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Year 1 English · Blending and segmenting simple words

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

  1. 1. Blend the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/. What word do they make?

    • ☐ (a) cot
    • ☐ (b) cat
    • ☐ (c) can

  2. 2. Which word has the sounds /s/ /u/ /n/?

    • ☐ (a) sun
    • ☐ (b) sit
    • ☐ (c) nut

  3. 3. What is the middle sound in 'hop'?

    • ☐ (a) /h/
    • ☐ (b) /p/
    • ☐ (c) /o/

  4. 4. What is the last sound in 'bed'?

    • ☐ (a) /b/
    • ☐ (b) /d/
    • ☐ (c) /e/

  5. 5. Which word does NOT have three sounds?

    • ☐ (a) a
    • ☐ (b) map
    • ☐ (c) leg

  6. 6. Blend /p/ /i/ /g/. Type the word.

  7. 7. How many sounds are in the word 'sat'? Type a number.

  8. 8. Blend /r/ /e/ /d/. Type the word.

Answer sheet

  1. 1. cat — /c/ /a/ /t/ blends to 'cat'.
  2. 2. sun — /s/ /u/ /n/ blends to 'sun'.
  3. 3. /o/ — 'Hop' is /h/ /o/ /p/. The middle sound is /o/.
  4. 4. /d/ — 'Bed' is /b/ /e/ /d/. The last sound is /d/.
  5. 5. a — 'A' has only one sound. 'Map' and 'leg' each have three.
  6. 6. pig — /p/ /i/ /g/ blends to 'pig'.
  7. 7. 3 — 'Sat' is /s/ /a/ /t/: three sounds.
  8. 8. red — /r/ /e/ /d/ blends to 'red'.

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