Primary 2 English Practice Paper 3

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper — Answer Key

English Primary 2 | Phonics | Version 3

Section A: Beginning and Ending Sounds (10 marks)

1. B) f

• Explanation: The word "fan" begins with the /f/ sound, which is made by the letter f.
• Common mistake: Students may confuse "f" with "b" or "d" because they are all consonants, but only "f" produces the /f/ sound.

2. C) sh

• Explanation: The word "ship" begins with the /ʃ/ sound (as in "shoe"), represented by the digraph sh.
• Common mistake: Students may choose "s" alone, but "s" makes a /s/ sound (as in "sun"), not the /ʃ/ sound needed here.

3. C) p

• Explanation: The word "map" ends with the /p/ sound, which is made by the letter p.
• Common mistake: Students may confuse the ending sound with "b" because both are produced with the lips, but "map" ends in a voiceless /p/.

4. B) ch

• Explanation: The word "chair" begins with the /tʃ/ sound (as in "cheese"), represented by the digraph ch.
• Common mistake: Students may choose "c" alone, but "c" before "h" combines to make the /tʃ/ sound, not a /k/ or /s/ sound.

5. C) n

• Explanation: The word "rain" ends with the /n/ sound, made by the letter n.
• Common mistake: Students may confuse "n" with "m" because both are nasal sounds, but "rain" clearly ends with /n/.

6. B) th

• Explanation: The word "thumb" begins with the /θ/ sound (voiceless "th" as in "think"), represented by the digraph th.
• Common mistake: Students may choose "t" alone, but "th" is a digraph that makes a distinct sound different from /t/.

7. B) g

• Explanation: The word "flag" ends with the /g/ sound, made by the letter g.
• Common mistake: Students may confuse the ending with "k" because both can end words, but "flag" ends with a voiced /g/ sound.

8. B) qu

• Explanation: The word "queen" begins with the /kw/ sound, represented by the digraph qu.
• Common mistake: Students may choose "k" or "w" alone, but "qu" is the standard spelling for the /kw/ sound at the beginning of English words.

9. C) s

• Explanation: The word "bus" ends with the /s/ sound, made by the letter s.
• Common mistake: Students may choose "z" because some words ending in "s" can sound like /z/, but "bus" ends with a clear /s/ sound.

10. B) y

• Explanation: The word "yellow" begins with the /j/ sound (as in "yes"), made by the letter y.
• Common mistake: Students may confuse "y" with "j" because "j" also makes a similar sound in some contexts, but "yellow" is spelled with a "y".

Section B: Vowel Sounds and Blends (10 marks)

11. a

• Explanation: The word is cat. The missing letter is a, which makes the short vowel sound /æ/.
• Method: Sound out the word: /k/ + /æ/ + /t/ = cat. The middle sound is the short "a" sound.

12. o

• Explanation: The word is dog. The missing letter is o, which makes the short vowel sound /ɒ/ (or /ɔː/ in some accents).
• Method: Sound out the word: /d/ + /ɒ/ + /g/ = dog. The middle sound is the short "o" sound.

13. a

• Explanation: The word is ball. The missing letter is a, which combines with "ll" to make the /ɔːl/ sound (the "all" family).
• Method: The "all" word family includes: ball, call, fall, hall, tall, wall. The missing letter is a.

14. ee

• Explanation: The word is tree. The missing letters are ee, which make the long vowel sound /iː/.
• Method: The "ee" digraph is a common way to spell the long "e" sound. Other words with "ee": see, bee, free, green, sleep.

15. a

• Explanation: The word is flag. The missing letter is a, which makes the short vowel sound /æ/.
• Method: Sound out the word: /f/ + /l/ + /æ/ + /g/ = flag. The vowel sound is short "a".

16. B) lake

• Explanation: The word "cake" has the long "a" sound /eɪ/. The word "lake" also has the long "a" sound /eɪ/.
• Method: "Cat" has a short /æ/ sound, "cup" has a short /ʌ/ sound, and "cot" has a short /ɒ/ sound. Only "lake" shares the long /eɪ/ sound with "cake".

17. C) feet

• Explanation: The word "feet" has the long "e" sound /iː/. The word "feet" (option C) is the same word, confirming the long "e" sound.
• Method: "Fit" has a short /ɪ/ sound, "fat" has a short /æ/ sound, and "fet" is not a standard English word. The long "e" sound /iː/ is found in "feet".

18. A) sh

• Explanation: The word is ship. The blend sh completes the word: sh + ip = ship.
• Method: The /ʃ/ sound at the beginning of "ship" is spelled with the digraph "sh". Other "sh" words: shop, shell, shut, shine.

19. C) night

• Explanation: The word "night" rhymes with "light" because both end with the -ight sound /aɪt/.
• Method: Rhyming words share the same ending sound. "Let" ends in /ɛt/, "late" ends in /eɪt/, and "lot" ends in /ɒt/. Only "night" shares the /aɪt/ ending with "light".

20. B) sh

• Explanation: The word is sheep. The blend sh completes the word: sh + eep = sheep.
• Method: The /ʃ/ sound at the beginning of "sheep" is spelled with the digraph "sh". Other "sheep" family words: sheet, shelf, shell, shine.

Marking Summary

Note: Each question carries 1 mark unless otherwise stated. Total marks = 40 (20 questions × 1 mark each for Sections A and B combined, with each section worth 10 marks).

Correction: Total marks = 20 (20 questions × 1 mark each).

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