RIC-3713 Phonic Blends Digital

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Foreword 

Phonic Blends is a blackline master that uses a creative approach to introduce or 

reinforce initial consonant blends. 

The package contains more than 30 original poems, with each poem 

concentrating on a different phonic blend. Other features include: 

• sequential level of difficulty; 

• blends are placed in family groups; 

* reviews provided to assist with reinforcement and evaluation; 

• simple activities following each poem to reinforce the auditory and visual 

discrimination of each blend; and 

• appealing artwork to help capture children's interest and understanding of 

each poem. 

Phonic Blends is written as a support to modern language programs and is a 

refreshing alternative to traditional approaches. 

br Brian the Brachiosaurus ......................... 1 

dr The Dragon.............................................. 2 

gr Grumpy Grasshoppers ........................... 3 

tr Trevor's Tricycle ........................................ 4 

cr Crunchy the Cricket ............................... 5 

pr A Pretty Princess ..................................... 6 

fr Franko the Frog ....................................... 7 

❈ Review - br, dr, gr, tr, cr, pr, fr.................. 8 

wh Walter the Whale .................................... 9 

th Theodore Thatcher ............................... 10 

ch Charlie Chimpanzee............................ 11 

sh Shoes for Sheep .................................... 12 

❈ Review - wh, th, ch, sh ......................... 13 

pl Playful Plesiosaur................................... 14 

cl Clever Clarence ................................... 15 

bl Poor Blake .............................................. 16 

fl The Flea ................................................. 17 

sl Slippery Slug .......................................... 18 

gl Glen the Glow-worm ........................... 19 

❈ Review - pl, cl, bl, fl, sl, gl...................... 20 

Contents 

st Statue Soldier ........................................ 21 

sm Smarty Smurf ......................................... 22 

sp Spiky Spider ........................................... 23 

sw Swanny the Swagman ......................... 24 

sn Sniffy Snuffy ............................................ 25 

sk Skilful Skating ......................................... 26 

sc Scott the Scallywag ............................. 27 

❈ Review - st, sm, sp, sw, sn, sk, sc .......... 28 

qu Quiet Queenie ...................................... 29 

squ Squishy Squid......................................... 30 

spl Splish, Splash, Splosh ............................ 31 

thr Three Mice............................................. 32 

str The Stranger's Stroll ............................... 33 

spr Spry Old Springbok............................... 34 

scr Scratchy Hen......................................... 35 

❈ Review - qu, squ, spl, thr, str, spr, scr ... 36 



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Brian the 

Brachiosaurus 

br 

Brian was a Brachiosaurus, 

It's too hard to write. 

Maybe we should break it up, 

Until we get it right. 

Say Br 

Br 

Say Brach 

Brach 

Say Brachio 

Brachio 

Say Brachiosau 

Brachiosau 

Say Brachiosaurus 

Brachiosaurus 

I told you we could do it, 

That we could get it right. 

Brachi, Brachiosaurus, 

Boy, we're very bright. 

Circle the 'br' words in the poem. 

Circle the words and colour the pictures beginning with 'br'. 

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bring 

big 

brown 

On the back of this page, draw a Brachiosaurus on a bridge. 

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The Dragon 

dr 

Drufus was a dragon, 

He was a dreary bore. 

Alas, one day he was hit on the head 

by the drawbridge door. 

Now, with dreadlocks dangling 

He plays upon the drums. 

Have you ever seen a dragon play 

with eight fingers and two thumbs? 

Circle the 'dr' words in the poem. 

Put 'dr' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. 

Match the words to the correct pictures. 

agonfly 

awing pin 

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um 

agon 

Copy two other words from the poem beginning with 'dr'. 


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Grumpy 

Grasshoppers 

gr 

A group of grumpy grasshoppers 

ate grapes, all juicy green. 

The grapes belonged to Granny 

who wasn't to be seen. 

They rolled around the grassy ground 

with dreadful belly aches. 

To eat Granny's juicy green grapes 

had been a great mistake. 

Circle the 'gr' words in the poem. 

