Three-Letter Blends Worksheets: Story 2, Liv's String Box

Free printable three-letter blends phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.

Grade: K-1 Phase 2: Blends & Digraphs Pattern: Three-letter blends (str, spr, spl, scr, shr, thr)
strap strip string strong struck stretch spring sprint sprang split splash splat

1 Decodable Reader

A free illustrated mini-book for Three-Letter Blends, plus the same story as a passage sheet for highlighting.

Liv's String Box mini-book cover
Free illustrated mini-book · Level 2

Liv's String Box

A full-color picture book your student reads on their own. Skill: Three-Letter Blends. Print, cut and staple.

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Passage sheet: the same story on one page, for highlighting the target words

Liv had a string box with a strap. She was in June's band. The band had a show on the hill at six.

Liv plucked a string. Buzz! It was a bad buzz. She plucked it again. Buzz!

"Oh no," said Liv.

"Quick, get a new box!" said June. "The show will start soon!"

But Liv never rushed. She set the box on her lap. She checked each string, one by one.

Then she spotted a little sprig stuck under one string. She plucked it out.

Liv strummed again. No buzz! The strum was strong and clean.

"What a thrill!" said June.

June sprinted up the hill. Liv got there last, but just in time. Her strum was the best in the show.

Circle or highlight all the words that START with a three-letter blend (like str, spl or scr). How many did you find?
Three-Letter Blends poster
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Three-Letter Blends

Some blends have three letters. Say all of the sounds fast.

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2 Three-Letter Blends Words

The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.

STR / SPR Words (9)

strap, strip, string, strong, struck, stretch, spring, sprint, sprang

SPL / SCR / SHR / THR Words (11)

split, splash, splat, splint, scrub, scrap, scratch, script, shrimp, shrug, thrill

Phrases to read
a strong string · scrub the strap · a big splash · sprint in the spring · scratch an itch · a shrimp on a strip · split the scrap · a shrug and a grin · what a thrill
RAN chart words
strap, sprang, split, scrap, thrill
Sight words
the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they

3 Blends and Digraphs Picture Worksheets

Blend and digraph words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.

Find the Word: a blends and digraphs picture worksheet

Find the Word

Look at each picture and circle the right word out of three.

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Circle the Picture: a blends and digraphs picture worksheet

Circle the Picture

Read a word, then circle its picture out of three.

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Which Sentence?: a blends and digraphs picture worksheet

Which Sentence?

Look at a picture and pick the sentence that matches it.

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Read and Fill In: a blends and digraphs picture worksheet

Read and Fill In

Read a short story, then fill in the missing words.

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Sound Boxes: a blends and digraphs picture worksheet

Sound Boxes

Say each picture and write its sounds in the boxes.

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Read and Match: a blends and digraphs picture worksheet

Read and Match

Read each word, then draw a line to its picture.

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4 Story Worksheets

4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's three-letter blends words. Each one opens as its own file.

Three-Letter Blends word sort printable preview

Word Sort

Cut-apart word cards to sort: STR / SPR Words or SPL / SCR / SHR / THR Words. Answer key on page 2.

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Three-Letter Blends phrasing cards printable preview

Phrasing Cards

Short phrases to cut out and read smoothly, for fluency.

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Three-Letter Blends word search printable preview

Word Search

Find 12 three-letter blends words in the grid. Answer key on page 2.

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Three-Letter Blends ran chart printable preview

RAN Chart

A grid of five words to read fast, with room to record three timed tries.

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📖 More Three-Letter Blends Stories

A new decodable story with the same three-letter blends sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets.

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Free Printable Three-Letter Blends Worksheets

These free three-letter blends worksheets provide structured phonics practice for Three-letter blends (str, spr, spl, scr, shr, thr). Activities include a decodable passage embedding target words in a fun story, a word sort that separates str and spr words from spl, scr, shr and thr words, phrasing practice cards for fluency building, and a rapid naming (RAN) chart for automaticity. Each worksheet prints cleanly on standard US Letter paper.

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