1st grade
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.
Phonics worksheet · Digraphs and blends
S Blends 2: sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw
Six new sentences, each missing an s blend: skate, spoon, smell, stamp, sweep and snake.
- 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.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Eat soup with a
Words on this sheet
sksnswspstsmI canPut aCan youThe
Teacher tip
Ask kids to think of one more word for each s blend.
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.
- Keep a set of letter tiles or magnetic letters on the table for building words.
Watch for
th has two sounds (thin and this). Accept both when kids read.
Talk about it
- Do you hear two sounds or one new sound?
- What sound does this letter or letter team make?
Take it further
Go on a digraph hunt in a classroom book and tally sh, ch and th.
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