Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 6 of 9
Blend a Word
Push the sounds together
What your child practises
Listening for the sounds in a word, blending them to read it, and counting the sounds in words.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Reading: Phonics · using letters and sounds to read simple 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 “jump”?
- 4
- 2
- 3
4
Hint: Say the word slowly and tap once for each sound: jump.
Question 2
Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it?
- 🕸️web
- 🧹mop
- 🦊fox
🕸️ web
Hint: Say each sound slowly, then push them together: web.
Question 3
How many sounds do you hear in “go”?
- 3
- 2
- 4
2
Hint: Say the word slowly and tap once for each sound: go.
Question 4
Which word begins with “h”?
- 🐶dog
- 🐱cat
- 🐔hen
🐔 hen
Hint: Say each word out loud. Listen for the first sound: h.
Question 5
Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it?
- 🛏️bed
- 🎩hat
- 🐶dog
🐶 dog
Hint: Say each sound slowly, then push them together: dog.
Question 6
Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it?
- 🦇bat
- 🪵log
- 🧹mop
🧹 mop
Hint: Say each sound slowly, then push them together: mop.