Blend each sound in a word together

key notes:

✈️ Words are made up of sounds. The sounds go in order.

pig
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When you write, you use letters to show sounds in a word. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.

  • When you read, you sound out the letters in a word. Then, you blend the sounds together to say the word.

Learn with an example

🎯 Click on the button. Blend the sounds together. What word do they make?

pen
bib
pot
  • Think about the sounds you heard, p-o-t.
  • When you blend the sounds together, you get the word pot.
pot

pot

🎯 Click on the button. Blend the sounds together. What word do they make?

dot
pen
pot
pot
  • Think about the sounds you heard, p-e-n.
  • When you blend the sounds together, you get the word pen.
pen

pen

🎯 Click on the button. Blend the sounds together. What word do they make?

cat
cat
big
bad
  • Think about the sounds you heard, b-i-g.
  • When you blend the sounds together, you get the word big.
big

big

Let’s practice!