Blending and segmenting CVC words phonics worksheets
Aligned with Common Core RF.K.2d
Printable kindergarten phonics worksheets for blending and segmenting CVC words: a blend and stretch chart, sound boxes, blend and match, slide and read, robot talk and missing sound.
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Blend and Stretch Chart
How to blend sounds into a word, stretch a word into its sounds, and use robot talk.
Sound Boxes
Three-sound pictures like sun, pig and bug, with a coin dot and a writing box for each sound.
Blend and Match
Words like jet and mop split into letter tiles with sound dots, matched to their pictures.
Slide and Read
Three letters on a slide to blend into a word, with three look-alike pictures to choose from.
Robot Talk
A grown-up reads robot sounds like d-o-g, and your child circles the matching picture.
Missing Sound
Words like fan and rug with the first, middle or last letter missing.
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One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
Blending means putting sounds together to make a word: c-a-t makes cat. Segmenting is the opposite, stretching a word out to hear each sound. Together they are the bridge from knowing letter sounds to reading and spelling real words. These sheets use three-sound words like cat, sun and dog, all with pictures. Blending is the step in phonics where letter sounds turn into words.
What comes next
Short-vowel CVC words.
How to teach it
- Start out loud with no letters at all. Say "d-o-g" like a robot and let your child say the word.
- Stretch words slowly, like a rubber band, and tap or push a coin for each sound.
- Hold each sound that can be held, like mmm and sss, so the sounds run together.
- Do the robot talk sheet together first. It needs a grown-up to read the sounds.
Common mistakes
- Adding "uh" to sounds, like "cuh-a-tuh." Keep sounds short and clipped.
- Hearing the first sound and guessing the rest. Touch every sound.
- Skipping the middle vowel when segmenting. Say the word slowly and listen for it.