Answer Key: Let’s Go Phonics Book 1

The Alphabet (pages 2-8) Let’s Choose (page 11)

A. Write. A. Circle the pictures that begin with the letter.

Students write the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet 1. Students circle the following items: bed, bell.
on the appropriate lines. 2. Students circle the following items: pup, pin.

B. Write the letter that ends the word.

Unit 1: b and p (pages 9-11) 1. p (mop)
2. p (cup)
Let’s Learn (page 9)
3. b (cob)
A. Write. 4. b (web)
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
Let’s Read (page 11)
B. Listen and speak.
A. Read and match.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
1. match to the second picture (bib/bug)
Let’s Practice (page 9) 2. match to the third picture (cap/pig)
3. match to the fourth picture (pup/jeep)
A. Write. 4. match to the first picture (bird/tub)
boat
boy
bib Unit 2: d and t (pages 12–14)
tub
Let’s Learn (page 12)
B. Listen. Circle the words that begin with b.
Students circle the following items: 1 (bug), 4 (box).
A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
C. Listen. Circle the words that end with b.
Students circle the following items: 1 (cub), 3 (sub).
B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
Let’s Learn (page 10)
Let’s Practice (page 12)
A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
A. Write.
dad
B. Listen and speak. dig
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. hand
bad
Let’s Practice (page 10)
B. Listen. Color the words that begin with d.
A. Write. Students color the following items: 2 (duck), 3 (desk).
pan
pen C. Listen. Color the words that end with d.
cap Students color the following items: 1 (bed), 2 (hand).
map
Let’s Learn (page 13)
B. Listen. Underline the words that begin with p.
Students underline the following items: 2 (picture), 3 (pin).
A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
C. Listen. Underline the words that end with p.
Students underline the following items: 1 (pup), 4 (mop).
B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.

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Let’s Practice (page 13) B. Listen and draw.
Students fill in the circles with the following colors:
A. Write. 1. blue
top 2. red
tip 3. red
nut 4. blue
hat
Let’s Learn (page 16)
B. Listen and trace.
Students trace the following shapes: A. Write.
1. heart (bat) Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
2. heart (cut)
B. Listen and speak.
3. triangle (towel)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
4. triangle (tip)
Let’s Practice (page 16)
Let’s Choose (page 14)
A. Write.
A. Begins with d or t. Match.
volcano
1. t (teapot)
violin
2. d (dog)
wave
3. d (dad)
hive
4. t (ten)
B. Listen and circle the words that begin with v.
B. Ends with d or t. Match.
Students circle the following items: 1 (vacuum), 4 (vine).
1. d (bed)
2. d (mud) C. Listen and circle the words that end with the
3. t (nut) v sound.
4. t (rat) Students circle the following items: 2 (cave), 3 (stove).

Let’s Read (page 14) Let’s Choose (page 17)

A. Read and count. A. Circle.
1. 5 4. 6 Students circle the following items:
2. 6 5. 8 1. five
3. 3 6. 5 2. violin
3. fan

Unit 3: f and v (pages 15–17) 4. vest

Let’s Learn (page 15) B. Ends with the f or v sound. Write f or v.

1. f (elf)
A. Write. 2. f (wolf)
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. 3. f (leaf)
4. v (stove)
B. Listen and speak.
5. f (roof)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
6. v (hive)
Let’s Practice (page 15)
Let’s Read (page 17)
A. Write.
A. Read and write.
farm
1. five
fox
2. vet
roof
3. elf
leaf

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Unit 4: m and n (pages 18–20) Let’s Read (page 20)
Let’s Learn (page 18) A. Write m or n.
1. Pam and the men are on the team.
A. Write. 2. The man’s nose is big.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. 3. A hen and a lion are by the fans.

B. Listen and speak.

Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. Unit 5 Review: Units 1–4 (pages 21–23)
Let’s Practice (page 18) A. Begins with b or p. Write.
1. b (bell)
A. Write.
2. p (pencil)
men
3. p (pan)
map
4. b (boy)
gem
5. p (pig)
farm