In the wordsearch there are seven words beginning with 'gr' 

from the poem. Write them as you find them. 

g s g r e e n g 

r u n g m g s r 

a l p r t r w o 

s g e a n u b u 

s r z p g m o n 

y e p e r p v d 



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q a b s o y n o 

y t j g r o u p 

On the back of this page, draw Granny picking grapes. 


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Circle the 'tr' words in the poem. 

Trevor's 

Tricycle 

Trevor owned a tricycle, 

He rode it everywhere. 

Up trails and tracks he trundled, 

Triking here and there. 

One day he tried his trusty trike, 

Up a great big tree. 

Trevor had a tremendous crash, 

And landed on his knee. 

Now Trevor plays with toy trains, 

While his leg's in plaster. 

He cannot ride his trusty trike, 

What a big disaster! 

Colour all the pictures. Circle the ones beginning with 'tr'. 



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tr 

Copy two words from the poem beginning with 'tr'. 


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Crunchy 

the Cricket 

There was a crazy cricket, 

Crunchy he was called. 

He wore a crown upon his head, 

And everywhere he crawled. 

He lived on crumbs and crab meat, 

Which he hunted in a creek. 

Just for fun he crocheted, 

And made doilies every week. 

Circle the 'cr' words in the poem. 

Answer the questions about the poem. 

1. What was the name of the cricket? 

2. What did he wear on his head? 

3. What did Crunchy live on? 

4. Where did he find them? 

5. What did Crunchy do for fun? 



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cr 

Colour the pictures beginning with 'cr'. 


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A Pretty 

Princess 

pr 

A pretty princess went prancing along, 

Pretending to practise her prayers. 

She saw a handsome prince go by, 

And promptly fell down the stairs. 

The poor princess hurt her pride, 

And also hurt her nose. 

The prince felt sorry for the princess, 

And presented her with a rose. 

Circle the 'pr' words in the poem. 

Colour all the things in the picture beginning with 'pr'. 



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Franko 

the Frog 

Franko was a friendly frog, 

So were Freda and Fred. 

They lived on frozen fruitcake, 

Fritters, french fries and bread. 

They visited their friend Francis, 

Who lived in far-off France. 

They travelled there by freighter, 

Whenever they had the chance. 

They took him fruit and frankfurters, 

And food that he could fry. 

They had big feasts on Fridays, 

And all the food they'd try. 

Circle the 'fr' words in the poem. 

Use the picture clues and the words to complete the 

crossword. Circle the word which does not begin with 'fr'. 

frame fridge frog fish fruit 

Across 

2. 

1. Down 

2. 

1. 



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3. 

1. 

fr 

4. 

4. 

3. 


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dr gr tr cr pr fr 

Fill in the missing letters. 

esent ass 

ain umpet 

ick uit 

ab ee 

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og ess 

um ush 


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Walter 

the Whale 

wh 

Walter was a whining whale, 

He asked questions everyday. 

Where are the whitebait? 

What is a wharf? 

When is the month of May? 

He asked all these plus which? and why? 

He drove the fish all mad. 

When Walter the Whale lost his voice, 

The fish were really glad! 

WHOOPEE!!! 

Circle the 'wh' words in the poem. 

Put the correct word at the beginning of each question. 

Which Why What Where When 

1. will you be able to come? 

2. is the name of your puppy? 

3. are your shoes? 



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4. are you crying? 

5. picture did you paint? 

Circle the words and pictures beginning with 'wh'. 

whisper 

water 

white 


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Theodore 

Thatcher 

th 

Theodore Thatcher was a thief, 

He stole all sorts of things. 

He helped himself to this and that, 

He took expensive rings. 

On Thursday while out thieving, 

Theodore the thug 

was frightened by a thunderclap, 

and slipped upon a rug. 

As he landed with a thud 

he shouted out 'Oh Crumbs!' 

When he slipped, Theodore 

had broken both his thumbs! 

Thirteen thickset policemen, 

fought him on the floor. 

Now, Theodore, I'm pleased to say 

is a thief no more. 

Circle the 'th' words in the poem. 

