Slater and the Slug SL Phonics Stories Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The Slater and the Slug SL Phonics Stories Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 1st graders a short SL blend story plus five comprehension questions. Answer key included, so it is ready for quick, no-prep phonics practice.
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Blends are two consonants that keep their own sounds when they sit side by side, and the SL blend — the sound at the start of slug, slow, and slide — is one of the first that 1st graders meet. The Slater and the Slug SL Phonics Stories Reading Comprehension Worksheet pairs that blend practice with a short, decodable story so students hear the sound, read it in real words, and then show they understood what they read.
This first grade blends worksheet opens with a 102-word story about Eli, his slow and slippery pet slug, and his friend Norah, written at a 1st grade reading level and packed with SL words. Students read the story on page one, then turn the page and answer five fill-in-the-bubble comprehension questions. Use it as morning work, as a guided-reading follow-up, in a phonics center, or as a quick check before a blends assessment.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- A 102-word SL blend story with a full-color illustration
- 5 multiple-choice comprehension questions
The Slater and the Slug SL Phonics Stories Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps in three ways. First, it puts the SL blend inside connected text instead of an isolated word list, so students carry the sound over into real reading. Second, the story is short and controlled, which lets beginning readers finish it without losing the thread. Third, the five questions ask students to recall details from across the whole story, so the comprehension habit grows right alongside the phonics skill.
Try a few extras once the page is done. Ask students to hunt for every SL word in the story and list them on a whiteboard. Build those words with letter tiles or magnetic letters so children physically join the s and the l. Read the story a second time for fluency and time it. At home, go on an SL word hunt around the kitchen — slice, sleeve, slipper, sled — and let your child draw a picture for a favorite one.
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