Welded Sound Wizards
Which doesn’t belong: think, blink, swing, stink? Why?
Swing: ing; the others have ink.
Name the three-letter blends: scrap, snap, strap, slap.
scr and str
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Which share an ending blend: raft, lamp, gift, nest?
Raft and gift — ft
Change blink to blank. Name the letter and welded sounds that changed.
i → a; ink → ank
Find the welded sounds: “Bring the pink cup.”
Bring — ing; pink — ink
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Which share a welded sound: honk, strong, trunk, song?
Strong and song — ong
Which has a three-letter blend: sip, slip, strip? Say its sounds.
Strip — /s/ /t/ /r/
Change best to bent. Which sound changed?
/s/ → /n/
Sip → slip → strip: which letters were added?
l, then t
Find three ending blends: “The strong wind bent the plant.”
Wind — nd; bent — nt; plant — nt
Do sank and sang have the same welded sound? Explain.
No: ank and ang.
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Add scr, str, spl to ap. Which word is nonsense?
Scrap, strap, splap. Splap is nonsense.
Which has beginning AND ending blends: sand, stamp, slip, tent?
Stamp — st and mp
Change sw in swing to spr, then str. Read the words.
Spring, string
Fix: “I will sank a song; the boat will sing.”
Sing a song; sink.
Complete each word with the correct welded sound: “The bell r___.” “The boat s___.” “The sk___ smells.” “The goose can h___.”
Rang — ang; sank — ank; skunk — unk; honk — onk
Which has an initial three-letter blend AND an ending blend: spring, squint, splash?
Squint — squ and nt
Why is st in fist a blend, but sh in fish isn’t?
St has two sounds; sh has one.
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Change one letter each time: plank → “empty” → “close your eyes briefly.”
Plank → blank → blink
Name the blends in “The strong skunk slept.”
Strong — str; skunk — sk; slept — sl and lpt
Pair by welded sound: blink, trunk, song, swing, think, strong, junk, spring.
blink/think; trunk/junk; song/strong; swing/spring
Name the initial blend and welded sound in string and sprang.
String: str + ing; sprang: spr + ang
Name the ending blends: slept, swept, prompt. Which have three sounds?
lpt, pt, mpt; lpt and mpt have three.
Build the chain: sting → “thread” → “powerful” → strung. Name each welded sound.
Sting → string → strong → strung; ing, ing, ong, ung
Find two welded sounds, two initial three-letter blends, and two ending blends: “The strong wind swept past a spring.”
ong, ing; str, spr; nd, pt, st — any two ending blends