Blending CCVC and CVCC Words
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Blending CCVC and CVCC Words: example questions & answers
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What sounds do you blend together to read 'stop'?
- A/s/ /t/ /a/ /p/
- B/st/ /o/ /p/
- C/s/ /t/ /i/ /p/
- D/s/ /t/ /o/ /p/✓
Answer: Stop is a CCVC word. You blend /s/ /t/ /o/ /p/ together. The first two consonants are blended together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'skip'?
- A/sk/ /i/ /p/
- B/s/ /k/ /a/ /p/
- C/s/ /k/ /o/ /p/
- D/s/ /k/ /i/ /p/✓
Answer: Skip is a CCVC word. You blend /s/ /k/ /i/ /p/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'flag'?
- A/f/ /l/ /i/ /g/
- B/f/ /l/ /a/ /g/✓
- C/fl/ /a/ /g/
- D/f/ /l/ /e/ /g/
Answer: Flag is a CCVC word. You blend /f/ /l/ /a/ /g/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'grim'?
- A/g/ /r/ /a/ /m/
- B/g/ /r/ /o/ /m/
- C/g/ /r/ /i/ /m/✓
- D/g/ /r/ /e/ /m/
Answer: Grim is a CCVC word. You blend /g/ /r/ /i/ /m/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'trunk'?
- A/t/ /r/ /a/ /ng/ /k/
- B/t/ /r/ /i/ /ng/ /k/
- C/t/ /r/ /u/ /ng/ /k/✓
- D/tr/ /u/ /ng/ /k/
Answer: Trunk has five sounds: /t/ /r/ /u/ /ng/ /k/. The 't' and 'r' are two separate sounds blended together, and the 'n' before the 'k' says /ng/.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'plant'?
- A/p/ /l/ /i/ /n/ /t/
- B/p/ /l/ /a/ /n/ /t/✓
- C/p/ /l/ /o/ /n/ /t/
- D/pl/ /a/ /n/ /t/
Answer: Plant is a CCVCC word. You blend /p/ /l/ /a/ /n/ /t/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'sand'?
- A/s/ /e/ /n/ /d/
- B/s/ /a/ /n/ /d/✓
- C/sa/ /n/ /d/
- D/s/ /i/ /n/ /d/
Answer: Sand is a CVCC word. You blend /s/ /a/ /n/ /d/ together (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant).
What sounds do you blend together to read 'milk'?
- A/m/ /a/ /l/ /k/
- B/m/ /i/ /l/ /k/✓
- C/m/ /e/ /l/ /k/
- D/milk/
Answer: Milk is a CVCC word. You blend /m/ /i/ /l/ /k/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'train'?
- A/t/ /r/ /ai/ /n/✓
- B/train/
- C/tr/ /ai/ /n/
- D/t/ /rain/
Answer: Train is a CCVC word with the 'ai' digraph. You blend /t/ /r/ /ai/ /n/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'swim'?
- A/s/ /w/ /a/ /m/
- B/s/ /w/ /o/ /m/
- C/s/ /w/ /i/ /m/✓
- D/s/ /w/ /e/ /m/
Answer: Swim is a CCVC word. You blend /s/ /w/ /i/ /m/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'snap'?
- A/s/ /n/ /i/ /p/
- B/s/ /n/ /o/ /p/
- C/s/ /n/ /a/ /p/✓
- D/s/ /n/ /e/ /p/
Answer: Snap is a CCVC word. You blend /s/ /n/ /a/ /p/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'help'?
- A/h/ /e/ /l/ /p/✓
- B/he/ /l/ /p/
- C/help/
- D/h/ /e/ /lp/
Answer: Help is a CVCC word. You blend /h/ /e/ /l/ /p/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'dream'?
- A/d/ /r/ /oo/ /m/
- B/dr/ /ee/ /m/
- C/d/ /r/ /ai/ /m/
- D/d/ /r/ /ee/ /m/✓
Answer: Dream is a CCVC word. The 'ea' spelling makes the /ee/ sound, so you blend /d/ /r/ /ee/ /m/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'sting'?
- A/st/ /i/ /ng/
- B/s/ /t/ /a/ /ng/
- C/s/ /t/ /o/ /ng/
- D/s/ /t/ /i/ /ng/✓
Answer: Sting is a CCVC word with the 'ng' digraph. You blend /s/ /t/ /i/ /ng/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'crab'?
- A/k/ /r/ /i/ /b/
- B/k/ /r/ /a/ /b/✓
- C/k/ /r/ /o/ /b/
- D/kr/ /a/ /b/
Answer: Crab is a CCVC word. You blend /k/ /r/ /a/ /b/ together. The letter 'c' makes the /k/ sound.