Four Sounds: Ending Blends

Grade level

1st grade

Time

About 15 minutes

Topic

Short vowels and CVC words

Answer key

Not needed: answers vary

Kids practice

Short vowel sounds, Blending CVC words, Segmenting sounds, Reading short sentences

What kids do

“Four boxes! Say each sound, blend them to read the word, write it, then draw it.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. Sound boxes: one sound in each box. Touch each box as you say its sound, then sweep your finger under the word to blend. The vowel is in the colored box.

Teacher tip

The blend is in the last two boxes. Stretch the end of each word.

How to use it

• Say a word and let kids hold up a finger for each sound they hear.
• Work on one short vowel at a time before mixing them.
• Keep a set of letter tiles or magnetic letters on the table for building words.

Watch for

Kids who sound out each letter but can’t blend. Practice saying the sounds closer and closer together.

Talk about it

• Is that a real word or a silly word?
• Can you think of another word with the same sound?

Take it further

Write a silly CVC sentence and draw it.

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