Blending Sounds: A Key to Reading Success

Question 1

What sound do the letters 'b' and 'l' make when blended together?

Accepted Answer

/bl/

Answer

/b/

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/l/

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/lb/

Question 2

Which word below starts with the /f/ sound?

Accepted Answer

fish

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dog

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sun

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tree

Question 3

Which word rhymes with 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

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ball

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dog

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sit

Question 4

Which word has a long vowel sound?

Accepted Answer

boat

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hat

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bite

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cut

Question 5

Which word has the most sounds in it?

Accepted Answer

coat

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cat

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car

Question 6

Which word has the same beginning sound as 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

house

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bin

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car

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box

Question 7

What letter makes the /t/ sound in the word 'tree'?

Accepted Answer

t

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s

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r

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e

Question 8

Which blend makes the sound we hear at the beginning of the word 'spoon'?

Accepted Answer

/sp/

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/st/

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/sm/

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/sr/

Question 9

Read the word: p-l-ay

Accepted Answer

play

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ply

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plae

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pye

Question 10

What sound does the letter 'v' make in the word 'van'?

Accepted Answer

/v/

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/f/

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/b/

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/w/

Question 11

When we say the word 'cow', what sound does the letter 'c' make?

Accepted Answer

/k/

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/s/

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/c/

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/t/

Question 12

Which of these words starts with the same sound as 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

sit

Answer

cat

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dog

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run

Question 13

Which of these pictures shows something that starts with the sound /m/?

Accepted Answer

[Image of a monkey]

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[Image of a car]

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[Image of a ball]

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[Image of a tree]

Question 14

What sound do we hear at the beginning of the word 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

/s/

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/u/

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/n/

Question 15

Which of these words does NOT rhyme with 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

hat

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mat

Question 16

Which of these words has the long 'a' sound?

Accepted Answer

apple

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hat

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sun

Question 17

Which word has the 'sh' sound?

Accepted Answer

shop

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cat

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sun

Question 18

When we say 'cat', which sound do we make first?

Accepted Answer

/k/

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/a/

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/t/

Question 19

Which word is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

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katt

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cct

Question 20

When we say 'shoe', which sound do we make?

Accepted Answer

/sh/

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/s/

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/ch/

Question 21

Blend the sounds /b/, /l/, and /ue/. Which word do we get?

Accepted Answer

blue

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glue

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clue

Question 22

In the word 'tree', which sound do we NOT hear?

Accepted Answer

/r/

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/t/

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/i/

Question 23

Which sound can be blended with 'a' to create the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

t

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s

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p

Question 24

Which word is formed when we blend the sounds '/s/', '/u/', and '/n/'?

Accepted Answer

son

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sin

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sit

Question 25

Which sound completes the blend '/cl/'?

Accepted Answer

l

Answer

i

Question 26

Which of these words does NOT have the blend '/sp/'?

Accepted Answer

stop

Answer

spider

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spot

Question 27

What is the first blend in the word 'clown'?

Accepted Answer

cl

Answer

wn

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lo

Question 28

Which sound completes the blend '/sm/'?

Accepted Answer

m

Answer

butterfly

Question 29

Which word do we get when we blend the sounds /m/, /a/, and /t/?

Accepted Answer

mat

Answer

hat

Answer

bat

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cat

Question 30

What sound do we hear at the beginning of the word 'pig'?

Accepted Answer

/p/

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/g/

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/f/

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/b/

Question 31

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

bike

Answer

cat

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mat

Answer

cup

Question 32

Which word starts with the same sound as 'dog'?

Accepted Answer

gate

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cat

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tree

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desk

Question 33

Which of these words is not blended correctly?

Accepted Answer

pluy

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play

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stop

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trap

Question 34

What sound does the letter 't' make in the word 'top'?

Accepted Answer

/t/

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/d/

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/s/

Question 35

Which of these words ends with the sound /p/?

Accepted Answer

hop

Answer

hat

Answer

house

Question 36

What sound do you hear at the end of the word 'run'?

Accepted Answer

/r/

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/n/

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/u/

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/s/

Question 37

Which word is made by putting the sounds /s/ and /t/ together?

Accepted Answer

stop

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top

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sip

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star

Question 38

Which word has the sound we make to say 'boat'?

Accepted Answer

goat

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cat

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run

Answer

tree

Question 39

What is the very first thing you need to do when you are blending sounds together?

Accepted Answer

Figure out each sound you hear

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Put the sounds together to make a word

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Look at how the letters are spelled

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Write the word

Question 40

What does the word 'hop' mean?

Accepted Answer

To jump up and down

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To run quickly

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To sit down

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To fall asleep

Question 41

What word is made by blending the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

hat

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fat

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bat

Question 42

Which of these words starts with the same sound as 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

sock

Answer

pig

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dog

Answer

run

Question 43

What sound is missing in the word 'b_t' to make it 'bat'?

Accepted Answer

/a/

Answer

/o/

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/e/

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/i/

Question 44

Which of these words has the same middle sound as 'fish'?

Accepted Answer

dish

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spin

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ship

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wish

Question 45

What word do you get when you blend the sounds /r/ /o/ /g/?

Accepted Answer

rog

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rug

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rag

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rig

Question 46

Which of these words ends with the same sound as 'jump'?

Accepted Answer

bump

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sleep

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sing

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clap

Question 47

Listen to these sounds: /m/ /a/ /n/. What word do these sounds make?

Accepted Answer

man

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mat

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map

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mad

Question 48

What word is made by blending the sounds /b/ /l/ /u/?

Accepted Answer

blue

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bow

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bus

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bug

Question 49

Which of these words has the same beginning sound as 'tree'?

Accepted Answer

train

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bread

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green

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kite

Question 50

What sound is missing in the word 's_p' to make it 'soup'?

Accepted Answer

/u/

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/o/

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/e/

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/i/