1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding gr blend words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Gwen's Grand Plum
Gwen ran to Gram’s grove. She did want a big, green plum. The plums grew tall up. Gwen felt grim.
A grand plum sat so tall! Gwen did look at it. She must grab that plum. Gram had a brush. It was a groom brush. Gwen got the groom brush. She did grip it fast.
Gwen went to the plum. She got the brush up. She did grab the plum. It fell to the grass. Gwen had a big grin. “I got it, Gram!” Gwen said. Gram had a grin. “That is a good plum,” Gram said. Gwen held the plum in her hand. It was a good plum.
Circle or highlight all the words that start with a consonant blend. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Group 1 vs Group 2.
Group 1
Group 2
grab
gram
grand
grass
grid
grill
grim
grin
grip
grit
grub
gruff
grin
green
grew
grind
groan
groom
group
grove
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the grab on gram
a gram in grand
the grand and grass
a grass with grid
the grid on grill
a grill in grim
the grim and grin
a grin with grip
the grip on grit
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — GR Blend
grid
grin
grip
grin
grab
grip
groan
groan
grab
grip
groan
grid
grab
grin
grid
grab
Target words: grab, grid, grip, grin, groan
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for GR Blend practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
