This consonant blends worksheet bundle includes initial and final digraph and trigraph blends. Students will read and write spelling words with beginning consonant blends and blends ending in two and three letters. This resource provides 45 blends and digraphs/trigraphs worksheets for students in 2nd and 3rd grade to practice onsite and rime spelling. Additionally, there are trigraph reading fluency passages with comprehension questions.

⭐↘️ The three activities on each page include:

❶ Sound it out (using phoneme-grapheme mapping sound dots and lines)

❷ Fill it in (complete the missing digraph blend to spell the word)

❸ Write the word (use a visual prompt and letter blocks to spell the word accurately)

Students will:

✅ Sound out words with phoneme-grapheme mapping

✅ Identify initial and final digraph and trigraph consonant blends

✅ Use sound boxes to write words

✅ Feel confident with the consistent structure

Teachers will:

✴️ Have a ready-to-print resource

✴️ Supplement Science of Reading teaching practices

✴️ Provide independent work for students

✴️ Complement explicit teaching of phonemic awareness

⬇️ Initial trigraph blends: ✧ THR ✧ SCR ✧ SHR ✧ SPL ✧ SPR ✧ SQU

⬇️ Initial digraph blends:

✦ BL ✦ CL ✦ FL ✦ GL ✦ SL ✦ PL ✧ BR ✧ CR ✧ DR ✧ FR ✧ GR ✧ PR ✧ TR ✦ SC ✦ SK ✦ SM ✦ SN ✦ SP ✦ ST ✦ SW ✦ TW

⬇️ Final digraph blends: ✧ -LS ✧ -LF ✧ -LK ✧ -LP ✧ -LT ✧ -MP ✧ -ND ✧ -NK ✧ -NT ✦ -CT ✦ -FT ✦ -ST ✦ -TS ✦ -FT ✦ -SK ✦ -SP

The trigraph blends passages are perfect for students in 2nd and 3rd grade. Each passage is available as a reading task with comprehension questions and a fluency tracking passage. The resource includes a supporting word list with trigraph blends.

⭐✏️ Comprehension:

• Phoneme-grapheme mapping for trigraph words pre-reading
• Decodable passage
• 4x WH comprehension questions

✨✏️ Fluency:

• Passage with sentence word count
• Space to record how many words read
• 3x recording boxes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading

Students will:

✅ Recognise trigraph blends in context

✅ Build confidence in reading

✅ Boost comprehension skills

✅ Read with fluency

Teachers will:

✴️ Supplement their explicit direct instruction

✴️ Have an anchor chart for reference

✴️ Support students in reading consonant blends confidently

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