Make beginning R-blends practice engaging and easy to use with this 14-page Beginning R-Blends Phonics Pack designed for first grade students!
 
This printable, black-and-white PDF gives students repeated practice recognizing, reading, sorting, and writing words that begin with br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, and tr. A variety of activities and picture supports help students build confidence with beginning consonant blends while keeping practice fresh from page to page.
 
These worksheets are ready to print and work well for phonics lessons, literacy centers, morning work, independent practice, small groups, intervention, review, or homework.
 
What's Included
Page 1 – Meet the R-Blends
Students say each picture name, trace the beginning blend, and then write the blend independently. Includes words such as brush, crab, drum, frog, grapes, pretzel, and truck.
Pages 2–3 – Choose the Blend
Students look at each picture, choose the correct beginning R-blend, and trace the rest of the word. Includes words such as dress, grass, crown, frame, tree, broom, crayon, princess, tray, and fruit.
Pages 4–5 – Match the Blend
Students draw a line from each picture to the beginning blend that matches its name. Includes brain, crib, drawer, fries, grill, bread, train, frog, present, and dragon.
Page 6 – Color the Blend
Students say each picture name and color the R-blend that begins the word. Pictures include drum, brick, crocodile, bridge, crab, fries, grapes, pretzel, tree, and truck.
Page 7 – R-Blend Search
Students look at the pictures and circle the ones whose names begin with an R-blend.
Page 8 – Sort the Blend
Students sort words from a word bank by writing them under the correct beginning blend. Words include drum, frog, crab, grape, tree, prize, frame, bread, brush, truck, drink, cry, grass, and print.
Page 9 – Finish the Word
Students write the missing beginning blend to complete each word. Includes crown, tree, frog, drum, truck, grape, bread, brush, print, and crab.
Pages 10–11 – Read and Match
Students read each R-blend word and draw a line to its matching picture. Words include present, dragon, bread, frog, train, crown, tree, drums, print, and grapes.
Page 12 – Which Word Is It?
Students look at each picture and circle the word that matches. Includes crown, bread, drink, frame, cry, grass, dress, treat, drip, and tray.
Page 13 – Find the R-Blend Words
Students read a collection of words and circle the words that begin with an R-blend.
Page 14 – Read, Circle, and Draw
Students read each sentence, circle the R-blend word, and draw a picture to show what the sentence means—bringing phonics practice together with reading comprehension.
 
Skills Practiced
Beginning consonant blends
br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr
Phonemic awareness
Beginning sound recognition
Decoding and word reading
Spelling and word completion
Word and picture matching
Word sorting and classification
Reading simple sentences
Early reading comprehension
 
Perfect For
First Grade Phonics
Literacy Centers
Small Group Instruction
Independent Practice
Morning Work
Phonics Review
Intervention and Extra Practice
Homework
Early Finishers
Homeschool
 
Resource Details:
• 14 printable activity pages
• Black-and-white for easy, ink-friendly printing
• Picture-supported activities
• Multiple activity formats for repeated practice without repetitive worksheets
• Designed for first grade beginning R-blend instruction and review
 
Help your students move from recognizing R-blends to reading and using R-blend words independently with a progression of approachable, kid-friendly phonics activities!