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Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting

Practice hearing sounds in words

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Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting

Practice hearing sounds in words

Language Arts - Grade K-1

Instructions: Listen to each set of sounds or word. Say the sounds out loud. Blend the sounds to make a word, or segment the word into sounds.
  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. 2

    Segment the word cat into sounds.

    The word cat has the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/.
  3. 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. 4

    Segment the word dog into sounds.

    The word dog has the sounds /d/ /o/ /g/.
  5. 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. 6

    Segment the word map into sounds.

    The word map has the sounds /m/ /a/ /p/.
  7. 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. 8

    Segment the word cup into sounds.

    The word cup has the sounds /c/ /u/ /p/.
  9. 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. 10

    Segment the word ship into sounds.

    The word ship has the sounds /sh/ /i/ /p/.
  11. 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. 12

    Segment the word pig into sounds.

    The word pig has the sounds /p/ /i/ /g/.
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