# Hangman: Sounds and Letters

This hangman game gives you practice with phonics, the way letters and sounds work together to make words ([Topic](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44867), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44869)). Grade 1 readers learn to spot upper case and lower case letters, hear vowel sounds, and notice how a word changes at its ending ([Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44871)). Every word in this game connects to those skills. Guess the letters. Build the word. Have fun!

## How to play

- There are 4 words to guess, one per round. Each blank stands for one letter.
- Guess one letter at a time. If it is in the word, write it in every blank where it belongs; if not, write it in the wrong-guess spaces.
- You have 6 wrong guesses per round. Use the clue when you are stuck. The answer key gives all 4 words.

## Puzzles

### Round 1 (6 letters)

`E _ _ _ _ _`

Clue: The very last part of a word

Wrong guesses: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

### Round 2 (5 letters)

`U _ _ _ _`

Clue: The bigger kind of letter, like A instead of a

Wrong guesses: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

### Round 3 (5 letters)

`V _ _ _ _`

Clue: A, E, I, O, or U

Wrong guesses: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

### Round 4 (4 letters)

`W _ _ _`

Clue: A group of letters that means something when you read it

Wrong guesses: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

## Answer key

- Round 1: **ENDING**
- Round 2: **UPPER**
- Round 3: **VOWEL**
- Round 4: **WORD**

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*AILI game · language en · model claude-sonnet-5 · generated 2026-09-17 · id 3c2cf07f-962f-4012-bf5e-806b4746318c*

### Sources

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- node:n2: How do letters and sounds work together to make words? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44708)
- node:n3: Children make connections between letters and sounds in words. (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44709)
- node:n4: LANENGK-OI5-GQ1-LO1-KO1-K (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44711)
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- node:n6: How does letter and word recognition support the development of fluency? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44719)
- node:n7: Children recognize some letters and words with speed and accuracy. (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44720)
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- node:n10: How can understanding relationships between sounds and letters (phonics) increase knowledge of words? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44868)
- node:n11: Students recognize and analyze letters and sounds in words. (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44869)
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- node:n15: Students apply understandings of letter combinations and sounds in words. (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/45033)
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- node:n19: Students investigate how phonics connects to word formation and supports the processes of reading and writing. (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/45182)
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