Blending words

Blending words: I can blend sounds to read short words.

1. Here are three sound tiles. Say each sound.

   /s/ /u/ /n/. Push the sounds together.

   sun!

   Picture: Sound tiles s, u and n blend into the word "sun", with a picture of a sun.

2. Your turn: Blend these sound tiles. Which picture is it?

   Picture: Sound tiles c, a and t blend into the word "cat".

   Choose one:

   • cap
   • cat
   • bat

   Answer

   The answer: cat

   Say each sound, then push them together.

   /k/ /a/ /t/ makes cat.

   Picture: Sound tiles c, a and t blend into the word "cat", with a picture of a cat.

3. The first tile has two letters: s and h.

   Two letters, one sound: /sh/.

   /sh/ /i/ /p/. ship!

   Picture: Sound tiles sh, i and p blend into the word "ship", with a picture of a ship.

Words to know

sound:

What we hear when we read a letter, like sss for the letter s.

blend:

Say each sound, then push the sounds together to read the word.

split:

Break a word into its sounds, one at a time.

sight word:

A word we know just by looking at it, like the or said.