S Blends Sort: sm, sw, st
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S Blends Sort: sm, sw, st
A phonics worksheet for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Twelve words that start with sm, sw or st, to read and write under their blend. With an answer key.
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S BlendsA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Pages
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Read and spell words that start or end with two consonants whose sounds both stay, such as st in stop, fl in flag, and nd in hand.
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How to use this sheet
- Have the child say both sounds of the blend before reading the word: /s/ /t/ in stop.
- Compare a blend with a digraph: in a blend you hear both letters; in a digraph the letters make one new sound.
- Read the words in a list first, then in the sort, so the child can focus on the sounds.
Common mistakes
- Leaving out a sound in the blend, so "frog" becomes "fog". Say the word slowly and count the sounds.
- Adding a vowel between the two sounds, so "blue" becomes "buh-lue". Keep the sounds close together.
- Mixing up r and l blends, such as "fly" and "fry". Say both words and listen.
