Free printable s-blends phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
A free illustrated mini-book for S-Blends, plus the same story as a passage sheet for highlighting.
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Pam had a plan. A swim in the pond! Pam ran on the path.
But a big, thick stump sat on the path. Pam had to stop.
“Oh no,” said Pam. “I am stuck.”
Pam put a leg up, but the stump was big.
Pam did a scan of the grass. She got a long stick. Pam set the stick on the stump. It was a big help. Up, up, up on the stump. Then she slid down.
“I did it!” said Pam. She sped on to the pond for her swim.
In a blend you hear both sounds. These blends start with s.
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The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.
scan, skip, skin, smell, snap, snag, snug, spin, spot, spell
stamp, step, stick, stop, stuff, stump, swim, swing, swish, swell
S 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 s-blends words. Each one opens as its own file.
Cut-apart word cards to sort: SC / SK / SM / SN / SP Words or ST / SW Words. Answer key on page 2.
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A new decodable story with the same s-blends sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets.
S-blends, like those found in words such as "spin," "stop," and "swim," are consonant clusters where the /s/ sound is immediately followed by another consonant. This skill builds upon students' mastery of individual consonant sounds and short vowels, marking a crucial step in decoding more complex words. A common challenge with S-blends is that young learners might drop one of the sounds, often simplifying "stop" to "top" or "swim" to "wim." They might also struggle to blend the two sounds smoothly, creating a slight pause between the /s/ and the second consonant. For example, "smell" might be pronounced as "s-mell" with a noticeable break instead of a fluid blend. Practicing the rapid articulation of both sounds together is key to overcoming these initial hurdles. Our S-blend worksheets provide targeted practice to solidify this skill. Begin by having students identify the S-blends in the decodable passage "Pam's Pond Path," encouraging them to underline or circle the target words like "smell," "spot," and "swim." The word sort activity helps children differentiate between various S-blends, reinforcing their visual and auditory recognition of patterns such as "sk" in "skip" versus "st" in "stamp." Use the phrasing cards to build fluency, prompting students to read short phrases containing S-blend words with appropriate rhythm and expression. Finally, the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart offers an engaging way to boost reading speed and automaticity for S-blend words, helping students quickly recall and pronounce words like "snag," "spell," and "stump" without hesitation.
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