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Blend and Build 4-Sound Blend Starts
Blending sounds worksheets, cvc blending practice for kindergarten and 1st grade
Five growing words on every page. Your child blends four-letter words that start with a two-letter blend one sound at a time, with an answer key at the back.
Download free FREE- 13 printable pages
- Color and black-and-white PDFs, US Letter and A4
- Ages 5 to 7 · Kindergarten and 1st grade
- Print as often as you like
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Teach blending sounds one small step at a time, not a whole word at once.
Blend and Build 4-Sound Blend Starts has 13 pages. Its words include after, again, against, appear, before, blend, and 91 more.
What you get
- 10 blending pages, five growing words on each
- Boxes that grow one sound at a time, left to right
- A steady set of four-letter blend words
- Always the same level: 4-sound blend
- An answer key
- A guide for the grown-up
Look inside
Every page comes in full color and in black and white with outline pictures to color in.
Inside this pack
Every word in this pack, A to Z
after, again, against, appear, before, blend, bottom, builds, check, checks, cla, clap, clu, club, clue, complete, cr, cra, crab, day, done, dr, dru, drum, end, every, fl, fla, flag, fr, fro, frog, gr, gra, grab, growing, happy, keep, key, last, left, let, level, like, loud, middot, moving, next, no, own, pl, pla, plan, plenty, reading, reads, right, row, sa, sat, set, short, shows, sl, sli, slip, sn, sna, snap, so, sounding, sp, spi, spin, st, sta, stage, star, stays, steady, sto, stop, surprise, sw, swi, swim, their, these, time, together, tra, trap, tri, trip, when, writes, writing.
Who it is for
Kindergarten and 1st grade children learning sound by sound word building, usually ages 5 to 7. Good for home, homeschool, morning work and reading centers.Good questions
Is there an answer key?
Yes, on the last page.
What exactly do I download?
The same 13 pages as PDF files in full color and in ink-saving black and white, each sized for US Letter paper and for A4. Print the one you like.
How do I get it?
The button takes you to the download page, run by Polar. There is nothing to pay. It asks for your email address so it can send you the files.
Can I use it with my class?
Yes. Print as often as you like for your own children or your own class.
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Kindergarten worksheets
First Grade worksheets- Free 3-minute checkPutting sounds together
- The 10-day planFrom Sounds to Words
- What the research saysBlending Sounds Into Words: What the Research Says
- What the research saysDecodable Books for Beginners: What the Research Says
- GuideFree Phonics Games for Kindergarten
- GuideHow to Help a Child With Vowel Sounds
- GuideHow to Teach Phonics at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide
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