Give your students a fun, no-prep way to practice beginning three-letter consonant blends with this FREE printable phonics worksheet for first grade!
 
In Color the 3-Letter Blend, students say each picture name and then color the three-letter blend that correctly begins the word. Picture clues help developing readers listen carefully to beginning sounds while distinguishing between SCR, SPL, SPR, and STR.
 
How It Works
Directions: Say each picture name. Color the 3-letter blend that begins the word.
 
Students look at each picture, say the word aloud, listen to the beginning sounds, and color the correct blend.
 
This simple activity provides focused practice with:
SCR • SPL • SPR • STR
 
Skills Practiced
Identifying beginning three-letter blends
Recognizing SCR, SPL, SPR, and STR
Beginning sound discrimination
Consonant blend recognition
Letter-sound correspondence
Phonics and decoding
Picture-to-word connections
 
Perfect For
1st grade phonics
Beginning blend practice
Late 1st grade practice
2nd grade review
Literacy centers
Phonics centers
Morning work
Independent practice
Small-group instruction
Phonics intervention
Early finishers
Homework
Quick phonics review
 
Grade Levels: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Primary Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: English Language Arts, Phonics, Reading
Resource Type: Free Worksheet, Printable, Independent Practice
Pages: 1 student worksheet