B. Listen and sort. B. Ends with b or p. Circle.

1. p (mop)
Begins with m: 2 (mop), 3 (marker), 5 (mix)
2. p (cup)
Ends with m: 1 (Pam), 4 (drum), 6 (gum)
3. b (web)
Let’s Learn (page 19) 4. b (sub)
5. b (cub)
A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. C. Begins with d or t. Write.
1. d (doll)
B. Listen and speak. 2. t (tub)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
3. d (dad)
Let’s Practice (page 19) 4. d (duck)
5. t (ten)
A. Write.
nut D. Ends with d or t. Circle.
net 1. t (cat)
fin 2. t (bat)
ten 3. t (jet)
4. d (bed)
B. Listen and match. 5. t (nut)
Students match the following items to the letter n: 1 (nine),
4 (nail), 5 (nose). E. Begins with f or v. Circle the words with the
same sound.
Let’s Choose (page 20)
1. Students circle the following items: fox, fan, four.
A. Circle. 2. Students circle the following items: vacuum, vase.
1. map
F. Ends with the f or v sound. Write.
2. nine
1. f
3. neck
2. f
4. man
3. v
B. Color. 4. v
Students fill in the stars with the following colors: 5. v
1. orange (gem)
2. green (lion)
3. green (fin)
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G. Begins with m or n. Circle the words with the Let’s Read (page 25)
same sound.
1. Students circle the following items: nose, neck.
A. Read, count, and write.
1. 0
2. Students circle the following items: mat, marker.
2. 2
H. Ends with m or n. Write. 3. 5
1. m 4. 9
2. m 5. 3
3. n 6. 2
4. n
5. m
Unit 7: Short e (pages 26–27)
I. Write.
Let’s Learn (page 26)
1. cat 7. van
2. hat 8. pan A. Write.
3. fat 9. man Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
4. pig 10. vet
5. fin 11. net B. Listen and speak.
6. dig Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.

Let’s Practice (page 26)

Unit 6: Short a (pages 24–25) A. Write.
Let’s Learn (page 24) 1. bed
2. leg
A. Write. 3. pen
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. 4. elephant

B. Listen and speak. B. Listen. Circle the words with short e.

Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. Students circle the following items: 1 (ten), 2 (red), 4 (egg).

Let’s Practice (page 24) C. Listen. Circle the words that rhyme.
Students circle the following items:
A. Write.
1. pen (rhymes with ten)
cap
2. leg (rhymes with egg)
cab
3. red (rhymes with bed)
apple
map Let’s Choose (page 27)
B. Listen. Write a or X. A. Listen. Write a or e.
1. a (ant) 5. a (bat) 1. a (man)
2. X (ten) 6. X (pen) 2. e (men)
3. X (dog) 7. a (Sam) 3. e (pen)
4. a (van) 8. a (rat) 4. a (map)
5. e (ten)
Let’s Choose (page 25)
6. a (pan)
A. Circle.
1. cat
B. Write a or e.
1. The bat is red.
2. man
2. The cap is black.
3. Sam
3. The bed is blue.
4. cab
5. map
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Let’s Read (page 27) Unit 9: Short o (pages 30–31)
A. Read. Circle the words with short e. Then color. Let’s Learn (page 30)
Students circle the following words:
1. bed, red A. Write.
2. pen Students write the capital and lowercase letters.

3. pencil, yellow
B. Listen and speak.
Students color the bed red, the pen black, and the pencil yellow.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.

Let’s Practice (page 30)

Unit 8: Short i (pages 28–29)
A. Write.
Let’s Learn (page 28) sock
A. Write. cob
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. rock
doll
B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. B. Listen and sort.
Short o: 2 (omelet), 3 (pond), 5 (mom)
Let’s Practice (page 28) Not short o: 1 (van), 4 (wig)

A. Write. Let’s Choose (page 31)

pig
mix A. Choose the short o words. Draw a line.
wig Students draw a line connecting the items in this order: baby
octopus, fox, sock, doll, mother octopus.
ink
Let’s Read (page 31)
B. Listen for short i. Circle or write X.
1. X 5. circled A. Read and match.
2. circled 6. circled 1. The octopus has six socks.
3. circled 7. circled 2. A fox is on the box.
4. X 8. X 3. A mom is next to the rock.

