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title: "Segmenting words into sounds"
description: "Segment spoken words into phonemes and spell CVC and simple phonetically regular words by writing a letter or letters for each sound"
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# Segmenting words into sounds

Segment spoken words into phonemes and spell CVC and simple phonetically regular words by writing a letter or letters for each sound

Subject: English · Area: Spelling & Word Study · Ages 4 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/segmenting-words-into-sounds-mt_BhYJZUsErp

## Ready when they can

- Write CVC words from dictation (e.g. 'cat', 'bed', 'hot')
- Segment words into individual sounds before choosing letters to write
- Spell simple words phonetically drawing on sound-letter knowledge

## Lesson: Segmenting words into sounds

Every word you say is made of sounds. Say a word slowly, and you can hear each sound so you can write it.

*(drawing: Say cat slowly: /c/ /a/ /t/. Each box is one sound.)*

**Example.** Mia wants to write hot. She says it slowly: /h/ /o/ /t/. She writes h, then o, then t.

Some sounds need two letters, like sh in ship. Say the sound, then pick the letters that match it.

**Recap.** Say the word slowly, then write letters to match each sound.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Phonics Vocabulary](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/phonics-vocabulary-mt_EqXlZfB4jp)
- [Single Letter Sounds](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/single-letter-sounds-mt_F978c32kDr)
- [Onsets & Rimes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/onsets-and-rimes-mt_PvU3eoikev)
- [Sitting, pencil grip and lowercase letters](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/sitting-pencil-grip-and-lowercase-letters-mt_WBfj79OqXz)

## Opens up

- [Spelling from Dictation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/spelling-from-dictation-mt_AhfyJoTQtY)
- [Hearing the sounds of another language](https://lightmysky.com/learn/languages/hearing-the-sounds-of-another-language-mt_BNrRACypmh)
- [Suffixes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/suffixes-mt_FYK8m6eHQm)
- [Spelling Contracted Forms](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/spelling-contracted-forms-mt_IntmJBg4VQ)
- [Tricky words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/tricky-words-mt_Jq0MjURrRC)
- [Alternative Spellings for Sounds](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/alternative-spellings-for-sounds-mt_p_jxNLdus4)
- [Spelling Simple Suffixes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/spelling-simple-suffixes-mt_QdMMLRYWhn)
- [The Prefix un-](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/the-prefix-un-mt_zBUcAPDRPM)