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Blending & Segmenting Lists
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How it works — two drills from one list. Blending: say the parts with a beat between them (“/sh/ … /i/ … /p/”); students glue them into the word. Segmenting: say the whole word; students tap out every sound. These sheets are for the teacher’s eyes — students work entirely by ear.
Blending & Segmenting · list 1 of 48 words

Two sounds

Warm-ups — one push of breath each.
WordSay it in partsSounds
go/g/  ·  /o/2
see/s/  ·  /ee/2
shoe/sh/  ·  /oe/2
day/d/  ·  /ay/2
tie/t/  ·  /ie/2
low/l/  ·  /ow/2
ray/r/  ·  /ay/2
key/k/  ·  /ey/2
Blending & Segmenting · list 2 of 416 words

Three sounds

The core drill — includes digraph sounds like /sh/ and /th/.
WordSay it in partsSounds
cat/c/  ·  /a/  ·  /t/3
ship/sh/  ·  /i/  ·  /p/3
rain/r/  ·  /ai/  ·  /n/3
team/t/  ·  /ea/  ·  /m/3
chop/ch/  ·  /o/  ·  /p/3
thin/th/  ·  /i/  ·  /n/3
boat/b/  ·  /oa/  ·  /t/3
light/l/  ·  /igh/  ·  /t/3
moon/m/  ·  /oo/  ·  /n/3
dock/d/  ·  /o/  ·  /ck/3
wish/w/  ·  /i/  ·  /sh/3
that/th/  ·  /a/  ·  /t/3
jam/j/  ·  /a/  ·  /m/3
fish/f/  ·  /i/  ·  /sh/3
math/m/  ·  /a/  ·  /th/3
net/n/  ·  /e/  ·  /t/3
Blending & Segmenting · list 3 of 412 words

Four sounds

Blends stretch the ear — every sound still counts.
WordSay it in partsSounds
lamp/l/  ·  /a/  ·  /m/  ·  /p/4
stop/s/  ·  /t/  ·  /o/  ·  /p/4
frog/f/  ·  /r/  ·  /o/  ·  /g/4
crash/c/  ·  /r/  ·  /a/  ·  /sh/4
sting/s/  ·  /t/  ·  /i/  ·  /ng/4
drum/d/  ·  /r/  ·  /u/  ·  /m/4
clap/c/  ·  /l/  ·  /a/  ·  /p/4
fast/f/  ·  /a/  ·  /s/  ·  /t/4
grill/g/  ·  /r/  ·  /i/  ·  /ll/4
slip/s/  ·  /l/  ·  /i/  ·  /p/4
spot/s/  ·  /p/  ·  /o/  ·  /t/4
flat/f/  ·  /l/  ·  /a/  ·  /t/4
Blending & Segmenting · list 4 of 48 words

Five sounds

The big stretch.
WordSay it in partsSounds
plant/p/  ·  /l/  ·  /a/  ·  /n/  ·  /t/5
strap/s/  ·  /t/  ·  /r/  ·  /a/  ·  /p/5
crisp/c/  ·  /r/  ·  /i/  ·  /s/  ·  /p/5
blend/b/  ·  /l/  ·  /e/  ·  /n/  ·  /d/5
stamp/s/  ·  /t/  ·  /a/  ·  /m/  ·  /p/5
swift/s/  ·  /w/  ·  /i/  ·  /f/  ·  /t/5
trust/t/  ·  /r/  ·  /u/  ·  /s/  ·  /t/5
grasp/g/  ·  /r/  ·  /a/  ·  /s/  ·  /p/5