PL or PR? Picture Blend Practice

Name plate, princess, planet, present, pretzel and plant, then choose and write pl or pr. A completed page supports checking.
Year levels
Foundation–Year 1
Pages
2
File type
PDF

Updated Jul 28, 2021

Subject
Phonics, Language Development, English
Resource types
Worksheets

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This worksheet is a great way for students to practice identifying words that begin with the PL and PR blends. By looking at the pictures and determining which beginning sound begins the word, students will get valuable practice with these important phonics skills.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish /pl/ from /pr/ at the beginning of a pictured word
  • Select and print PL for plate, planet and plant
  • Select and print PR for princess, present and pretzel

Teaching tips

  • Say plate, princess, planet, present, pretzel and plant aloud before learners circle a blend.
  • Check the printed letters as well as the circled PL or PR choice.

Skills covered

  • Initial-blend discrimination — learners listen for PL or PR in six named words
  • Phonics-to-print mapping — learners connect each spoken onset with its two-letter spelling
  • Letter formation — learners copy the selected blend onto a response line

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • PL and PR blend practice
  • Initial consonant blends

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