Exploring the Concept of Blends for Reading Fluency

What is a closed syllable?

• A syllable with a vowel closed in by a consonant

• A syllable with a consonant closed in by a vowel

• A syllable with no vowels

• A syllable with two vowels

What are the two types of letters in the alphabet?

• Vowels and Digraphs

• Blends and Digraphs

• Consonants and Vowels

• Consonants and Blends

What is a digraph?

• Two letters that make one sound

• Two letters that make two sounds

• A single letter that makes two sounds

• A single letter that makes one sound

Which digraph makes the sound 'sh'?

• SH

• WH

• CH

• TH

How many sounds are in the word 'ship'?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

What happens when you change the 'H' in 'ship' to an 'L'?

• It becomes a vowel

• It becomes a digraph

• It becomes a closed syllable

• It becomes a blend

In the word 'slip', what do the 'S' and 'L' form?

• A digraph

• A closed syllable

• A vowel

• A blend

In the word 'drum', what do the 'D' and 'R' form?

• A blend

• A vowel

• A closed syllable

• A digraph

Where can blends appear in a word?

• Before or after the vowel

• Only after the vowel

• Only at the beginning of the word

• Only before the vowel

What is a blend?

• Two vowels put together that each make their own sound

• Two consonants put together that make one sound

• Two consonants put together that each make their own sound

• Two vowels put together that make one sound