1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding tr blend words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Kim's Truck Trip
Kim did want to take her truck on the train. She had a treat for her trip. But the truck’s trunk was stuck. Kim could not get the treat in.
“Oh no!” Kim said. The treat was big. Kim had a trick. It was a trick. She got a clip and did trim the treat. Snip, snip, snip went the clip. The treat got small.
Kim put the small treat in the truck’s trunk. It fit! Now her truck was set for the train. Kim got her truck on the track. “All set for the trip!” Kim said. She felt 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
tram
trap
trek
trend
trick
trim
trip
trod
trot
truck
trunk
trust
track
trade
trail
train
trash
treat
tree
tribe
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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 tram on trap
a trap in trek
the trek and trend
a trend with trick
the trick on trim
a trim in trip
the trip and trod
a trod with trot
the trot on truck
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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 — TR Blend
track
tram
trick
track
trick
tram
trot
trot
tram
trash
trick
track
trash
tram
trot
trash
Target words: tram, trick, trot, track, trash
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for TR Blend practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
