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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 1
TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper (AI) — Version 5
Subject: English
Level: Primary 1
Paper: Practice Paper – Phonics Focus
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Marks: 40
Name: ________________________
Class: Primary 1 ________
Date: _______________
Instructions to Candidates
- Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
- Follow all instructions carefully.
- Answer all questions.
- Write your answers in this booklet.
- For multiple-choice questions, shade the correct oval (A, B, C, or D) in the Answer Sheet provided.
- For fill-in-the-blank questions, write your answer clearly in the space provided.
- Check your work when you have finished.
Section A: Letter Sounds and Recognition (10 marks)
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. Which letter makes the sound /s/?
A) c
B) s
C) z
D) x
2. Which letter makes the sound /h/?
A) n
B) h
C) b
D) p
3. Look at the letter: t
What sound does it make?
A) /d/
B) /t/
C) /k/
D) /g/
4. Which of the following letters makes the sound /r/?
A) v
B) w
C) r
D) y
5. The letter m makes which sound?
A) /n/
B) /m/
C) /w/
D) /l/
6. Which letter makes the sound /f/?
A) v
B) f
C) ph
D) th
7. Look at the letter: g
What sound does it make in the word "goat"?
A) /j/
B) /g/
C) /k/
D) /d/
8. Which letter makes the sound /l/?
A) i
B) l
C) r
D) t
9. The letter p makes which sound?
A) /b/
B) /p/
C) /d/
D) /t/
10. Which of the following letters makes the sound /k/ as in "kite"?
A) c
B) k
C) q
D) x
Section B: Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds (12 marks)
Questions 11 to 16 carry 2 marks each.
11. What is the beginning sound of the word "sun"?
A) /s/
B) /u/
C) /n/
D) /z/
12. What is the ending sound of the word "dog"?
A) /d/
B) /o/
C) /g/
D) /k/
13. Listen to the word "pen". What is the middle sound?
A) /p/
B) /e/
C) /n/
D) /i/
14. Which word begins with the sound /b/?
A) cat
B) bat
C) hat
D) mat
15. Which word ends with the sound /t/?
A) cap
B) cat
C) can
D) cab
16. Look at the picture below.
Generated figure for Q16.
What is the beginning sound of the word for this picture?
A) /p/
B) /g/
C) /d/
D) /b/
Section C: Blending and Word Building (10 marks)
Questions 17 to 20 carry 2 marks each.
Questions 21 to 22 carry 3 marks each.
17. Blend the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/. What word do you get?
A) cut
B) cat
C) cot
D) kit
18. Blend the sounds /h/ /e/ /n/. What word do you get?
A) hen
B) pen
C) ten
D) men
19. Complete the word: _ i g
The picture shows a pig.
Write the missing beginning letter: ______
20. Complete the word: b _ x
The picture shows a box.
Write the missing middle letter: ______
21. Look at the three sounds: /d/ /o/ /g/
(a) Blend them to make a word. Write the word: _______________
(b) Draw a line to match the word to the correct picture.
Generated figure for Q21.
22. Look at the word family: -at
Three words belong to this family. One does not.
Words: cat, hat, mat, pet
(a) Which word does not belong? _______________
(b) Write one more word that belongs to the -at family: _______________
Section D: Rhyming and Sound Patterns (8 marks)
Questions 23 to 26 carry 2 marks each.
23. Which word rhymes with "run"?
A) rain
B) fun
C) fan
D) fin
24. Which pair of words rhyme?
A) big, bag
B) hop, top
C) sun, sit
D) red, rod
25. Listen to the words: "man", "pan", "can"
They all end with the same sound. What is that sound?
A) /m/
B) /p/
C) /n/
D) /k/
26. Complete the rhyme:
"The cat sat on the _ _ t."
Write the missing word: _______________
End of Paper
Please check your work carefully.
Answers
TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 1 (Answer Key)
Subject: English
Level: Primary 1
Paper: Practice Paper – Phonics Focus (Version 5)
Total Marks: 40
Section A: Letter Sounds and Recognition (10 marks)
1. B — The letter s makes the /s/ sound (as in "sun", "snake").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
2. B — The letter h makes the /h/ sound (as in "hat", "house").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
3. B — The letter t makes the /t/ sound (as in "top", "ten").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
4. C — The letter r makes the /r/ sound (as in "red", "rabbit").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
5. B — The letter m makes the /m/ sound (as in "man", "moon").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
6. B — The letter f makes the /f/ sound (as in "fan", "fish").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option. "ph" also makes /f/ but is a digraph taught later; at P1, single letter f is the expected answer.