Let’s Choose (page 29)

A. Match.
Unit 10: Short u (pages 32–33)
1. e (egg) Let’s Learn (page 32)
2. e (pen)
3. i (pig) A. Write.
4. i (igloo) Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
5. i (bib)
B. Listen and speak.
6. e (men)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
B. Circle. Let’s Practice (page 32)
Students circle the following items: sad, mix, van, ink.
A. Write.
Let’s Read (page 29) sun
A. Read and write. duck
1. igloo pup
2. bib nut
3. hill
4. wig

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B. Listen. Write a ✓ or an X. E. a and e. Circle the words that rhyme.
1. ✓ (bus) 6. ✓ (umpire) Students circle the following items:
2. X (wig) 7. X (cap) 1. hat, rat, bat
3. ✓ (bug) 8. ✓ (pup) 2. pen, men
4. ✓ (cub) 9. ✓ (sub)
5. X (pen) 10. ✓ (mug)
F. i and u. Circle the words that rhyme.
Students circle the following items:
Let’s Choose (page 33) 1. dig, wig, big
2. bug, hug
A. Find and trace.
Students trace the lines connecting the following items in this G. Circle the words that rhyme.
order: Students circle the following words:
O, octopus, sock, box, cob, doll, fox, omelet, O. 1. cob, Bob
U, mug, sub, duck, umpire, cub, pup, umbrella, U. 3. man, pan
5. red, bed
Let’s Read (page 33)
7. van, man
A. Read and match. 8. cup, pup
1. match to the fourth picture (bugs/mug) 10. mix, six
2. match to the first picture (duck/nut)
3. match to the second picture (pup/cub/bus)
H. e or i. Write.
1. ink
4. match to the third picture (bug/duck/sun)
2. pencil
3. ten
Unit 11 Review: Units 6–10 (pages 34–36) 4. igloo
5. leg
A. a or e. Write.
1. a (apple) I. a, e, i, o, and u. Write.
2. e (egg) Across Down
3. e (bed) 1. mom 5. sun 1. mix 5. sub
4. a (rat) 2. box 6. bag 2. bat 7. ant
5. e (red) 3. vet 8. top 3. van 9. pup
4. men 10. map 4. man
B. e or i. Circle.
1. i (tip)
2. e (men) Unit 12: h and j (pages 37–39)
3. i (pin)
Let’s Learn (page 37)
4. i (mix)
5. i (hill) A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
C. i or o. Write.
1. i (pig) B. Listen and speak.
2. o (fox) Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
3. o (cob)
4. i (bib) Let’s Practice (page 37)
5. o (box)
A. Write.
D. o or u. Circle. hat
1. u (umbrella) hop
2. o (doll) hand
3. u (bug) hill
4. o (sock)
5. u (cub)


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B. Listen for h. Circle yes or no. Unit 13: Hard g and Soft g (pages 40–42)
Students circle the following items:
1. yes (house) Let’s Learn (page 40)
2. no (box)
A. Write.
3. no (pencil)
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
4. yes (hair)
5. yes (heart) B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
Let’s Learn (page 38)
Let’s Practice (page 40)
A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. A. Write.
gold
B. Listen and speak. goat
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
dog
Let’s Practice (page 38) mug

A. Write. B. Listen and match.

jet 1. girl
jar 2. guitar
jeans 3. gum
jug
Let’s Learn (page 41)
B. Listen and color. A. Listen and speak.
Students color the triangles the following colors:
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
1. pink (jam)
2. pink (jacket) Let’s Practice (page 41)
3. green (map)
4. green (fat)
A. Write.
Ginger
5. pink (jeep)
giraffe
Let’s Choose (page 39) germ
gym
A. Listen. Write h or j.
1. h (house) 5. j (jeep) B. Listen. Circle the words that begin with soft g.
2. h (heart) 6. j (jar) Students circle the following items: 2 (gem), 4 (giant), 5 (germ),
3. j (jacket) 7. h (hand) 7 (Ginger), 12 (giraffe).
4. h (hair) 8. j (jet)
Let’s Choose (page 42)
Let’s Read (page 39)
A. Circle.
A. Read and fill. Students circle the following items in blue (hard g): 2 (girl),
Students fill in the circles for the following sentences: 5 (gas), 7 (gum), 8 (goat).
1. The hand is on the head. Students circle the following items in red (soft g): 1 (Ginger),
3 (giant), 4 (gem), 6 (gym).
2. The juice is in the jug.
3. The jeans are on the hippo. B. Check.
4. The house is on the hill. Students check the following items:
Begins with g: 2 (garden), 3 (gas).
Ends with g: 1 (leg), 4 (bug).

