Blends GL, GR Worksheet
This gl and gr blends worksheet gives 1st Grade students six picture cards and two sentences for writing the beginning blend they hear. An answer key is included, so a whole set is checked in a minute.
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Description
Two consonants that slide together at the front of a word are a blend, and gl and gr are one of the trickiest pairs to hear apart. The difference is a single sound in the middle, so a child who is still guessing will write gr for glue and gl for grapes. This gl and gr blends worksheet slows that moment down: say the picture name, listen to the second sound, then write the blend that starts it.
Six picture cards each show one object with the beginning blend missing from its word. Students name the picture, hear the blend, and print gl or gr on the line to finish grapes, glove, grass, globe, glue, and grill. Two sentences at the bottom then ask them to write a whole word from the set, so the blend has to survive out of isolation. Print it for small-group phonics, morning work, a literacy center, or homework, and use the answer key to check a stack of papers in under a minute.
What’s Included
- One printable page plus a full answer key
- Six picture cards with the beginning blend missing
- Three gl words and three gr words, mixed so the pattern cannot be guessed
- Two write-the-word sentences at the bottom
- Wide writing lines sized for 1st Grade printing
Three Reasons It Helps Kids
- Writing the blend, rather than circling it, forces the child to spell the sound instead of picking a shape.
- The pictures carry the word, so a student who cannot yet read it can still do the phonics.
- The two sentences move the blend from a single word into real reading, which is where it has to work.
Teachers and homeschool parents can stretch this gl and gr blends worksheet in a few quick ways. Say the six words aloud and have students hold up one finger for gl and two for gr before they write anything. Ask them to add a word of their own to each column, then check it against the picture rule. Cover the pictures and read only the word endings, which turns the page into a spelling check. A 1st grade consonant blends worksheet like this one also makes a fast review before a longer decoding lesson, and the answer key doubles as a model for neat printing.
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