Blending Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Sound, blend, check): Sound out each letter of a new word, then blend. Use rhymes and families: if you can read “cat”, you can read “hat”. Know the sight words at a glance.
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- 1.Which picture does NOT rhyme with the others? (a) hen (b) coat (c) boat (d) goat
- 2.Which word rhymes with “mug”, “tug” and “hug”? (a) ten (b) bug (c) fig
- 3.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) tub (c) web
- 4.Which word is in the “-at” family? (a) pen (b) ran (c) sat
- 5.Which word is NOT in the “-ug” family? (a) dug (b) jug (c) rug (d) big
- 6.Change the “m” in “ham” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) pat (c) ham
- 7.Which picture does NOT rhyme with the others? (a) star (b) cake (c) car (d) jar
- 8.Which word rhymes with “jug”, “mug” and “rug”? (a) fan (b) men (c) dug
- 9.Change the “g” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bed (c) bud
- 10.She ___ my best friend. (a) they (b) what (c) was
- 11.We ___ to school. (a) go (b) the (c) my
- 12.Which sight word is spelt w – a – s? (a) was (b) what (c) where
- 13.Which picture rhymes with “king”? (a) sun (b) ring (c) rain
- 14.Which sight word is spelt t – h – e – r – e? (a) they (b) there (c) where
- 15.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) pig (c) sit
- 16.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) net (c) pig
- 17.Which word is NOT in the “-op” family? (a) mop (b) mat (c) top (d) hop
- 18.Mum ___ Dad are at home. (a) is (b) to (c) and
- 19.Change the “r” in “rip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) lip (c) rip
- 20.Which word is “bed”? (a) leg (b) bed (c) bag
- 21.I want ___ milk. (a) was (b) said (c) some
- 22.Which picture does NOT rhyme with the others? (a) rat (b) hat (c) ox (d) bat
- 23.Which sight word is spelt a – n – d? (a) a (b) at (c) and
- 24.Which word rhymes with “pen”, “den” and “hen”? (a) hug (b) men (c) wig
- 25.Which word is “can”? (a) cap (b) can (c) cat
- 26.Which picture does NOT rhyme with the others? (a) jar (b) coat (c) boat (d) goat
- 27.___ go to the park. (a) My (b) We (c) The
- 28.🌧️ “rain” — which picture rhymes with it? (a) ox (b) hug (c) train
- 29.Which sight word is spelt l – o – o – k? (a) were (b) look (c) they
- 30.I want to ___ with you. (a) play (b) they (c) was
- 31.___ is my book? (a) Said (b) Where (c) They
- 32.Which word is in the “-en” family? (a) mat (b) jug (c) hen
- 33.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) cap (c) rat
- 34.___ is my bag. (a) Here (b) Said (c) Was
- 35.Which word is “here”? (a) look (b) what (c) here (d) said
- 36.Which word is NOT in the “-op” family? (a) pop (b) top (c) cop (d) wig
- 37.Which word is in the “-at” family? (a) tan (b) cop (c) mat
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) bat (c) pat
- 39.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) web (c) tub
- 40.Which word is “they”? (a) play (b) look (c) were (d) they
Answer key
- hen
- bug
- web
- sat
- big
- hat
- cake
- dug
- bud
- was
- go
- was
- ring
- there
- pit
- leg
- mat
- and
- lip
- bed
- some
- ox
- and
- men
- can
- jar
- We
- train
- look
- play
- Where
- hen
- cat
- Here
- here
- wig
- mat
- pat
- tub
- they
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