dog" ends with /g/ (d-o-g).
    Marks: 1

Section C: Word Building and Blending (Q14–20)

14. Answer: cat
    Teaching note: _a_t with /k/ sound at start → c. Blend c-a-t = cat.
    Marks: 1

15. Answer: dog
    Teaching note: d_o_g with /o/ in middle → o. Word is d-o-g = dog.
    Marks: 1

16. Answer: man
    Teaching note: Blend /m/ + /a/ + /n/ → m-a-n = man.
    Marks: 1

17. Answer: pen
    Teaching note: Blend /p/ + /e/ + /n/ → p-e-n = pen.
    Marks: 1

18. Answer: bus
    Teaching note: The picture shows a bus. The word is b-u-s. Student should recognise the picture and write "bus".
    Image check: Q18-fig1 must show a bus.
    Marks: 1

19. Answer: sun
    Teaching note: The picture shows a sun. The word is s-u-n.
    Image check: Q19-fig1 must show a sun.
    Marks: 1

20. Answer: pig
    Teaching note: _i_g with /p/ at start → p. Blend p-i-g = pig.
    Marks: 1

Total Marks: 7+6+7 = 20. All sections add up correctly.