blend_phonics_sfb

BLEND PHONICS’ SPELLING FAMILY
READING AND SPELLING
EXERCISES

To be used to develop fluency
After directionality has been established

with Blend Phonics

Created  by  Donald  L.  Potter  
Copyright  ©  February  2013  by  Donald  L.  Potter    

 
Permission  is  herby  granted  by  the  author  
for  reproduction  for  nonprofit  educational  purposes  

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Alphabet    

 

Aa            Bb          Cc            Dd  

 

Ee            Ff              Gg  

 

Hh          Ii                  Jj                Kk  

 

Ll            Mm          Nn            Oo              Pp  

 

Qq          Rr                Ss  

 

Tt              Uu            Vv  

 

Ww        Xx            Yy              Zz  

 


  1
 

THE  ALPHABET    

 
 

A                B                C                D  

 

E                F                  G  

 

H                I                    J                  K  

 

L                M                N                O                P  

 

Q                R                S  

 

T                U                V  

 

W              X                Y                Z  

 


  2
 

The  Alphabet  

 
 

a                b              c                d  

 

e                f                g  

 

h                i                  j                k  

 

l                m                n              o              p  

 

q                r                  s  

 

t                  u                v  

 

w                x                y              z  
 


  3
 

U n i t   1 :   S h o r t   ă   s y l l a b l e s   &   W o r d s :   V C ,   C V C .  

at ag ad an ap ab

bat bag bad can cap cab

cat wag dad fan lap tab

fat rag lad man nap lab

hat tag had pan rap nab

mat zag pad ran sap gab

rat lag sad tan gap

sat nag mad van map

pat hag tad tap

as ax ak ack am al

gas tax yak quack ham Hal

has wax back jam Sal

lax hack Sam pal

ass Max lack Al

lass sax pack

mass sack

pass tack

hack


  4
 

U n i t   2 :   S h o r t   ĭ   s y l l a b l e s   &   W o r d s :   V C ,   C V C .   im

ib in it ill ig dim
him
bib bin bit bill wig rim
fib fin pit hill pig Tim
rib sin hit kill dig vim
nib tin lit mill fig

din quit pill rig
win fit sill big

sit fill
will

quill

ip ix id iss ick iff

dip fix hid kiss quick miff

lip mix kid miss sick tiff

nip six lid hiss lick

sip rid tick

tip mid wick

rip Sid Rick

zip bid

did


  5
 

U n i t   3 :   S h o r t   ŏ   s y l l a b l e s   &   W o r d s :   V C ,   C V C .   on

ob od og ot oll Don
on
bob hod bog cot doll
Bob nod dog dot
cob pod fog hot
job rod log lot
mob sod hog not
rob pot
sob rot
gob tot

op off ox om ock

hop off box mom lock
mop of fox Tom tock
pop
sop
top

oss

boss
loss
moss
toss


  6
 

U n i t   4 :   S h o r t   ŭ   s y l l a b l e s   &   W o r d s :   V C ,   C V C .  

ut un ug ub ud us

but bun bug cub bud bus
cut fun dug tub mud us
hut gun hug rub
nut run mug
rut sun rug
tug
lug

up uff um uss ull uck

cup cuff gum fuss cull buck

pup muff hum muss gull duck

sup sum muck

up suck

luck

tuck

 


  7
 

U n i t   5 :   S h o r t   ĕ   s y l l a b l e s   &   W o r d s :   V C ,   C V C .  

eg et eb ed en ess

beg bet web bed den less

leg jet fed hen mess

peg met red men Bess

keg net Ted pen yes

pet wed ten

set

wet

vet

ell

bell
dell
jell
well
fell
tell

sell
cell


  8
 

U n i t   6 :   F i n a l   C o n s o n a n t   B l e n d s :   V C C   &   C V C C .  

and amp ast ant
hand camp fast pant
land damp last rant
sand lamp cast
mast
and vast

end ent elt est esk
bend bent belt best desk
mend dent felt quest
send lent melt rest ilk
sent welt test milk
tent west silk
went

ext elp
next help
text whelp

ift ilt int ist
gift tilt hint fist
rift wilt lint list
lift quilt mist


  9
 

ond ost ulk ulp its
fond cost bulk gulp fits
bond lost sulk hits
sits
ump und ust
bump fund gust its
jump just
hump must
pump rust

ack ick ock eck uck
Jack kick lock neck duck
quack pick rock peck luck
tack quick mock deck tuck
lack sick sock muck
rack lick suck
sack nick buck