Circle the words and pictures beginning with 'th'. 

thin 



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thick 

think 

tent 

On the back of this page, draw three more things beginning with 'th'. 

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Charlie 

Chimpanzee 

ch 

Charlie was a chimpanzee 

who loved to chew on cheese. 

He also chomped on chocolate cake 

while scratching at his fleas. 

He chewed his way through cheeseburgers 

and chomped through lots of chips. 

And when he'd finished eating 

he would lick around his lips. 

CHOMP!! 

Circle the 'ch' words in the poem. 

Colour all the food Charlie chewed and chomped. 

Put 'ch' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. 

Match the words to the correct pictures. 

ain 



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air 

icken 


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Shoes 

for Sheep 

sh 

The sheep went into the shoe shop 

looking for four shoes to wear. 

The shopkeeper said, 'I'm sorry, 

we only sell them by the pair!' 

Circle the 'sh' words in the poem. 

Draw another pair of shoes Put 'sh' at the beginning of 

on the sheep. each word. 

Draw a picture for each. 

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Circle the pictures which begin like sheep. Colour the 'sh' pictures. 

oe 

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wh th ch sh 


ermometer 

ale 

irt 

ips 

istle 

ell 

eel 

oe 



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imble 

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Playful 

Plesiosaur 

pl 

I have a Plesiosaur as a pet, 

He always likes to play. 

His favourite toys are plastic planes, 

He'll play with them all day. 

He also likes to feast on plums, 

He eats them by the plateful. 

He doesn't like to eat children, 

For that, be very grateful! 

Circle the 'pl' words in the poem. 

Put 'pl' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. Match the 

words to the correct picture. 

ane 

atypus 

ug 



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ant 

ait 

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Circle the 'cl' words in the poem. 

Clever 

Clarence 

Clarence was a clever clown, 

He could climb up on a box, 

Close his eyes and juggle 

Clubs and clogs and clocks. 

Colour in all the things Clever Clarence could juggle. 

Match the word to the correct picture. 

clarinet 

claw 



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cl 

cliff 

cloud 


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Poor 

Blake 

bl 

A boy whose name was Blake, 

Went to the sea so blue. 

He got bitten by a bluebottle, 

And a blowfly too. 

He sat on the beach on a blanket, 

A blackbird pecked his nose. 

Then to finish off his day, 

On a rock he stubbed his toes. 

Circle the 'bl' words in the poem. 

Use the words to complete the poem about Poor Blake. 

A boy whose name 

a rock blue his nose on too was 

Blake, 

went to the sea, so . 

He got bitten by 

and a blowfly . 

He sat 

bluebottle, 



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the beach on a blanket, 

A blackbird pecked his . 

Then to finish off 

On a 

day, 

he stubbed his toes. 


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The Flea 

fl 

Flora the Flea went flying 

in the fleeces of fluffy sheep. 

She flipped and flopped all over the wool 

and burrowed very deep. 

She flitted here and flitted there 

flashing through the fleece. 

She finally flew onto a flower 

and left the sheep in peace. 

Circle the 'fl' words in the poem. 

Write the 'fl' words under the correct picture. 

flame flag flower 

Complete each group of words with one beginning with 'fl'. 

cat bat slat 

man Stan van 

cry by my 

hop shop mop 


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Slippery 

Slug 

sl 

A slippery slimy slug 

went sliding into the sleet. 

He slipped and slopped all over the place 

looking for something to eat. 

He slowly slid into some slush 

that was very deep. 

The slippery slimy slug 

then slowly fell asleep. 

Circle the 'sl' words in the poem. 

Put 'sl' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. 

Match the words to the correct picture. 

ug 

ippers 

eep 



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eeve 


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Glen the 

Glow-worm 

gl 

Glen was a glow-worm, 

He lived in a gloomy place. 

He glittered and he gleamed, 

He had a glossy face. 

Glen's glowing body, 

Could best be seen at night. 

He glistened and he glimmered, 

In the evening light. 

Glen's body shone like glass, 

He was so very glad. 

