First Term Examination Phonemes Awareness Primary 3 First Term Lesson Notes Week 12

First Term Examination

Instructions:

• Answer all questions.
• Choose the correct answer where applicable.
• Write short answers where required.
• Mark True or False for the statements.

Section A: Fill-in-the-Blank Questions (15 marks)

1. Identify the vowel sound in the word “bat”. a) /b/ b) /a/ c) /t/ d) /h/
2. What is the opposite of “hot”? a) hat b) cold c) bat d) top
3. Add /p/ to “en” to form which word? a) pen b) hen c) ten d) end
4. Which sound is in the middle of the word “cat”? a) /c/ b) /a/ c) /t/ d) /h/
5. Remove /s/ from “sun”. What word remains? a) son b) bun c) run d) fun
6. What is the vowel sound in the word “big”? a) /b/ b) /i/ c) /g/ d) /d/
7. Which sound is at the beginning of the word “hat”? a) /h/ b) /a/ c) /t/ d) /m/
8. Add /b/ to “at” to form which word? a) bat b) bit c) cat d) hat
9. What is the middle sound in the word “dog”? a) /d/ b) /o/ c) /g/ d) /t/
10. Remove /r/ from “run”. What word remains? a) fun b) run c) sun d) bun
11. What sound do you hear at the end of “hen”? a) /h/ b) /e/ c) /n/ d) /t/
12. Add /m/ to “at” to form which word? a) mat b) rat c) cat d) bat
13. What is the vowel sound in the word “pen”? a) /p/ b) /e/ c) /n/ d) /t/
14. Which sound is in the middle of the word “sit”? a) /s/ b) /i/ c) /t/ d) /h/
15. Remove /b/ from “bat”. What word remains? a) bat b) at c) ba d) rat

Section B: FAQ with Answers (15 marks)

1. What is phonemic awareness? Phonemic awareness is understanding and manipulating individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.
2. Why is reading fluently important? Reading fluently helps us understand stories and information better.
3. How do we blend sounds to form words? By putting sounds together to say the whole word.
4. What does adding a sound to a word mean? It means putting a new sound at the beginning, middle, or end of a word to make a new word.
5. Why do we practice sound isolation? To hear and say sounds clearly in words.
6. What is the difference between a vowel and a consonant? A vowel makes a sound with no obstruction to the flow of air (e.g., a, e, i, o, u), while a consonant involves partial or complete obstruction (e.g., b, c, d, f, g).
7. How do you pronounce the word “big”? Pronounce it by saying the sounds /b/, /i/, /g/ together.
8. What is a rhyming word for “cat”? “Hat” rhymes with “cat” because they have the same ending sound.
9. What is the beginning sound of “sun”? The beginning sound of “sun” is /s/.
10. How do you add /p/ to “in” to make a new word? Add /p/ at the beginning of “in” to make “pin”.
11. What happens when you remove /h/ from “hat”? Removing /h/ from “hat” leaves the word “at”.
12. What sound is at the end of “pen”? The sound at the end of “pen” is /n/.
13. How do you pronounce the word “sit”? Pronounce it by saying the sounds /s/, /i/, /t/ together.
14. What word is formed by adding /m/ to “at”? Adding /m/ to “at” forms the word “mat”.
15. What sound do you hear in the middle of “mat”? The sound in the middle of “mat” is /a/.

Section C: Simple Short Answer Questions (15 marks)

1. What is the sound of letter “p”?
2. Give an example of a word that starts with the sound “b”.
3. How do we blend sounds like /b/, /a/, /t/ to form the word “bat”?
4. Write a word that rhymes with “cat”.
5. What is a vowel?
6. What is the beginning sound of the word “hen”?
7. How do you add /b/ to “at” to form a new word?
8. What happens when you remove /r/ from “run”?
9. What sound do you hear at the end of “hen”?
10. How do you add /m/ to “at” to form a new word?
11. What sound is in the middle of the word “sit”?
12. What word remains when you remove /b/ from “bat”?
13. What is the vowel sound in the word “pen”?
14. Give an example of a word that rhymes with “mat”.
15. How do you pronounce the word “big”?

Section D: True or False Questions (15 marks)

1. The word “mat” ends with the sound /t/. (True/False)
2. Adding /s/ to “un” forms the word “son”. (True/False)
3. The sound /p/ is in the middle of the word “pen”. (True/False)
4. Deleting /h/ from “hat” leaves the word “at”. (True/False)
5. Phoneme manipulation involves changing sounds in words. (True/False)
6. The word “cat” rhymes with “hat”. (True/False)
7. Adding /b/ to “at” forms the word “bat”. (True/False)
8. Removing /r/ from “run” leaves the word “fun”. (True/False)
9. The vowel sound in “pen” is /e/. (True/False)
10. The beginning sound of “hen” is /h/. (True/False)
11. Adding /m/ to “at” forms the word “mat”. (True/False)
12. The middle sound in “sit” is /i/. (True/False)
13. Removing /b/ from “bat” leaves the word “at”. (True/False)
14. The word “big” starts with the sound /b/. (True/False)
15. The ending sound in “cat” is /t/. (True/False)

This examination paper provides a comprehensive review of topics covered during the first term, structured into different question types suitable for Primary 3 students. Adjustments can be made based on specific curriculum requirements or additional topics covered in your classroom.