1st grade
Ending Blends Word Search
Ten words that end with a blend hidden across, down and diagonally down: belt, gift, lamp, pond, mask and more.
Phonics worksheet · Digraphs and blends
Ending Blends 2: lt, ft, lp, nch, lf, nd
Six more blends at the end of words, each in a short sentence: belt, gift, help, lunch, golf and wind.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Digraphs and blends
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Digraphs, Consonant blends, Spelling rules, Decoding longer words
What kids do
“Read each sentence. Circle the ending that makes a real word. Write it on the line.”
Printed on the sheet:
- We had pizza for lu
Words on this sheet
ltftlkndlpmpnchnklfntThe wi
Teacher tip
Stretch the end of each word to hear both sounds.
How to use it
- Say each blend slowly, then quickly, so kids hear both sounds.
- Highlight the digraph or blend in each word before reading.
- Say every word on the sheet together before kids start, stretching the sounds.
Watch for
Kids who drop one sound of a blend, like “fog” for frog. Ask them to stretch the word.
Talk about it
- Where is the digraph: at the start or the end?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Make a blend wheel with a paper plate.
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