Free printable gr blend phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
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Gwen and her Gram sat in the sun. A big, red plum was up on a stem. Gwen had a plan to get it. She did a big hop, but she did not get the plum.
“I can not grab it,” said Gwen.
Gram had a big stick. “Get a grip on this,” Gram said with a grin. Gwen got the stick. She hit the stem with a tap. Plop! The red plum fell.
“I got it!” said Gwen. She had her plum and was so glad.
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.
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.
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4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's gr blend words. Each one opens as its own file.
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.
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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