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Let’s Read (page 42) Let’s Choose (page 45)
A. Read and circle words with hard or soft g. A. Circle.
Students circle the following items: 1. hard c (cab)
1. giant, girl 2. hard c (cub)
2. bug, gem 3. soft c (cereal)
3. giraffe, dog 4. hard c (computer)
4. egg, mug 5. hard c (carrot)
6. soft c (celery)
7. soft c (circle)
Unit 14: Hard c and Soft c (pages 43–45) 8. hard c (cut)
Let’s Learn (page 43) Let’s Read (page 45)
A. Write. A. Read and circle.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
Students circle the following words:
B. Listen and speak. 1. cat (circled blue), ceiling (circled red)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. 2. celery (circled red), cup (circled blue)
3. cub (circled blue), circus (circled red)
Let’s Practice (page 43)
B. Now number the pictures.
A. Write. 3. (A cub is in the circus.)
cut 1. (A cat is on the ceiling.)
cab 2. (Some celery is in the cup).
cat
cub
Unit 15: s and z (pages 46–48)
B. Listen and match.
Students match the following items with the letter c: 1 (car), Let’s Learn (page 46)
4 (carrot).
A. Write.
Let’s Learn (page 44) Students write the capital and lowercase letters.

A. Listen and speak. B. Listen and speak.

Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.

Let’s Practice (page 44) Let’s Practice (page 46)

A. Write. A. Write.
city sock
cereal sub
circus mess
ceiling dress

B. Listen and color. B. Words that begin or end with s. Listen and fill.
Students fill in the stars the following colors: Students fill in the circles for following items: 1 (soap), 2 (seal),
1. orange (nail) 5 (circus) 8 (grass).
2. blue (city)
Let’s Learn (page 47)
3. orange (boy)
4. orange (leg) A. Write.
5. orange (man) Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
6. orange (apple)
7. blue (circus)
B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
8. blue (ceiling)


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Let’s Practice (page 47) B. Listen. Circle the words that begin with r.
Students circle the following items: 1 (rat), 2 (run), 4 (red).
A. Write.
zipper C. Listen. Circle the words that end with r.
zero Students circle the following items: 1 (flower), 4 (star).
buzz
Let’s Learn (page 50)
sneeze
A. Write.
B. Begins or ends with the z sound. Listen and
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
write.
1. __ | z (breeze) 5. z | __ (zipper) B. Listen and speak.
2. __ | z (fizz) 6. __ | z (buzz) Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
3. z | __ (zigzag) 7. z | __ (zoo)
4. z | __ (zebra) 8. __ | z (prize)
Let’s Practice (page 50)

Let’s Choose (page 48) A. Write.

lion
A. Choose the correct path. line
Students connect the items with a line in the following order: oval
begins with s, sun, sofa, seven, soap, Sam, begins with s ball
begins with z, zebra, zero, zipper, zoo, begins with z
ends with the z sound, buzz, sneeze, breeze, doze, prize, ends B. Begins or ends with l. Listen and write.
with the z sound 1. l | __ (line)
ends with s, gas, dress, octopus, circus, bus, begins with s 2. __ | l (pencil)
3. __ | l (bell)
Let’s Read (page 48) 4. l | __ (leaf)

A. Read, circle s and z, and color. Let’s Choose (page 51)

Students circle the following items:
1. s in six, z in zebras, s in zebras A. Begins with r or l. Listen and write.
2. s in seal, s is bus 1. r (rainbow)
Students color the zebras black and white, the seal brown, and 2. l (lion)
the bus red. 3. r (rectangle)
4. l (little)
5. l (lemon)
Unit 16: r and l (pages 49–51) 6. r (ruler)
Let’s Learn (page 49)
B. Ends with r or l. Listen and write.
A. Write. 1. l (oval)
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. 2. r (star)
3. r (marker)
B. Listen and speak. 4. l (pencil)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. 5. r (car)
6. r (finger)
Let’s Practice (page 49)
A. Write. Let’s Read (page 51)
rocket A. Read. Circle the words with r or l.
rainy Students circle the following words:
car car, red, star, line
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Unit 17: w and y (pages 52–55) Let’s Choose (page 54)
Let’s Learn (page 52) A. Match.
1. match to w (wave)
A. Write. 2. match to y (yellow)
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. 3. match to w (web)
4. match to y (yard)
B. Listen and speak.
5. match to w (witch)
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
6. match to w (watch)
Let’s Practice (page 52) 7. match to y (yawn)
8. match to y (yolk)
A. Write.
wand Let’s Read (page 54)
web
water
A. Read and write.
1. 2 w’s, 2 y’s
watch
2. 3 w’s, 1 y
B. Listen and match. 3. 1 w, 4 y’s
1. match to “not w” (hat)
2. match to “w” (water)
B. Now number the pictures.
2 (The witch’s wig is yellow).
3. match to “not w” (dog)
3 (The yak eats the yellow yolk in the yard.)
4. match to “w” (witch)
1 (The witch has a wand and a yo-yo.)
5. match to “not w” (lion)
6. match to “w” (watch)
7. match to “w” (wig) Unit 18: k and x (pages 55–57)
8. match to “w” (wand)
9. match to “not w” (fox) Let’s Learn (page 55)

Let’s Learn (page 53) A. Write.

