Foundational Literacy•Sound Awareness
Sound Games: Odd One Out
Find the word that does not match the sound pattern.
10 min
🎯 What You'll Learn
You will play sound games to find the word that does not belong — the odd one out.
🌟 Let's Start
Tunde, Bola, and Chidi are playing a game at break time. Tunde says three words: "cat, car, dog." Two start with the same sound, and one is different. "Dog" is the odd one out because cat and car both start with /k/, but dog starts with /d/.
📚 New Concept
In the Odd One Out game, you hear three words. Two words match and one is different.
Beginning Sounds:
- ball, bat, sun — Odd one out: sun (ball and bat start with /b/)
- fish, fan, gate — Odd one out: gate (fish and fan start with /f/)
- red, map, moon — Odd one out: red (map and moon start with /m/)
Rhyming:
- cake, lake, tree — Odd one out: tree (cake and lake rhyme)
- king, ring, dog — Odd one out: dog (king and ring rhyme)
🎮 Let's Practice
- Find the odd one out (beginning sound): mango, milk, pen.
- Find the odd one out (rhyming): fun, sun, bat.
- Find the odd one out (beginning sound): door, dish, ring.
Click to see answers
- Pen is the odd one out. Mango and milk both start with /m/.
- Bat is the odd one out. Fun and sun rhyme (-un).
- Ring is the odd one out. Door and dish both start with /d/.
💡 Remember
In Odd One Out, listen carefully to find which word sounds different from the other two!