Grade 1 · English Language Arts · Unit 2 of 10
Blend It
Put sounds together
What your child practises
Blending sounds into words (s-u-n makes sun), counting the sounds in a word and hearing the last sound. These listening skills are the base of reading and spelling.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Reading: Phonics · blending and segmenting sounds to read words
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How many sounds do you hear in “sun”?
☀️sun- 2
- 3
- 4
3
Hint: Say it slowly and hold up a finger for each sound: s-u-n.
Question 2
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
sh - i - p
- 🐱cat
- ⛺tent
- 🚢ship
🚢 ship
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: sh-i-p… ship!
Question 3
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
b - e - ll
- 🦇bat
- 🔔bell
- 🛏️bed
🔔 bell
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: b-e-ll… bell!
Question 4
Which letter makes the last sound?
🚢shi_- m
- n
- p
p
Hint: Say “ship” slowly and listen to the very end.
Question 5
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
c - a - t
- 🕐clock
- 🎩hat
- 🐱cat
🐱 cat
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: c-a-t… cat!
Question 6
How many sounds do you hear in “rock”?
🪨rock- 2
- 4
- 3
3
Hint: Say it slowly and hold up a finger for each sound: r-o-ck.