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.
A full-color picture book your student reads on their own. Skill: S-Blends. Print, cut and staple.
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Gus the dog had a big stick. He had his stick in the grass. But the stick was stuck! Gus got mad. "This is not fun," Gus said. He got a big grip on the stick. Snap! It was not stuck! Gus had his stick. He ran in the pond. Gus had a long swim with his stick.
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.
All 120 blends and digraphs worksheets in one file, with answer keys.
Get the pack for $7 All 6 levels (700+ sheets) for $254 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 blends where the 's' sound is immediately followed by another consonant, with both sounds distinctly heard. This skill builds upon foundational single consonant and short vowel sounds, typically introduced in Phase 2 phonics. S-blends can be particularly challenging because young learners often struggle to articulate both consonant sounds clearly and quickly in sequence. For instance, "stamp" might be pronounced as "tamp," or "snack" as "nack," omitting the 's' sound entirely. Conversely, some children might over-pronounce the 's,' creating an extra syllable, like "s-t-op" instead of the smooth "stop." Mastering these blends is crucial for reading fluency and accurate decoding. Our S-blends worksheets provide targeted practice to help students overcome these common hurdles. After introducing the blends, encourage your child to read the decodable passage "Shelly's Swing" aloud, focusing on blending each s-blend word smoothly. Use the accompanying word sort activity to help them categorize words by their initial s-blend (e.g., "sk" words like "skip," "skin" versus "st" words like "stamp," "step"). The phrasing cards are excellent for building fluency; have them read phrases like "swing and swish" or "snug in the spot" to practice blending within context. Finally, utilize the Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) chart to build automaticity and speed in recognizing and producing these important S-blend sounds.
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