Free printable cr blend phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
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Kim and her dad had a big crate. The crate had lots of nuts from a crop. Kim had a wish for a snack, but she could not crack a nut.
"Dad, can you help?" said Kim.
Dad got a flat rock. "We can crack them," he said. With a tap, the shell split with a crack. A big crumb fell off. He let Kim have the nut. It was crisp and good.
"Do not crush it, just tap," Dad said.
Kim had a go. Her first tap did not get it. But her last tap did! She was glad. Now she did not fret. She and her dad can crack all the nuts in the crate.
In a blend you hear both sounds. These blends end with r.
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The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.
crab, crack, cram, crash, crib, crop, cross, crush, crust, crest
crisp, cramp, crane, crate, creep, crew, crime, wax, crown, crumb
R Blend words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.
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4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's cr blend words. Each one opens as its own file.
Cut-apart word cards to sort: Short Vowel CR Words or Long Vowel CR Words. Answer key on page 2.
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The CR blend is an exciting step in a young reader's phonics journey, usually introduced after single letter sounds and short vowels, as part of the initial consonant blends. This blend combines the /k/ sound of 'C' and the /r/ sound of 'R' into a single, smooth unit, as heard in words like "crab" or "crown." A common challenge for kindergarten and first-grade students is articulating both sounds clearly and sequentially without inserting a vowel sound between them, which might lead to pronunciations like "cuh-rab" instead of "crab." They also sometimes drop the 'R' sound, pronouncing "crib" as "kib," or substituting it with a 'W' sound, saying "cwash" instead of "crash." Mastering the CR blend requires careful attention to mouth position and the seamless blending of these two distinct consonant sounds. Our CR blend worksheets are designed to help students confidently tackle these challenges. Start with the decodable passage, "Kim Cracks Nuts," encouraging your child to identify and circle all the CR words like "cracks" and "crumbs." The word sort activity reinforces recognition by having them categorize words such as "crisp" and "crate." Utilize the phrasing cards to practice reading CR words in short, meaningful groups, building fluency and comprehension. Finally, the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart provides a fun way to increase speed and accuracy in recalling CR words, helping them to quickly distinguish between words like "cross" and "crest." These varied activities ensure a comprehensive and engaging learning experience for the CR blend.
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