Beginning Blends cl and sl Circle the Pictures Worksheet
Children listen for the first two sounds and circle the pictures that start with cl (clogs, clan) and with sl (slap, slabs, slip, slug, slipper), leaving the others.
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Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7)
This is page 37 of the pack. Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
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Curriculum
- Phonics - Blends > Consonant Blends
How to use this worksheet
Your child names each picture in a box, listens for the blend in the middle circle and circles only the matching pictures.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Say one more cl and sl word
- 2Slip on a slipper and say 'sl'
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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