Onset and Rime

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 4-7

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Look at the two sound parts. Blend them to make a word.
- fin
- fan
- van
Blend the sounds: /h/ + 'en'. What word do you make?
- hen
- men
- hat
Change the first sound in 'sun' from /s/ to /r/. What is the new word?
- rug
- sun
- run
What is the first sound in the word 'dog'?
- /g/
- /d/
- /o/
What is the last sound in the word 'sun'?
- /u/
- /n/
- /s/
Leo wants to build the word 'win'. Which two parts should he blend?
- /w/ + 'win'
- /w/ + 'in'
- 'wi' + /n/
The word 'hop' becomes 'mop'. Which sound changed?
- The last sound
- The first sound
- The middle sound
Two of these words share the same rime: 'cat', 'hat', 'dog'. Which word has a different rime?
- dog
- cat
- hat
Change the last sound in 'bed' from /d/ to /t/. What is the new word?
- bed
- bet
- beg
Change the middle sound in 'cat' from /a/ to /o/. What is the new word?
- cot
- cat
- cut

Answer key

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fan · The onset /f/ and the rime 'an' blend into 'fan'.
hen · You blend /h/ and 'en' together to make 'hen'.
run · Keep the rime 'un' the same. Swap /s/ for /r/ to get 'run'.
/d/ · The word 'dog' starts with the /d/ sound.
/n/ · The word 'sun' ends with the /n/ sound.
/w/ + 'in' · The onset is the first sound, /w/, and the rime is 'in'. Leo blends /w/ + 'in'.
The first sound · Only the first sound changed, from /h/ to /m/.
dog · 'cat' and 'hat' both have the rime 'at'. 'dog' has the rime 'og', so it is the different one.
bet · Keep /b/ and /e/ the same. Swap the last sound to /t/ to get 'bet'.
cot · Keep /c/ and /t/ the same. Swap the middle sound to /o/ to get 'cot'.