Blend Sounds to Form Words - 1st Grade Reading

  1. Put these two word parts together: rain and coat. What word do you make?
    Answer: raincoat Putting rain and coat together makes raincoat. rainbow is a different word made of other parts. rain and coat are each only one part, not the whole word.
  2. Put these two word parts together: hot and dog. What word do you make?
    Answer: hotdog Putting hot and dog together makes hotdog. doghouse is a different word made of other parts. hot and dog are each only one part, not the whole word.
  3. The word hat begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part en. What word do you make?
    Answer: hen hen begins with the same sound as hat. When you put that sound with en, you make hen. pen has the en part but a different beginning sound. hat is the word we started with, and sun does not have the en part.
  4. The word hen begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part op. What word do you make?
    Answer: hop hop begins with the same sound as hen. When you put that sound with op, you make hop. mop has the op part but a different beginning sound. hen is the word we started with, and dig does not have the op part.
  5. The word rat begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part ug. What word do you make?
    Answer: rug rug begins with the same sound as rat. When you put that sound with ug, you make rug. mug has the ug part but a different beginning sound. rat is the word we started with, and pin does not have the ug part.
  6. The word sock begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part it. What word do you make?
    Answer: sit sit begins with the same sound as sock. When you put that sound with it, you make sit. fit has the it part but a different beginning sound. sock is the word we started with, and bed does not have the it part.
  7. The word toy begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part ub. What word do you make?
    Answer: tub tub begins with the same sound as toy. When you put that sound with ub, you make tub. cub has the ub part but a different beginning sound. toy is the word we started with, and pen does not have the ub part.
  8. The word goat begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part um. What word do you make?
    Answer: gum gum begins with the same sound as goat. When you put that sound with um, you make gum. hum has the um part but a different beginning sound. goat is the word we started with, and pen does not have the um part.
  9. The word wave begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part in. What word do you make?
    Answer: win win begins with the same sound as wave. When you put that sound with in, you make win. pin has the in part but a different beginning sound. wave is the word we started with, and log does not have the in part.
  10. The word duck begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part en. What word do you make?
    Answer: den den begins with the same sound as duck. When you put that sound with en, you make den. ten has the en part but a different beginning sound. duck is the word we started with, and rug does not have the en part.
  11. Put these two word parts together: mail and box. What word do you make?
    Answer: mailbox Putting mail and box together makes mailbox. sandbox is a different word made of other parts. mail and box are each only one part, not the whole word.
  12. The word fish begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part og. What word do you make?
    Answer: fog fog begins with the same sound as fish. When you put that sound with og, you make fog. jog has the og part but a different beginning sound. fish is the word we started with, and pan does not have the og part.
  13. The word fox begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part in. What word do you make?
    Answer: fin fin begins with the same sound as fox. When you put that sound with in, you make fin. pin has the in part but a different beginning sound. fox is the word we started with, and bed does not have the in part.
  14. Put these two word parts together: sea and shell. What word do you make?
    Answer: seashell Putting sea and shell together makes seashell. seashore is a different word made of other parts. sea and shell are each only one part, not the whole word.
  15. The word key begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part it. What word do you make?
    Answer: kit kit begins with the same sound as key. When you put that sound with it, you make kit. sit has the it part but a different beginning sound. key is the word we started with, and rug does not have the it part.
  16. The word fan begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part it. What word do you make?
    Answer: fit fit begins with the same sound as fan. When you put that sound with it, you make fit. bit has the it part but a different beginning sound. fan is the word we started with, and log does not have the it part.
  17. The word pig begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part an. What word do you make?
    Answer: pan pan begins with the same sound as pig. When you put that sound with an, you make pan. fan has the an part but a different beginning sound. pig is the word we started with, and cup does not have the an part.
  18. The word cup begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part an. What word do you make?
    Answer: can can begins with the same sound as cup. When you put that sound with an, you make can. fan has the an part but a different beginning sound. cup is the word we started with, and net does not have the an part.
  19. Put these two word parts together: lady and bug. What word do you make?
    Answer: ladybug Putting lady and bug together makes ladybug. bedbug is a different word made of other parts. lady and bug are each only one part, not the whole word.
  20. Put these two word parts together: foot and ball. What word do you make?
    Answer: football Putting foot and ball together makes football. baseball is a different word made of other parts. foot and ball are each only one part, not the whole word.

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