Because, if his body didn't gleam, 

It would have made him very sad. 

Circle the 'gl' words in the poem. 

In the wordsearch there are seven words beginning with 'gl' from 

the poem. Write them as you find them. 

i n g s s o w g 

g g l o s s y l 

l g b h g k a o 

o l g l a s s w 



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o a m c i o y w 

m d g l e a m o 

y e e m d f l r 

g l o w i n g m 

On the back of this page, draw a glow-worm friend for Glen. 


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pl cl bl fl sl gl 


ait 

uebird 

oud 

ate 

ippers 

ove 

ag 



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asses 

arinet 

ower 

ug 


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Statue 

Soldier 

st 

At his station the soldier stood, 

Stiff to attention like he knew he should. 

Upon his stomach he felt a sting, 

He knew he couldn't do anything. 

He wanted to stamp, he wanted to hop, 

He wanted to tell that bee to stop. 

But like a statue, he just stood, 

Stiff and still like he knew he should. 

Circle the 'st' words in the poem. 

Circle the words and pictures beginning with 'st'. 

sand 

stick 

step 



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sick 

Write a rhyming word beginning with 'st'. 

hop 

will 

tray 

band 


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Smarty 

Smurf 

sm 

Smarty Smurf was smiling, 

On his face he had a smudge. 

He'd been sampling Smurfette's cooking, 

A cake of chocolate fudge. 

It smelt just so delicious, 

And tasted just as good. 

Smarty sampled more and more, 

Much more than he should. 

It dribbled onto his smock top, 

It dribbled onto his clothes. 

Smarty had smudges everywhere, 

Right down to his toes. 

Circle the 'sm' words in the poem. 

Put 'sm' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. Match the 


ile 

oke 

ash 



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udge 

ell 


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Spiky 

Spider 

sp 

There was once a spiky spider, 

Who found spelling very tough. 

That's because the spider, 

Didn't go to school enough. 

Words that started with 'sp', 

Really made him yell. 

Words that started with 'sp'. 

He just could not spell. 

Spot and spade, spoon and space, 

Made this spider pull a face. 

Spanner, speed, spaghetti, spear, 

Made Spiky Spider shake with fear. 

At spelling he'd be very poor, 

Unless he went to school some more. 

So, he's going to school each day, 

Now he's finding spelling A-OK! 

Use the pictures and words to complete the crossword. 

spade spaghetti spaceman space spider spiral 

Across 

1. 

3. 

3. 

1. 

Down 

1. 



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2. 

4. 

2. 

5. 

5. 

4. 


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Swanny the 

Swagman 

sw 

Swanny was a swagman, 

carrying his swag. 

all of his belongings, 

tied up in a bag. 

As he swagged down the street, 

he swiflty swatted flies. 

Swishing them and swiping them, 

out of his nose and eyes. 

He swung his swag down from his back, 

to have a little rest. 

But even resting in the shade, 

The flies were still a pest. 

Out from his swag he pulled a can, 

of flyspray smelling sweet. 

The swarming flies swooped in to see, 

and fell down at his feet. 

Circle the 'sw' words in the poem. 

Colour all the things in the picture beginning with 'sw'. 



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Sniffy 

Snuffy 

sn 

Snuffy was a sniffing snake, 

Who sneezed and sniffed away. 

He never used a tissue, 

To blow his nose each day. 

He snorted and he snuffled, 

His nose he wouldn't clear. 

He didn't have many friends, 

No-one wanted to be near. 

Then, a handy hanky he received, 

From his good friend Rose. 

Now Snuffy remembers every day, 

To blow his sniffy nose. 

Circle the 'sn' words in the poem. 

Write each 'sn' word in the correct word shape . Match the words to 

the correct picture. 

snail snake snowman snore 



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Skilful 

Skating 

sk 

The skater went skating 

along on his skates. 

Skimming and skidding 

along with his mates. 

'I'm the most skilful, I am the best 

I can skate better than all the rest.' 

He was so busy skiting 

about being so good, 

he wasn't watching 

the ground as he should. 