7. B — In "goat", the letter g makes the hard /g/ sound.
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option. The soft /j/ sound (as in "giraffe") is introduced later.
8. B — The letter l makes the /l/ sound (as in "leg", "lion").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
9. B — The letter p makes the /p/ sound (as in "pen", "pig").
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
10. B — The letter k makes the /k/ sound in "kite". (The letter c also makes /k/ in many words, but "kite" specifically uses k.)
Marking note: 1 mark for correct option.
Section B: Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds (12 marks)
11. A — The word "sun" begins with the /s/ sound.
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. Common error: choosing /u/ (the middle sound) or /n/ (the ending sound).
12. C — The word "dog" ends with the /g/ sound.
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. Common error: confusing /g/ with /k/ or choosing the beginning sound /d/.
13. B — The word "pen" has the middle sound /e/ (short e).
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. Common error: choosing /i/ (short i) due to vowel confusion.
14. B — "bat" begins with /b/. The other options begin with /k/ (cat), /h/ (hat), /m/ (mat).
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option.
15. B — "cat" ends with /t/. "cap" ends with /p/, "can" ends with /n/, "cab" ends with /b/.
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option.
16. A — The picture shows a pig. The beginning sound is /p/.
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. The image placeholder (Q16-fig1) must clearly show a pig.
Section C: Blending and Word Building (10 marks)
17. B — Blending /c/ /a/ /t/ gives "cat".
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. This tests the skill of blending three phonemes into a CVC word.
18. A — Blending /h/ /e/ /n/ gives "hen".
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. Distractors test confusion of beginning sounds (p, t, m).
19. p — The word is pig. The missing beginning letter is p.
Marking note: 2 marks for correct letter. Accept upper or lower case. The picture (implied by context) confirms the word.
20. o — The word is box. The missing middle letter is o (short o sound).
Marking note: 2 marks for correct letter. Accept upper or lower case.
21.
(a) dog — Blending /d/ /o/ /g/ gives the word "dog".
(b) Match to Picture A (dog).
Marking note: 3 marks total (1 mark for part (a), 2 marks for correct match in part (b)). The image placeholder (Q21-fig1) shows three labelled pictures: A (dog), B (log), C (frog). Student must identify the correct picture.
22.
(a) pet — "pet" ends with /et/, not /at/. It does not belong to the -at family.
(b) Any valid -at word: bat, rat, sat, fat, pat, mat (if not already listed), etc.
Marking note: 3 marks total (1 mark for part (a), 2 marks for a correct -at word in part (b)). Accept any real word ending in -at. Common error: writing a nonsense word or a word from a different family.
Section D: Rhyming and Sound Patterns (8 marks)
23. B — "fun" rhymes with "run" (both end with /un/).
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. "rain" ends with /ain/, "fan" ends with /an/, "fin" ends with /in/.
24. B — "hop" and "top" rhyme (both end with /op/).
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. Other pairs do not share the same rime.
25. C — The words "man", "pan", "can" all end with the sound /n/.
Marking note: 2 marks for correct option. This tests identification of the final phoneme in a word family.
26. mat (or hat, rat, bat, sat, fat, pat) — The sentence "The cat sat on the mat." completes the rhyme with the -at family.
Marking note: 2 marks for any word that rhymes with "cat" and "sat" and makes sense in the context. "mat" is the most common completion. Accept other -at words that fit the context (e.g., "hat" is less likely for "sat on the").
Total: 40 marks
General Marking Notes for Teachers/Parents
- Phoneme awareness is the key skill tested. Students should be able to isolate beginning, middle, and ending sounds in spoken words.
- Blending (putting sounds together to make a word) and segmenting (breaking a word into sounds) are foundational for reading and spelling.
- Letter-sound correspondence must be automatic for the 26 letters (basic code).
- Rhyming develops phonological awareness and helps with word families.
- Common P1 errors to watch for:
- b/d, p/q, m/w reversals (visual confusion)
- Confusing letter names with sounds (e.g., saying "em" for /m/)
- Vowel confusion: short /e/ vs /i/, short /a/ vs /u/
- Not hearing the middle sound in CVC words
- Treating digraphs (sh, ch, th) as two separate sounds (not tested in this paper but relevant for progression)
- Teaching tip: Use sound buttons (dots under each phoneme) and blending arms (touch shoulder, elbow, wrist for three sounds) to make blending physical and multisensory.
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