 


  10
 

U n i t   7 :   C o n s o n a n t   D i g r a p h :   s h .  

sh sh
cash shall
dish shed
fish shelf
hush ship
wish shop
shot
shut

U n i t   8 :   C o n s o n a n t   D i g r a p h s   t h   ( V o i c e )   a n d   t h   ( U n v o i c e d ) .  

th th th
than thick bath
that thin with
them thud math
then thump path
this
thus


  11
 

U n i t   9 :   C o n s o n a n t   D i g r a p h :   c h ,   t c h  

ch ch tch
chat rich match
chin such notch
chill patch
chick pitch
chop witch
chip thatch
chum

ch = k
mechanic

character
technical

U n i t   1 0 :   C o n s o n a n t   D i g r a p h :   w h .   w a   &   w h a   b l e n d s   / ŏ /  
 

wa wha wh

want what when

was which

water whiff

watch whip

wash whisk


  12
 

U n i t   1 1 :   ng   ( a n g ,   i n g ,   o n g ,   u n g ) .  

ang ing ong ung
bang ding gong hung
gang ring long lung
hang sing song rung
rang wing sung
sang king
thing

ping-pong
thing-a-ling

U n i t   1 2 :   k n   ( a n k ,   i n k ,   o n k ,   u n k )  

ank ink onk unk
bank kink honk bunk
sank link dunk
tank pink chunk
thank rink
wink
think


  13
 

U n i t   1 3 :   I n i t i a l   C o n s o n a n t   B l e n d s :   C C V C   &   C C V C C .    
bl,  cl,  fl,  gl,  pl,  sc,  sk,  sm,  sl,  sn,  sp,  st,  sw    

bl cl fl gl
blush clip flash glad
black clap flesh glass
block click flip gland
blend cliff flap
bland clock fling
bliss clink flung
blink clank flit
blond clinch flat
clench flag
cling flock
clang fled
flop

sk sc sl
skin scuff slush
skip scum slot
skill Scotch slum
skid scalp slap
sketch scat slam
scan slash
slip
sled


  14
 

sm sn sp st
smack snip spun stuck
smelt snob spot stop
smug snap spill still
smell snug spell stem
smash snuff spank stand
smock snub spunk stack
smog spin step
span stub
sw spat stab
swim spit stuff
swell stiff
swam stamp
swift stomp
switch stump
swing stick
swept
swag


  15
 

U n i t   1 4 :   V C E   L o n g   v o w e l   w o r d s .  

L o n g   ā   a s   a _ e  

ake ane ape ate ale
bake cane cape date pale
cake mane tape fate sale
lake pane gape gate whale
make lane grape hate tale
wake wane drape mate stale
quake bane scrape late male
rake plane rate dale
sake sane crate gale
shake crane slate
take
stake
snake
brake
fake
flake  


  16
 

aze ade ase afe
daze fade case safe
gaze made chase chafe
haze glade vase
blaze grade
craze spade
graze trade

aste ave ame
paste gave came
haste save fame
taste brave game
waste crave tame
baste grave blame
slave flame
same
lame

 

L o n g   ē   a s   e _ e

ere ese ete
here these Pete


  17
 

L o n g   ī   a s   i _ e  

 

ide ife ike ime ite
ride life like dime bite
side wife pike lime kite
tide strife spike slime mite
slide Mike time quite
glide crime white
pride grime spite
wide prime

ine ile ive ize
dine file dive size
fine mile five prize
mine pile hive
nine smile drive ipe
pine stile strive ripe
brine tile live pipe
swine while swipe
spine wipe
twine gripe
whine


  18
 

L o n g   ō   a s   o _ e  

obe ode oke ole
globe code joke dole
lode poke hole
robe rode spoke pole
probe smoke sole
woke stole
ome one broke mole
dome bone
home cone ope ose
lone cope those
stone hope
scone lope hose
mope rose
rope chose
scope close
slope

ove ote
dove vote
drove tote
stove quote
grove mote

dote
 


  19
 

L o n g   ū   a s   u _ e  

 

ube ude uke ule ute
cube dude duke mule cute
tube rude fluke rule flute
lube crude Luke brute

ume une
plume dune
tune
fume prune

U n i t   1 5 :   P h o n o g r a m s   u s i n g   L o n g   V o w e l s .  

old olt oll ost oth
bold colt toll most both
cold jolt roll post
fold molt troll host
gold bolt scroll
hold volt
mold
sold ild
told child
scold
mild
old wild


  20
 

U n i t   1 6 :   S h o r t   w o r d s   e n d i n g   i n   L o n g   V o w e l s .  

