Phonics Screening Check

Blending CCVC and CVCC Words

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Blending CCVC and CVCC Words: example questions & answers

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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).

  6. 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.

  7. 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).

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

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