Which activity involves grouping objects by their initial sound?

• A. Group objects by beginning sound
• B. Sorting by color
• C. Counting words
• D. Matching shapes

Answer: (A)

This item tests phonemic awareness, specifically identifying and grouping items by their initial sound. The child listens to the names of the objects and places items that start with the same sound into the same group. For example, sun and sock share the initial /s/ sound, so they go together. This builds the ability to hear and differentiate individual sounds in spoken words, a foundational skill for decoding written language.

Sorting by color, counting words, and matching shapes measure different skills: color sorting focuses on color recognition and classification, counting words targets numeral sense and vocabulary, and matching shapes assesses visual discrimination and shape knowledge.