 

ēō
be go
he no
me so
we
she
the

U n i t   1 7 :   I n i t i a l   &   F i n a l   C o n s o n a n t   B l e n d s   a n d / o r   d i g r a p h s      
                          a n d   d i p h t h o n g s :   b r ,   c r ,   d r ,   f r ,   g r ,   p r ,   t r ,    

br cr dr fr
brag crab drag Fran
brand crash drip Frank
brass cramp drop frost
brim crack drug frump
brick crib drum fresh
bring crop drank French
branch crunch drink Fred
brunch crust drunk frog
brush crush dress
bring crutch


  21
 

gr pr tr
grand prank track
grass press trick
grasp prim trim
grant print trip
gruff prompt trot
grog prop truck
grip trend
grunt trust
grin
ar
U n i t   1 8 :   P h o n o g r a m   a r .     star
start
ar ar
bar hard tar
barn jar warm
car lark warn
chart mark war
charm park
darn part
dark spark
far smart
farm scar


  22
 

U n i t   1 9 :   P h o n o g r a m   o r .   or
scorn
or scorch
born storm
cord stork
corn
for torn
fork torch
fort morn
horn morning
horse worn
pork
porch

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  23
 

U n i t   2 0 :   P h o n o g r a m s   e r ,   i r .   u r   a n d   s o m e t i m e s   or  

er ir ur er
clerk bird curb camper
birth curl cutter
fern dirt burn catcher
jerk fir fur chopper
herd first hurt dipper
term girl purr drummer
germ sir cur helper
stir jumper
third marker
farmer
or wor pitcher
actor word planner
doctor work runner
janitor world sitter
visitor worm starter
swimmer
sender
spinner
better

never
after
under


  24
 

U n i t   2 1 :   V o w e l   D i g r a p h s   a i ,   a y  

ai ay
ail bay
bail clay
brain day
fail gay
grain gray
jail hay
maid jay
mail lay
paid pray
laid play
pain ray
rain say
sail sway
tail way
train stray
wait
wail

 


  25
 

U n i t   2 2 :   V o w e l   D i g r a p h   e e   ee
  keen
meet
ee need
bee peep
beef peek
breech reed
beet see
deed seed
deep seem
breeze seen
fee sleep
feet sleeve
feed sleet
feel sweep
free wee
freeze weed
fleet week
green weep
greet
heed
heel
jeep
keep


  26
 

U n i t   2 3 :   V o w e l   D i g r a p h :   e a   ( t h r e e   p h o n e m e s :   l o n g   ē   s h o r t   ĕ ,    
                            a n d   l o n g   ā )  

ea as ē ea as ē ea as ĕ
bread
beat least breast
breath
beach sea
dead
beast seat death
health
bean tea instead
read
cream teach threat
thread
cheat clean tread
wealth
cheap reach weather

deal read ea as ā
steak
dream real break
great
feast squeal
bear
east fear

eat rear

each clear

leaf near

leap

leave

lean

meal


  27
 

U n i t   2 4 :   V o w e l   D i g r a p h :   i e   ( t w o   p h o n e m e s :   l o n g   ī   a n d    
                                                                          L o n g   ē )  

 

ie as ī ie as ē
cried brief
cries chief
dried grief
dries
fried field
priest
lie relief
lies believe
lied thief
pie
pies yield
spies belief
tie
tied
tried

 


  28
 

U n i t   2 5 :   F i n a l   V o w e l :   y  
( S o m e   d i c t i o n a r i e s   g i v e   i t   t h e   s o u n d   o f   s h o r t   ĭ ;   o t h e r s   s a y  
l o n g   ē .   T a k e   y o u r   c h o i c e . )   L o n g   ī   i n   o n e   s y l l a b l e   w o r d s .  

