Phonics: Consonant Blends

This page has a large selection of cut-and-glue activities, card games, mini-books, and worksheets to teach students about phonics L-Family blends. Sounds in this family include: bl- (like blue and block), cl- (like clip and clam), fl- (like and drive), fr- (like flag and flute), gl- (like glue and glass), pl- (like plane and plate), and sl- (like sleep and sled).

On this page you'll be able to print a variety of r-family consonant blend worksheets. Includes several cut-and-glue activities, writing practice worksheets, card sort games, and much more. Sounds in this family include: br- (like brain and brush and broom), cr- (like crab and crib), dr- (like drop and drive), fr- (like fruit and frog), gr- (like grapes and gray), and tr- (like tree and truck).

This page has over 20 worksheets for teaching the consonant bl- blend. Includes mini-books, pennant activities, worksheets, matching and sorting games, and puzzles. Words include: black, blow, blue, bloom, blast, and blinds.

If you're teaching the /br/ sound, you'll want to browse through these phonics files. Includes build-a-word activities, writing practice, a word wheel, and several cut-and-glue worksheets. Words include: broom, brush, brick, branch, bread, and brain.

Try these worksheets and printable games when you're teaching early readers about the /cl/ sound. There are many cut-and-glue worksheets, flashcards, a word slider, a word web, and a sorting game. Words in this set include: clap, clown, clover, clam, clip, clothes, and climb.

Practice the cr- consonant blend with this collection of printables. You'll find a variety of writing worksheets, cut-and-paste lessons, printable card sorting games, and and build-a-word activities. Over sixteen PDF files are available on this page. Words include: cry, crib, crack, crab, creek, and crown.

Here are the worksheets that focus on words that begin with dr-. Practice reading and writing dr- words; Make a lovely phonics pennant display; and assemble a dr- miniature book. Words in this set include drive, dress, drop, driveway, drum, and dragon.

These games, printable worksheets, and reading practice sheets cover the fl- phonics blend. Words include: fly, flag, flame, floss, and flute.

Use these printables to help kids learn to read and write words like frog, fries, friend, fruit, and frisbee.

These printable phonics resources can help students learn to decode gl- words, such as glass, glue, glad, globe, and glove.

In this section of the site, we focus on the gr- phonics blend. Practice words like grass, grapes, grill, and grow.

STW has a nice selection of phonics blend pl- worksheets. There are mini-books, cut-and paste activities, a word wheel, flashcards, and more.

We have a phonics unit on pr- blends. Focus on teaching students to write and read words like princess, price, and pretzel.

Have your students practice reading, writing, and identifying words beginning with the SC consonant blend with this phonics unit. There are several cut-and-glue worksheets, flash cards, a word slider, and more! Words included in this unit are: scooter, scare, scoop, scarecrow, scarf, scope, and scout.

This unit is filled with a large variety of worksheets highlighting words that have the SK consonant blend. Words in this set include: skip, ski, skate, skunk, sky, and skill.

The words on these worksheets all have the /sl/ sound. Your students will love coloring the pictures in the mini-book. Challenge your class with the word sort games. Sharpen your safety scissors for the terrific cut-n-glue activities. Words in this set include: sled, sleep, slide, slice, sloth, and slug.

Fill up your printer with ink because this page has so many great phonics worksheets for teaching the /sn/ sound. Words in this series include: snake, snip, snow, snail, snack, and sniff.

Print out any of these printable worksheets featuring SP words. We have a word wheel, a word slider, game cards, flash cards, cut-and-glue activities, and writing activities.

In this section of our site, you'll find the most marvelous collection of consonant blends st- worksheets on the whole Internet. Mini-books, writing practice, word wheels, sliders, matching worksheets, and phonics sorts. Words in this group include: stop, stool, stay, star, stump, and story.

This unit features words that begin with SW, such as: sweater, swan, sweep, swing, and swim.

The focus for these worksheets is the /tr/ sound. Kids will enjoy the cut-and-glue build-a-word activities, as well as the letter stampers learning center. Or you can try the word-picture matching game. Words in this set include: train, tree, tray, truck, trash, triangle, and tractor.

Help your students practice using words like scribble, scream, and scrape with these /scr/ worksheets. Files include flash cards, fill-in-the-blank worksheets, cut-and-paste activities, a phonics card game, and more.

Use these printables in your classroom to help teach students about the /shr/ blend.

Check out our /spl/ blend worksheets, which include classroom games, matching activities, writing practice, a word wheel, and much more.

Our collection of cut-and-paste activities, word wheels, letter-stamper worksheets, and more will help your students master the /spr/ blend with words like spray, spread, and sprinkler.

Click here to see our worksheets on the three-letter blend /squ/. We have word wheels, sliders, cut-and-glue activities, and more!

If you're learning about the three-letter str- blend, take a look at these activities. There's a word search puzzle, a CLOZE sentence activity, and a trace-and-write worksheet. Words in this set include: stripe, string, strap, straw, and streak.

Click here to see our various worksheets on /thr/ blends. We have worksheets students can work on in groups or independently, learning center activities, and more!

We have thousands of phonics worksheets, covering consonant sounds, long and short vowel sounds, digraphs, blends, diphthongs, word patterns (cvc, cvvc, cvce), and more.

Our early literacy page has sight word units, word family activities, basic sentence building, and much more.

We have a large collection of phonics mini-books for early readers. We have a book for each vowel and consonant sound, as well as blends and digraphs.

Consonant blends are an essential part of phonics instruction in elementary school, particularly in kindergarten through second grade, when students are learning to decode and read words. A consonant blend occurs when two or more consonants are combined, and each consonant's sound is heard in the blend. Examples of common consonant blends include "bl," "st," "tr," "gr," and "sp." Teaching consonant blends helps young readers recognize patterns in words, and Super Teacher provides tons of free worksheets and material covering this topic. Competency in consonant blends improves students' ability to sound out unfamiliar words and enhances overall reading fluency.

In the classroom, teachers often introduce consonant blends through a combination of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities. For example, they may use flashcards with consonant blends and corresponding pictures (like "bl" for "block" or "gr" for "grape") to help students make connections between sounds and words. Blending games, where students physically move letter tiles to form blends, can reinforce learning in a hands-on way. Word sorts are another common activity, where students group words by their beginning or ending consonant blends, helping them identify and categorize different blends. Repeated reading practice and phonics worksheets also provide opportunities for students to see consonant blends in context and become familiar with their use in everyday language.

Understanding consonant blends is critical because it builds a strong foundation for reading and spelling. When students can identify blends in words, they can break down words into manageable chunks, making decoding easier. This skill is crucial as students progress through elementary school and encounter more complex words and texts. Super Teacher Worksheets enhances mastery of consonant blends, which also supports spelling accuracy, as students learn how letters combine to create specific sounds. By developing these phonics skills early on, students gain the confidence to approach new words with a strong understanding of how words are constructed, setting them up for long-term success in reading and writing.