GL or GR? Beginning-Blend Worksheet
Name six pictures, choose gl or gr and write the beginning blend. Check the grapes, globe, glue, gloves, grasshopper and grill examples on the answer page.
- Year groups
- Years 1–2 (Key Stage 1)
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Subject
- Phonics, Language Development, English
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Word reading
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About this resource
This worksheet is great for students who are having trouble with blends. It will help them to identify the beginning sound of words and the different ways that blends are used.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Distinguish the initial sounds represented by gl and gr
- Choose gl or gr for the onset of each pictured vocabulary word
- Write the chosen gl/gr onset on its response line
Teaching tips
- Name each picture aloud before asking learners to select its opening blend.
- Contrast the mouth movement in gl and gr, then let children check their choices after completing the page.
Skills covered
- Beginning-sound analysis — pictured words are separated by their initial consonant blend.
- Phonics spelling — learners record gl or gr rather than copying a full word.
- Visual-auditory matching — each image is connected with its spoken onset.
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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Word reading — read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught
Core concepts
Core concepts
- GL blend
- GR blend
- Beginning sounds
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