Blending Sounds in Words

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Objective

I can blend sounds to read CVC words with short vowel sounds.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Putting sounds together to read words is called blending.

  2. 2

    The sounds in the word 'cat' are /c/, /a/, and /t/.

  3. 3

    Blending sounds helps you read fast.

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Practice

7 questions

1

What is blending sounds?

2

What sounds do you hear in the word 'sun'?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Blend the sounds to read this word: sun. What sounds do you hear? Blend the sounds to say the word.

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