Students write the capital and lowercase letters.
A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
B. Listen and speak.
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words. Let’s Practice (page 55)

Let’s Practice (page 53) A. Write.

kid
A. Write. kitten
yawn steak
yellow weak
yolk
yarn B. Listen. Write a ✓ or an X.
1. ✓ (key)
B. Color the y words. 2. X (hat)
Students color the following items: 3. X (mop)
[row 1] yak, yarn 4. ✓ (king)
[row 2] yolk, yellow
[row 3] yo-yo C. Match.
[row 4] yawn 1. hook
[row 5] yogurt 2. weak
Note that the letter “Y” is formed when students complete 3. beak
color activity correctly. 4. cook
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Let’s Learn (page 56) Let’s Practice (page 58)
A. Write. A. Write.
Students write the capital and lowercase letters. quack
quiz
B. Listen and speak. quilt
Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.
quail
Let’s Practice (page 56) B. Listen. Begins with qu. Circle yes or no.
A. Write. 1. no (lion)
fox 2. no (pan)
fix 3. yes (quail)
six 4. yes (quick)
ax
Let’s Choose (page 59)
B. Listen and circle words that end with x. A. Color.
Students circle the following items: 2 (six), 4 (wax), 5 (sax), 7
Students fill in the circles with the following colors:
(ox), 8 (mix).
1. yellow (key)
Let’s Choose (page 57) 2. yellow (kiss)
3. green (quail)
A. Listen and circle. 4. yellow (kite)
Students circle the following letters: 5. green (quilt)
1. x (Max)
2. x (ox) B. Circle.
3. x (sax) 1. qu (queen)
4. k (fork) 2. k (kid)
5. k (desk) 3. k (kangaroo)
6. k (skunk) 4. qu (quiet)
7. k (peek) 5. k (kitten)
8. k (sink)
Let’s Read (page 59)
Let’s Read (page 57)
A. Read, circle, and write.
A. Read. Write a ✓ or an X. Students circle the following words:
1. X 1. quilt
2.✓ 2. kite
3.✓ 3. queen
4. X
5. X
Unit 20 Review: Units 12–19 (pages 60–62)
6.✓
A. h or j. Write.
1. h (hat)
Unit 19: qu (pages 58–59)
2. h (hill)
Let’s Learn (page 58) 3. j (jacket)
4. j (jar)
A. Write. 5. h (hand)
Students write the capital and lowercase letters.

B. Listen and speak.

Students listen to the audio and repeat the words.

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B. Begins or ends with hard g. Write. Page 62
1. g | __ (gum)
2. g | __ (gas) I. Find the words. Circle.
3. __ | g (bug)
l e a f j e t g p u r k w l
4. g | __ (girl)
m k i t t e n l o y t a l l
5. __ | g (dog)
u m i x s o f a v p n t k f
C. Hard c or soft c. Circle. x k o c o o k y e l l o w a
Students circle the following words: h t f c u t u y z e b r a d
1. soft c (city) y t m u g o c t o p u s u t
2. hard c (cat) b u z z f g o a t r e i y h
3. soft c (ceiling) m h a i r s t a r a f h s u
4. soft c (circle)
s o o g e m w i g u d r a t
5. hard c (cub)
c c i r c u s v o q v c g d
D. Begins or ends with s. Begins or ends with z.
Write.
1. s | __ (sun)
2. z | __ (zoo)
3. __ | z (buzz)
4. __ | s (bus)
5. z | __ (zero)

E. Begins or ends with r. Begins or ends with l.

Write.
1. l | __ (lion)
2. __ | r (car)
3. __ | l (ball)
4. r | __ (red)
5. __ | l (doll)

F. w or y. Circle the word with the different sound.

Students circle the following items:
1. yarn
2. faucet

G. k or x. Write.
1. x (ax)
2. x (box)
3. x (wax)
4. k (cook)
5. k (hook)

H. Begins with k or qu. Circle.

1. qu (queen)
2. k (key)
3. k (king)
4. qu (quiet)
5. k (kiss)

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