1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding sp blend words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Pip's Spud Spot
Pip had a spud. He ran to his dad. “Dad, can I help?” Pip said. His dad had a spade. Pip had a small spade. He went to dig. The spot was stiff. Pip’s spade did not help.
Pip had a plan. He got a big rock. He set it on the spot. He hit it with his spade. The spot was less stiff. Pip then got his spade. He dug a space for the spud. He did not stop. Pip put the spud in the spot. “Good job, Pip!” said his dad. Pip was glad.
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
span
spat
sped
spell
spend
spill
spin
spit
split
spot
spud
spun
space
spade
spare
spark
speak
speed
spike
spine
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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 span on spat
a spat in sped
the sped and spell
a spell with spend
the spend on spill
a spill in spin
the spin and spit
a spit with split
the split on spot
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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 — SP Blend
space
speak
space
split
speak
space
split
spend
split
span
span
speak
span
spend
span
spend
Target words: span, spend, split, space, speak
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for SP Blend practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
