L blends Worksheets

Build familiarity with initial L-blends through listening, tracing, sorting, spelling, and reading. Dictation, short passages, and a spinner game offer varied ways to practice the sounds in words.
Grades
K–2
Pages
47
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Apr 18, 2025

Subject
ELA, Phonics
Topic
L blends, Initial blends
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
RF.1.3.b

Product description

From the author

Here is a consonant L-blend worksheet pack to teach bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, and sl.

Who are these L-Blends Worksheets for?

These worksheets are designed for a younger child, or an older child with processing difficulties, both of whom may need less on a page.

These worksheets break learning down into small, bite-sized steps to enable very young learners or those with special needs to succeed.

These worksheets are based on my 3-step process: see it, sound it out, and write it. By using the hand, we strengthen the links in the brain that help both reading and spelling.

Reading and spelling are two sides of the same coin. Together, both are stronger.

Order, Outline and Steps

  • Each blend is introduced aurally. To begin with, the child is asked to colour the picture that starts with a given blend. There are 2 differentiated worksheets for each blend.

  • A further set of worksheets asks children to sort words by their initial blend - there are 2 differentiated worksheets for this activity.

  • Another set gives the child practice writing the blend, providing a multisensory component.

  • We then move into reading and spelling words with a consonant blend and a short vowel sound - words like 'plum' and 'clap'.

  • The next section gives further practice playing with blends and endings - word making.

  • We then put the blends words into sentences and further into short paragraphs.

  • We finish with a game.

Who can use these L-Blends Worksheets?

Children aged 3 to 6,

SEN children of any age if they are suitable for the child's needs.

Teachers

Parents

Home educators - can be used as part of the Reading Made Simple Phonic Reading and Writing Programme liked by home educators.

Private tutors:

What is included in the L-Blends Worksheet pack?

A 47-page PDF with differentiated activities, teacher guidance, flashcards, and a game

24 word flashcards

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Hear and distinguish six initial L-blends

  • Blend, read, and spell short words with L-consonant clusters

  • Apply blend recognition in sentences and passages

Teaching tips

  • Select pages by the specific blend a learner is practicing, then move from listening and picture work toward spelling, sentences, and short-text reading.

Skills covered

  • Phonemic awareness — Hear an initial consonant blend

  • Decoding — Combine blend and vowel-consonant patterns

  • Encoding — Spell words and complete sentences

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Does this set include connected reading?

Yes. Short reading and comprehension activities appear alongside word-level phonics practice, dictation, and a game.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RF.1.3.b

Core concepts

  • Initial L-blends

  • Phoneme blending

  • Decoding and spelling

  • Short-passage fluency

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