Read and Circle: 'br' Blend Words Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet trains children to hear and recognize the 'br' consonant blend at the start of words like 'bread' or 'brush,' building on single-letter phonics toward the more complex blended sounds that make up much of early reading vocabulary. For ages three to five, matching a read word to its picture also reinforces that written letters correspond to real, specific meanings rather than abstract symbols.
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How to use this worksheet
Read the word at the beginning of each section aloud together, sounding out the 'buh-ruh' blend clearly before moving to the pictures. Have your child look at the picture options in that section and decide which one matches the word they just read. Ask them to circle the matching picture, checking the word one more time before they commit to their answer. Continue through each section on the page, reading and circling as you go.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Have your child write the 'br' words on a separate sheet of paper for extra practice.
- •Ask your child to draw a picture for each 'br' word they read on the worksheet.
- •Go on a 'br' word hunt, looking around the house or in a book for anything that starts with that blend.
- •Play a rhyming game using br-words, like 'bread' and 'said,' to build phonemic awareness.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage your child to sound out the words as they read them, breaking the blend into its two component sounds if a word feels difficult. Praise their efforts and provide positive reinforcement even for close guesses, since attempting to decode an unfamiliar blend is valuable practice in itself.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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