78 Sound Waves 1 Student Book ISBN 978 1 74135 156 9

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Consonant Soun! Read your way through the caterpillars.

k c q ck x(ks)

clap crabquick

sick box

d dd

dragmend f f f

fl ip freshhufflift

g gg

gladgrin

h

hem j

jab

l ll

well yelp held beltmilk elf

m mm

smogramplump

n nn

snag

ng

tangwing

p pp

r rr

ragferry

s ss se x(ks) c

scan mess skill fox slop

t tt

stingtrimhint cost

v ve

vanhavew wh u

whenquickswamtwist

y

yam

z zz s

zapjazz ch

chatsuch

sh

shutrush

th

thickmoth

th

thanthem

b bb

blockbrim

spankept

plop press

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Vow! Soun" TeachersHave the student read the words on the caterpillars. If the student is able to decode the word, record a 9. Instant recognition is not expected. If the student is not yet able to decode the word, record a •.Students can also be asked to write the words in a written test to assess their ability to encode the words. Reading and writing the words on the caterpillars requires students to demonstrate the skills that are the major focus of each unit.

a

landsack

e

lendwestbent

i

fi llsickcling

o a

tockgong

u o

luckrust

bump

ai ay a_e

waylaketame

ee e ea

seenweedneat i_e y

drywidemine

oa o_e o

gold ropeposejoke

ar a

jarmarkhardpast

ir ur

dirtcurl

or a

hallbornpork

oo u

bookhoodbush

oo

soontool

ou ow

cowtown

oy oi

joyfoil

eer ear

nearcheer

air

pair

er

litter

ISBN 978 1 74135 3112 Year 1 Placement Test © Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2014 1

Name:

Date: Class:

1 Colour the book if you hear oo u in the picture name.

2 Colour the shell if you hear sh in the picture name. IS/6

IS/6

3 Write a stroke on the line for each sound in the picture name. CS/10

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ISBN 978 1 74135 3112 Year 1 Placement Test © Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2014 2

rainboatkinggirleat

van mudpegsockfish

4 Count the sounds in the words. Write the lett er or lett ers for each sound in a separate box.

S/10

6 Write b in the spaces. Read the words. Draw pictures to match the words.

ag ed bi co at

5 Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound at the end of the word. Circle the lett ers we can write for this sound.

ssffck

ngssff

ngffss

llzzck

llzzng

llzzng

RC/5

SG/6

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ISBN 978 1 74135 3112 Year 1 Placement Test © Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2014 3

Concept Acti viti es Score Comments

IS Identi fying Sounds 1, 2 /12

CS Counti ng Sounds 3 /10

S Segmenti ng 4 /10

SG Selecti ng Graphemes 5 /6

RC Reading, Comprehending and Responding 6, 7 /10

R Rhyming Words 8 /6

7 Read the questi ons. Write yes or no.

Can you fit in a tin? Can you toss a bed? Can a boy ride a bike? Would you bow to a cow? Could you sit on a chair?

RC/5

8 Find pairs of pictures with names that rhyme. Colour each pair the same colour. R/6

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sound Waves Year 1 Placement Test

ISBN 978 1 74135 3112 Year 1 Placement Test © Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2014 1

Name:

Date: Class:

1 Colour the book if you hear oo u in the picture name.

2 Colour the shell if you hear sh in the picture name. IS/6

IS/6

3 Write a stroke on the line for each sound in the picture name. CS/10

Answers –

I I I

I I I I I I I I I I I I II I

I I I I I I I I I I I

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sound Waves Year 1 Placement Test Answers

ISBN 978 1 74135 3112 Year 1 Placement Test © Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2014 2

rainboatkinggirleat

van mudpegsockfish

4 Count the sounds in the words. Write the lett er or lett ers for each sound in a separate box.

S/10

6 Write b in the spaces. Read the words. Draw pictures to match the words.

ag ed bi co at

5 Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound at the end of the word. Circle the lett ers we can write for this sound.

ssffck

ngssff

ngffss

llzzck

llzzng

llzzng

RC/5

SG/6

Answers –

v a n m u d p e g s o ck f i sh

r ai n b oa t k i ng g ir l ea t

b b b b b

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sound Waves Year 1 Placement Test Answers

ISBN 978 1 74135 3112 Year 1 Placement Test © Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2014 3

Concept Acti viti es Score Comments

IS Identi fying Sounds 1, 2 /12

CS Counti ng Sounds 3 /10

S Segmenti ng 4 /10

SG Selecti ng Graphemes 5 /6

RC Reading, Comprehending and Responding 6, 7 /10

R Rhyming Words 8 /6

7 Read the questi ons. Write yes or no.

Can you fit in a tin? Can you toss a bed? Can a boy ride a bike? Would you bow to a cow? Could you sit on a chair?

RC/5

8 Find pairs of pictures with names that rhyme. Colour each pair the same colour. R/6

Answers –

nonoyesnoyes

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sound Waves Year 1 Placement Test Answers