Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting
Practice hearing sounds in words
Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting
Practice hearing sounds in words
Language Arts - Grade K-1
- 1
Blend these sounds: /m/ /a/ /t/. Write the word.
Say the sounds slowly, then say them faster.
The sounds /m/ /a/ /t/ blend to make the word mat. - 2
Segment the word cat into sounds.
The word cat has the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/. - 3
Blend these sounds: /s/ /u/ /n/. Write the word.
Stretch the sounds, then slide them together.
The sounds /s/ /u/ /n/ blend to make the word sun. - 4
Segment the word dog into sounds.
The word dog has the sounds /d/ /o/ /g/. - 5
Blend these sounds: /f/ /i/ /sh/. Write the word.
The last sound is /sh/, like the sound at the end of wish.
The sounds /f/ /i/ /sh/ blend to make the word fish. - 6
Segment the word map into sounds.
The word map has the sounds /m/ /a/ /p/. - 7
Blend these sounds: /h/ /a/ /t/. Write the word.
Start with the /h/ sound and end with the /t/ sound.
The sounds /h/ /a/ /t/ blend to make the word hat. - 8
Segment the word cup into sounds.
The word cup has the sounds /c/ /u/ /p/. - 9
Blend these sounds: /b/ /e/ /d/. Write the word.
Listen for the middle sound /e/.
The sounds /b/ /e/ /d/ blend to make the word bed. - 10
Segment the word ship into sounds.
The word ship has the sounds /sh/ /i/ /p/. - 11
Blend these sounds: /r/ /u/ /g/. Write the word.
Say all three sounds without stopping.
The sounds /r/ /u/ /g/ blend to make the word rug. - 12
Segment the word pig into sounds.
The word pig has the sounds /p/ /i/ /g/.