Free printable gr blend phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
A free illustrated mini-book for GR Blend, plus the same story as a passage sheet for highlighting.
A full-color picture book your student reads on their own. Skill: GR Blend. Print, cut and staple.
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Greg was at the big grill. He had a hot dog for his lunch. But a fat, green grub sat on the grill.
"I must get that grub off," said Greg.
Greg got a good grip on a long stick. He did not want to hurt the fat grub. He let the grub get on the stick. Then he set the grub in the tall, green grass.
"Go run in the grass," said Greg.
Now the grill was clean and hot. Greg had a grand lunch on the bench. He had a big grin.
In a blend you hear both sounds. These blends end with r.
Print it full size for the wall, or smaller for a phonics notebook.
The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.
grab, gram, grand, grass, grid, grill, grim, grin, grip, grit
grub, gruff, zax, green, grew, grind, groan, groom, group, grove
R Blend words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.
All 120 blends and digraphs worksheets in one file, with answer keys.
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Cut-apart word cards to sort: Short Vowel GR Words or Long Vowel GR Words. Answer key on page 2.
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A new decodable story with the same gr blend sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets. Then the next skill: Digraph SH.
The GR blend introduces two distinct consonant sounds, /g/ and /r/, working together at the beginning of words like grab, green, and group. This blend is typically taught after single consonant sounds and short vowels, preparing young readers for more complex word structures. A common challenge for kindergarten and first-grade students is accurately producing both sounds without dropping one or adding an extra vowel sound between them. For instance, children might say "gab" instead of "grab" or "ger-ab" instead of a smooth "grab." The /g/ sound is a stop sound made at the back of the throat, while the /r/ is a continuous sound formed with the tongue near the roof of the mouth. Blending these two distinct articulations smoothly requires careful practice to avoid substitutions like "drab" for "grab" or slurring into an indistinct sound. These GR blend worksheets offer targeted practice to overcome these specific challenges. Begin by having your child identify the GR sound in words from the "Gwen's Grand Plum" decodable passage, tracing the blend as they read. The word sort activity encourages them to discriminate between GR words and other blends, reinforcing visual recognition and auditory awareness. Use the phrasing cards to build fluency, emphasizing the correct pronunciation of the GR blend within short sentences. Finally, the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart helps build speed and accuracy for GR words, solidifying their ability to quickly recognize and read these words without hesitation, preparing them for more complex texts.
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