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First, Middle, Last

Grade 1
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ANSWER KEY — teacher copy
Every short word has a first, a middle, and a last sound. In ship: first /sh/, middle /i/, last /p/. Two letters like sh can make one sound.

Examples: sand → /s/  ·  bag → /b/  ·  ship → /sh/

Say each word. Write its first sound.

1. mud /m/
2. milk milk /m/
3. shut /sh/
4. tent tent /t/
5. sun sun /s/
6. map map /m/

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