Blend the sounds /k/ /æ/ /t/ to form which word?

Blend the sounds /k/ /æ/ /t/ to form which word?

• A. Bat
• B. Cat
• C. Kit
• D. Hat

Answer: (B)

Blending phonemes means putting the separate sounds together to hear the whole word. The sounds /k/ /æ/ /t/ spoken in order form the word cat. The first sound /k/ is the initial consonant, the middle /æ/ is the short a vowel, and the final /t/ is the ending consonant. When you blend them smoothly, you hear "cat." The other options don’t fit because they require different sounds in one of those positions: for example, starting with /b/ or /h/ changes the word, and using a different middle vowel like /ɪ/ alters the middle sound.

Blending phonemes means putting the separate sounds together to hear the whole word. The sounds /k/ /æ/ /t/ spoken in order form the word cat. The first sound /k/ is the initial consonant, the middle /æ/ is the short a vowel, and the final /t/ is the ending consonant. When you blend them smoothly, you hear "cat." The other options don’t fit because they require different sounds in one of those positions: for example, starting with /b/ or /h/ changes the word, and using a different middle vowel like /ɪ/ alters the middle sound.