Blending

- is combining the individual

sounds into words
 Segmenting
-is breaking the words apart into
individual sounds.
c a t cat
c-a-t
b i g big
b-i-g
f a s t fast
f - a - st
b a n d band
b - a - nd
 Consonant Digraphs
ch, sh, wh, th
ph, tch mp, mb
 watch
w-a-tch
 fold
f-o-ld
 dream
dr-ea-m
 A one syllable word can be divided into two, the
onset and the rime.
The onset is the initial sound.
Ex. d in dog b in bat tr in trap

What is the onset of the following:

doll shoes speak string
A rime is the vowel and the rest of the syllable that
follows It always starts with a vowel.
Ex. an in man ot in pot off in off ate in mate

Give an appropriate rime for each onset.

b___ pr___ fl____