Reception English and phonics Blending words: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   c - a - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /k/ /a/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /k/ /a/ /t/ = cat

Check. Check the picture of a cat. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   s - u - n
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /s/ /u/ /n/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /s/ /u/ /n/ = sun

Check. Check the picture of a sun. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   sh - i - p
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /sh/ /i/ /p/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /sh/ /i/ /p/ = ship

Check. Check the picture of a ship. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   r - ai - n
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /r/ /ai/ /n/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /r/ /ai/ /n/ = rain

Check. Check the picture of a rain. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   b - oa - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /b/ /oa/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /b/ /oa/ /t/ = boat

Check. Check the picture of a boat. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   d - u - ck
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /d/ /u/ /k/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /d/ /u/ /k/ = duck

Check. Check the picture of a duck. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   b - e - ll
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /b/ /e/ /l/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /b/ /e/ /l/ = bell

Check. Check the picture of a bell. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read each word in order. Blend the sounds of each word, then find the picture of the main word.

1. Read the words one at a time. Blend each word with its sounds.
   a | red | hen
2. Put the words together. Read the phrase from left to right.
   a red hen
3. Find the picture of the main word. The main word is the thing in the picture.
   hen

Check. Read the phrase again. The picture shows hen. ✓

Watch out. Read from left to right. Do not skip the small words, like a.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   m - oo - n
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /m/ /oo/ /n/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /m/ /oo/ /n/ = moon

Check. Check the picture of a moon. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Blend the sounds in order.

1. Say the sounds. c is /k/. ow is one sound.
   c - ow
2. Blend them. Join the sounds together.
   k - ow
3. Give your answer. Say whether Sam is right.
   Accept any answer that says yes, because the sounds c and ow make the word cow.

Check. Blending c and ow gives cow. ✓

Watch out. Join the sounds together, without gaps.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   f - i - sh
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /f/ /i/ /sh/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /f/ /i/ /sh/ = fish

Check. Check the picture of a fish. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   m - a - p
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /m/ /a/ /p/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /m/ /a/ /p/ = map

Check. Check the picture of a map. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   k - ee - p
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /k/ /ee/ /p/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /k/ /ee/ /p/ = keep

Check. Check the picture of a keep. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   j - u - g
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /j/ /u/ /g/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /j/ /u/ /g/ = jug

Check. Check the picture of a jug. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   f - ee - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /f/ /ee/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /f/ /ee/ /t/ = feet

Check. Check the picture of a feet. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   ch - i - ck
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /ch/ /i/ /k/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /ch/ /i/ /k/ = chick

Check. Check the picture of a chick. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read each word in order. Blend the sounds of each word, then find the picture of the main word.

1. Read the words one at a time. Blend each word with its sounds.
   a | big | dog
2. Put the words together. Read the phrase from left to right.
   a big dog
3. Find the picture of the main word. The main word is the thing in the picture.
   dog

Check. Read the phrase again. The picture shows dog. ✓

Watch out. Read from left to right. Do not skip the small words, like a.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   t - ai - l
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /t/ /ai/ /l/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /t/ /ai/ /l/ = tail

Check. Check the picture of a tail. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Blend the sounds in order.

1. Say the sounds. r is /r/, a is /a/, and ck is one sound.
   r - a - ck
2. Blend them. Join the sounds together.
   r + a + ck
3. Give your answer. Say whether Ben is right.
   Accept any answer that says yes, because r, a and ck make the word rack, with ck as one sound.

Check. The word is rack. ✓

Watch out. ck is one sound at the end.

Method. Read each word in order. Blend the sounds of each word, then find the picture of the main word.

1. Read the words one at a time. Blend each word with its sounds.
   a | wet | cat
2. Put the words together. Read the phrase from left to right.
   a wet cat
3. Find the picture of the main word. The main word is the thing in the picture.
   cat

Check. Read the phrase again. The picture shows cat. ✓

Watch out. Read from left to right. Do not skip the small words, like a.

Method. Choose two words and check each one, sound by sound.

1. Think of one word. Blend its sounds in order.
   sun: s - u - n
2. Think of another word. Blend its sounds in order.
   ship: sh - i - p
3. Write the answer.
   Accept any two words that blend from the sounds in this chapter, such as sun and ship.

Check. Each word is blended from its sounds. ✓

Watch out. Check the sounds in order before you write the word.