Free printable l-blends phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
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Meg and Bret were at the pond. The pond was as flat as glass. Bret got up on a big slab. He did a flip and hit the pond with a little plop.
"I want to flip like that!" said Meg.
Meg jumped off the slab. Flop! Slap! She hit the pond flat.
Meg got back up on the slab and jumped again. Flop! Slap! Meg was glum.
"Tuck in your legs," said Bret. "Hold them up to your chin."
Meg did what Bret said. She ran fast and jumped. Then she tucked in her legs and did a flip! Plop!
Her chin popped up. "I did it!" said Meg. She was so glad. Bret and Meg clapped together.
In a blend you hear both sounds. These blends end with l.
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.
black, block, blue, clap, clip, clock, flag, flat, flip, flock
glad, glass, glow, plan, plop, plug, sled, slim, slip, slug
L 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.
Get the pack for $7 All 6 levels (700+ sheets) for $194 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's l-blends words. Each one opens as its own file.
Cut-apart word cards to sort: BL / CL / FL or GL / PL / SL. Answer key on page 2.
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A new decodable story with the same l-blends sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets.
L-Blends are a crucial step in early phonics, building on single consonant and short vowel sounds. These blends, like bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, and sl, involve two consonants side-by-side where each sound is still heard, but they blend together quickly. This is different from a digraph (like sh or ch) where two letters make one new sound. Young learners often find L-blends tricky because they might drop one of the sounds, saying "ack" instead of "black," or "ap" instead of "clap." They might also insert a vowel sound between the letters, pronouncing "buh-lack" instead of a smooth "black." Hearing and producing both distinct consonant sounds rapidly within one syllable, as in "flip" or "glow," requires careful auditory discrimination and articulatory practice. Our L-blend worksheets provide targeted practice to overcome these common hurdles. After reading the decodable passage "Kim's Blocks," encourage your student to identify and underline all the L-blend words. Use the word sort activity to help them categorize words like "block" and "blue" under the correct blend heading, reinforcing visual recognition. The phrasing cards are excellent for building fluency; have your student read phrases such as "glad to clap" or "flat sled" to practice blending sounds smoothly within context. Finally, utilize the Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) chart to build automaticity with these blends. Quickly naming words like "plug," "slim," and "slap" helps solidify their recognition and recall, making reading and spelling L-blend words much more efficient.
For more early literacy resources, explore our sight word flashcards, tracing worksheets, handwriting worksheets, and coloring pages.
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