Letters & Sounds

📚 ReadingPrep – Grade 1ages 4–7Free

Connect letters to their sounds — the first big step in learning to read.

What your child learns

Example

'Ball' starts with the 'b' sound.

Practice questions

A taste of the questions in BloomTracks – the app makes fresh ones every time and adjusts the level as your child answers.

  1. Question 1 · Level 1

    What letter does this word start with?

    🌙
    ?oon
    • P
    • G
    • H
    • M
    Show the answer

    Answer: M

    moon starts with the letter M.

  2. Question 2 · Level 3

    Which word matches the picture?

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    • web
    • frog
    • ant
    • cake
    Show the answer

    Answer: ant

    This is a ant.

  3. Question 3 · Level 5

    Which word starts with the same sound as bear?

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    • gum
    • bus
    • fun
    • vase
    Show the answer

    Answer: bus

    bear and bus both start with the "b" sound.

Try it at home

Play I-spy with sounds: 'I spy something beginning with mmm'.

Key takeaway

Say letter sounds short and clear — 'b', not 'buh'.

Practise letters & sounds with Bloomie

Bloomie reads every question aloud, listens to spoken answers and adapts the difficulty one question at a time.

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