 

y as ē y as ē y as ī
army penny by
candy puppy cry
dummy rainy dry
daddy sunny fly
dolly sleepy my
dusty thirty ply
funny twenty sly
gummy silly try
party wealthy sky
happy pretty why
handy myself
hilly
healthy
fairy
fifty
messy

 


  29
 

U n i t   2 3 :   V o w e l   D i g r a p h :   o a ,   o e   ( l i k e   l o n g   ō )  

 

oa oe
boat foe
boast goes
coat hoe
coach hoed
coast Joe
goat toe
float toes
load woe
loaf
road
soap
soak
toad
throat
roast
soapy
toast

 


  30
 

U n i t   2 7 :   D i g r a p h   o w   ( l i k e   l o n g   ō ) ,   D i p h t h o n g   o w   a s   o u  

 

                                            D i g r a p h                                                                 D i p h t h o n g  

ow as ō ow as ō ow as ou

bow fellow bow

bowl follow cow

blow hollow crowd

crow pillow clown

glow shadow brown

grow window down

grown willow frown

growth yellow flower

flow own gown

low growl

row how

slow howl

tow power

throw powder

show row

sown now

snow town


  31
 

U n i t   2 8 :   D i p h t h o n g   o u   ( S a m e   a s   d i p h t h o n g   o w   o f     c o w ) .      
                          D i g r a p h   o u   ( O f t e n   i r r e g u l a r :   ŭ ,   s h o r t   o o ,   l o n g   ō ,    
                          e t c )  

Diphthong ou Digraph ou
cloud you
found
ground country
house young
loud
mound soul
out four
our
mouse
pound
round
sound
shout
scout
clout
pout

                                                           

 

 

 


  32
 

U n i t   2 9 :   D i g r a p h   o y ,   o i   oi
boil
oy coin
boy join
boys joint
joy
joys oil
toy soil
toys spoil
point
oyster toil
oysters going
Troy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


  33
 

U n i t   3 0 :   L o n g   s o u n d   o f   o o  

oo oo
boot stoop
booth spoon
coo shoot
cool
boost too
droop tool
food tooth
groom troop
goose coolness
doom zoo
moon cooler
roof foolish
loose smooth
room teaspoon
proof noonday
mood toothbrush
gloom scooter
noon tooting
soon school
roost
stool


  34
 

U n i t   3 1 :   S h o r t   s o u n d   o f   o o   a n d   s o m e   l e s s   f r e q u e n t   s o u n d s .  

oo oo oo as ō
book
booklet looking door
cook
crook soot floor
brook
cooker took
good
foot shook oo as ŭ
footstep
goodness wool flood
hoof
hook wood blood
hood
look wooden

woolen

footstool


  35
 

U n i t   3 2 :   V o w e l   D i g r a p h s :   a w ,   a u .  

aw au
crawl cause
crawling clause
draw faun
drawn fault
pause
hawk
jaw
law
lawn
paw
saw
shawl
thaw
yawn

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


  36
 

U n i t   3 3 :   P h o n o g r a m s   a l ,   a l l .  

al al all
already bald ball
almost false call
always halt fall
also malt mall
salt tall
wall
 
all
U n i t   3 4 :   D i g r a p h s :   e w ,   u e    
ue
ew ew blue
blew new clue
brew news flue
chew pew glue
crew stew true
drew
flew due
threw hue
Sue
dew
few
mew


  37
 

U n i t   3 5 :   U n a c c e n t e d   a   a t   t h e   b e g i n n i n g   o f   a   w o r d .   A l s o   t h e    
                            w o r d   a   w h e n   n o t   u s e d   f o r   e m p h a s i s .  
 

a
about
adrift
afar
ajar
alike
ahead
amuse
around
arouse
apart
aside
asleep
astir
awake
awhile


  38
 

U n i t   3 6 :   P h o n o g r a m s :   u l ,   u l l ,   u s h   ( u   s o u n d s   l i k e   s h o r t   o o )  

 

ul ull ush
careful
pull bush
fulfill
bull push

full

fullback

full moon

put


  39
 

U n i t   3 7 :   S o f t   s o u n d   o f   c   ( b e f o r e   e ,   i ,   &   y )   U s u a l l y   s o u n d s    
                          l i k e   s :   s o m e t i m e s   s h .    

