L Blends 2: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl

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 blend that makes a real word. Write it on the line.”

Words on this sheet

blslglclplflUseA bird canStack the

Teacher tip

Only one blend makes a word that fits. Read the sentence with each one.

How to use it

• Teach a digraph as “two letters, one sound” and a blend as “two letters, two sounds”.
• Use a hand motion for each digraph, like a finger on lips for sh.
• Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few words.

Watch for

th has two sounds (thin and this). Accept both when kids read.

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.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.