Blend Sounds to Form Words

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1st Grade Reading › Blend Sounds to Form Words

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1

Listen to the sounds: /f/ /l/ /ă/ /g/. What word?​

flat

flag

lag

Explanation

We are blending sounds together. The sounds /f/ /l/ /ă/ /g/ make 'flag'. The /f/ and /l/ blend at the start of the word.

2

Put the sounds together: /sh/ /ŏ/ /p/. What word?​

shot

shop

hop

Explanation

We blend sounds to make words. The sounds /sh/ /ŏ/ /p/ make 'shop'. Remember /sh/ is one sound even though it has two letters.

3

Blend: /s/ /t/ /ŏ/ /p/. What word do you hear?

pots

top

stop

Explanation

This is about blending four sounds. Say /s/ /t/ /ŏ/ /p/ quickly to make 'stop'. Stop means to not go.

4

Listen: /m/ /ă/ /p/. Blend. What word?

map

mat

am

Explanation

This tests blending sounds into words. When we put /m/ /ă/ /p/ together, we get 'map'. Push the sounds together fast to hear the word.

5

Blend the sounds: /s/ /ŭ/ /n/. What word do you hear?

sub

sun

sn

Explanation

This tests blending sounds into words. When we blend /s/ /ŭ/ /n/, we get 'sun'. Push the sounds together smoothly.

6

Put together: /d/ /ŏ/ /g/. What word?

god

dog

do

Explanation

This tests sound blending skills. When we blend /d/ /ŏ/ /g/, we get 'dog'. Dogs say woof and have tails.

7

Blend the sounds: /t/ /ĕ/ /n/ /t/. What word?​

tent

net

ten

Explanation

This is about sound blending. When you blend /t/ /ĕ/ /n/ /t/, you hear 'tent'. Notice the same /t/ sound at the start and end.

8

Put these sounds together: /s/ /ŭ/ /n/. What word?​

sun

nut

us

Explanation

This is about putting sounds together. When you blend /s/ /ŭ/ /n/, it makes 'sun'. Say each sound then say them fast together.

9

Say it fast: /f/ /l/ /ă/ /g/. What word?

lag

flag

flat

Explanation

This tests blending four sounds. When we blend /f/ /l/ /ă/ /g/, we get 'flag'. Two sounds come before the vowel.

10

Listen: /h/ /ă/ /n/ /d/. Blend. What word?

hand

had

and

Explanation

This tests blending four sounds. When we blend /h/ /ă/ /n/ /d/, we get 'hand'. Push all four sounds together.

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