Blending sounds into words

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 4-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Blend these sounds: /ch/-/i/-/n/. What word is it?
- shin
- thin
- chin
Sound out /h/-/o/-/t/. What word does it make?
- hot
- hat
- hit
Sound out /b/-/e/-/d/. What word does it make?
- bad
- bud
- bed
Blend these sounds: /m/-/a/-/p/. What word is it?
- map
- mad
- man
How many sounds do you hear in the word chick?
Answer: ______________
Mia blends the word mug. Which sounds does she say?
- /m/, /o/, /g/
- /m/, /u/, /g/
- /m/, /a/, /g/
Which word is this: b-i-g?
- bag
- bug
- big
Which word has the same middle sound as big?
- pin
- bag
- dog
Ben says you only need the first letter to tell cap and cup apart. Is he right?
Circle one: True False
Sam reads the word hen fast, without sounding it out. What helps him do that?
- He guesses the word from just its first letter
- He skips the middle sound
- He knows the sounds h, e, and n really well

Answer key

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chin · ch-i-n blends together to make chin.
hot · Blend the sounds together fast: h-o-t makes hot.
bed · Blend the sounds together fast: b-e-d makes bed.
map · m-a-p blends together to make map.
3 · Chick has three sounds: ch, i, ck.
/m/, /u/, /g/ · The middle sound in mug is /u/, so Mia says /m/, /u/, /g/.
big · The middle sound is /i/, so it says big, not bag or bug.
pin · The middle sound in big is /i/, and pin has /i/ in the middle too.
False · Cap and cup start with the same letter. You need the middle sound to tell them apart.
He knows the sounds h, e, and n really well · Sam knows h, e, and n so well that he can blend them quickly and read hen fast.