c as s c as s c as s
cent
cell fleece rice
cease
center fence space
civil
cinder France slice
cyclone
circus hence spice
cinch
cigar ice since
acid
cistern lace twice
ace
brace mince trace
chance
decide mice thence
dance
dunce nice choice
face
niece voice

pace

peace ci as sh

piece special

prance

prince s as sh

princess sugar

pencil

price

race

 


  40
 

U n i t   3 8 :   S o f t   s o u n d   o f   g   i n   d g e   a n d   s o m e t i m e s   b e f o r e   e ,   i ,     y  

ge as j dge as j g as j
ginger
age badge giraffe
gist
barge dodge giblet
gyp
change edge gypsy
gymnast
cage fudge

engage hedge

fringe lodge

huge nudge

large pledge

lunge ledge

hinge judge

page ridge

plunge smudge

rage wedge

range budge

sage

stage

wage

urge

budge

bridge


  41
 

U n i t   3 9 :   S i l e n t   g h   a n d   g h   s o u n d s   l i k e   f   ( a u   i s   o f t e n   i r r e g u l a r )  

igh silent gh f as gh

bright caught rough

blight daughter tough

fight taught enough

fighter laugh

flight ought laughter

high thought laughing

light fought

might bought

night

moonlight

plight

sight

tight

slight

thigh


  42
 

U n i t   4 0 :   S i l e n t   k ,   w ,   t ,   b ,   a n d   l   ( k n = n ,   s t = s ,   w r = r ,   m b = m ,    
                          m b =   m ;   l f = f ) .    

 

kn=n st=s wr=r
knee chasten wreath
kneel glisten wretch
knight write
knife hasten wrist
knit listen wring
knot wrote
know ft=f wreck
known often wrong
knock soften

mb=m bt=t lf=f lk=k
comb
climb debt calf walk
dumb
lamb doubt half talk
limb
thumb chalk

sw=s stalk

answer

sword

 


  43
 

U n i t   4 1 :   s e   s o u n d s   l i k e   z   s=z
as
se=z is
choose has
his
chose
cheese

ease
because

noise
nose

pause
pose

praise
please

rose
rise
tease
these
those
wise

use


  44
 

U n i t   4 2 :   p h   s o u n d s   l i k e   f  
 

ph
elephant

nephew
orphan
prophet
pamphlet

photograph
phonograph
phone
telephone
telegraph
alphabet
phonics


  45
 

U n i t   4 3 :   F i n a l   l e ,   t i o n ,   s i o n  
 

le tion sion

battle attention expression

bundle action impression

bottle addition mission

buckle affection

circle invitation

little foundation

middle education

pickle mention

sample nation

handle partition

puzzle portion

scramble station

scribble section

sprinkle

struggle

tickle

wiggle


  46
 

U n i t   4 4 :   ed   p a s t   t e n s e   e n d i n g .    
 

e d   +   d   o r   t   =   ĕ d ;    
e d   +   v o i c e d   l e t t e r   =   ‘ d ;    
e d   +   v o i c e l e s s   l e t t e r   =   ‘ t .    
 

ed=ĕd ed=‘d ed=‘t

added aimed baked
acted burned boxed
counted called camped
crowded changed hitched
ended jumped
folded named liked
landed saved looked
lighted rained packed
painted rolled pitched
planted stayed stopped
printed turned wished
rested
waited


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U n i t   4 5 :   L o n g   v o w e l s   i n   o p e n   a c c e n t e d   s y l l a b l e s  
 

ā ē ī
ba-ker fe-ver ti-dy
sha-dy ce-dar li-my
la-dy he-ro sli-my
pa-per le-gal vi-per
fa-vor re-gal bi-ter
sa-vor be-fore bri-er
va-por fri-ar
wa-fer li-bel
ma-ker ci-der
ta-ker spi-der
na-sal ti-ger
fa-tal vi-tal
na-tal pli-ant
la-bel gi-ant
ha-lo di-al
sa-go tri-al
pa-cer fi-nal
ra-cer vi-al


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ō ū y=ī
bo-ny tu-lip ty-ro
po-ny Lu-cy ty-rant
ho-ly fu-el
du-el
o-ver cru-el
clo-ver gru-el
pu-pil
do-nor ru-in
so-lar mu-ral
po-lar ru-ral
lo-cal
fo-cal
vo-cal
to-tal

o-val
po-em
gro-cer

o-ral
o-pen


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