SM, SW Blends Worksheet
This SM, SW Blends Worksheet gives 1st grade students six picture items and two sentences for writing the sm and sw blends. An answer key is included, so blend practice needs no prep.
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Blends are two letters that each keep their own sound, and sm and sw are two of the first ones young readers meet. In smile you can hear the s and the m; in swing you can hear the s and the w. This SM, SW Blends Worksheet gives 1st grade students six pictures to name and spell, so they hear the blend at the front of a word and then write it. Holding on to both sounds is what keeps a reader from dropping a letter when they spell.
This 1st grade blends worksheet is built in two short parts so it fits into a single phonics block. In Part A, students say each picture name and write sm or sw on the line to finish the word: swing, smile, sweater, smoke, smoothie and swan. In Part B, they read two sentences and write the missing word on the line. Use it as guided practice after a blends lesson, as morning work, as a quick check before a spelling test, or as homework.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- 6 picture-and-blend items and 2 fill-in-the-blank sentences
This SM, SW Blends Worksheet helps children in three ways. First, the picture comes before the letters, so a child hears the blend before they have to spell it. Second, the rest of the word is already printed, so the only thing being asked for is the blend itself and a struggling speller still finishes the page. Third, Part B moves the same words into real sentences, which is where a blend has to hold up once the picture is gone.
Teachers and parents can keep the sound going all week. Hunt for sm and sw words around the house, such as smell, smooth, sweep and sweet, and say each one slowly enough to hear both letters. Tap two fingers together while you say the blend so the child can feel that it is two sounds joined into one. Make a quick sorting game with sticky notes: write six words, mix them up, and sort them into an sm pile and an sw pile. Read a picture book together and stop each time a blend word turns up.
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