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/ /o/ /p/✓
- B/st/ /o/ /p/
- C/s/ /top/
- D/stop/
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/s/ /k/ /i/ /p/✓
- B/sk/ /i/ /p/
- C/s/ /kip/
- D/skip/
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/ /a/ /g/✓
- B/fl/ /a/ /g/
- C/f/ /lag/
- D/flag/
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/ /i/ /m/✓
- B/gr/ /i/ /m/
- C/g/ /rim/
- D/grim/
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/ /u/ /ng/ /k/
- B/tr/ /u/ /ng/ /k/✓
- C/t/ /r/ /u/ /nk/
- D/trunk/
Answer: Trunk is a CCVCC word. You blend /tr/ /u/ /ng/ /k/ together (where 'ng' is a digraph).
What sounds do you blend together to read 'plant'?
- A/p/ /l/ /a/ /n/ /t/✓
- B/pl/ /a/ /n/ /t/
- C/p/ /l/ /ant/
- D/plant/
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/ /a/ /n/ /d/✓
- B/sa/ /n/ /d/
- C/s/ /and/
- D/sand/
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 'park'?
- A/p/ /a/ /r/ /k/✓
- B/pa/ /r/ /k/
- C/p/ /ark/
- D/park/
Answer: Park is a CVCC word. You blend /p/ /a/ /r/ /k/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'train'?
- A/t/ /r/ /ai/ /n/✓
- B/tr/ /ai/ /n/
- C/t/ /rain/
- D/train/
Answer: Train is a CCVCC word (with a digraph 'ai'). You blend /t/ /r/ /ai/ /n/ together.
What sounds do you blend together to read 'swim'?
- A/s/ /w/ /i/ /m/✓
- B/sw/ /i/ /m/
- C/s/ /wim/
- D/swim/
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/ /a/ /p/✓
- B/sn/ /a/ /p/
- C/s/ /nap/
- D/snap/
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/h/ /elp/
- D/help/
Answer: Help is a CVCC word. You blend /h/ /e/ /l/ /p/ together.