He skidded and he skated 

right into a tree 

and lost lots of skin 

off one arm and one knee. 

Circle all the 'sk' words in the poem. 

Colour all the pictures beginning with 'sk'. 



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Use the words beginning with 'sk' to complete the sentences. 

sky skateboard skipping 

Look at Jane . 

The 

was a brilliant blue. 

I got a 

for my birthday. 


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Scott the 

Scallywag 

sc 

Scott was a scallywag, 

who liked to trick his mates. 

One day he gave them scones with flies, 

and said that they were dates. 

Another trick that he played, 

made them late for school. 

He threw their scarves up a tree, 

that overhung a pool. 

By the time they got their scarves, 

Scott had scampered away. 

His mates were so cross with him, 

That they chased him round all day. 

Circle the 'sc' words in the poem. 

Put 'sc' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. Match the 

words to the correct pictures. 

hool 

ooter 



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are 

arf 

ar 


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st sm sp sw sn sk sc 

im 

ile 

aghetti 

apler 

ail 

ar 

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arf 

ake 

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Quiet 

Queenie 

qu 

Queenie, queen of Quebec, 

Quietly quilted quilts. 

She really was quite clever, 

As she quilted while standing on stilts. 

One day when quietly quilting, 

Queenie began to shiver. 

A rather large earthquake, 

Had made her stilts start to quiver. 

She quickly quit her quilting, 

And jumped down to the ground. 

Now she only quilts, 

When there are no earthquakes around. 

Circle the 'qu' words in the poem. 

In the wordsearch there are seven words beginning with 'qu' from the 

poem. Write them as you find them. 

i q u i t e l o 

q v e w e s f o 

u q u i v e r q 

i r e v a w e u 



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l q u i l t s i 

t s i l u f f t 

e q u i e t l y 

d u k q u e e n 

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Squishy 

Squid 

squ 

Squish - went the squid, 

As he squirmed in the sea. 

Squeak - went the squirrel, 

As he squiggled up a tree. 

Squawk - went the seagulls, 

As they squabbled in the sky. 

Squeal - went my sister, 

When I tried to eat her pie. 

Circle the 'squ' words in the poem. 

Match these beginnings to the correct endings. 

Squish-went the squid, • • As he squiggled up a tree. 

Squeak-went the squirrel, • • When I tried to eat her pie. 

Squawk-went the seagulls,• 

• As he squirmed in the sea. 

Squeal-went my sister, • • As they squabbled in the sky. 



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Write the correct 'squ' words under the correct picture. 

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Splish, 

Splash, 

Splosh 

Splash, splosh, splish, 

Went the fish in the dish. 

Splish, splash, splosh, 

The fish had a wash. 

Splosh, splish, splash, 

He was clean in a flash. 

Circle the 'spl' words in the poem. 

Use the words to complete the poem Splish, Splash, Splosh. 

splash 

clean 

fish 

wash 

Splosh 

Went the 

in the dish. Splish 

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splosh, the fish had a . 

spl 

splish, splash, 

He was in a 

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Three 

Mice 

thr 

Three thrifty mice 

Store food in their nest, 

To help them thrive through Winter 

And as extras for their guest. 

They thread their way through the house 

Finding crumbs with ease. 

The food they were most thrilled to find 

Was three large pieces of cheese. 

Circle the 'thr' words in the poem. 

Choose a rhyming word beginning with 'thr' for each picture. 

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Circle the 'str' words in the poem. 

The 

Stranger's Stroll 

A stranger went striding, 

straight down the busy street, 

looking for something 

yummy to eat. 

He strode into a shop, 

that was full of nice things, 

and bought a strawberry strudel 

and creamy doughnut rings. 

Then he went strolling, 

down by the stream, 

eating all the strudel 

and licking up the cream. 

Put 'str' at the beginning of each word. Say the words. Match the 


ong 

etcher 

ing 

str 



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eet 


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Spry Old 

Springbok 

A springbok went sprightly sprinting 

along the road in the rain. 

He sprawled over a baby sprat 

and his ankle, he did sprain. 

Because he cannot 

sprint or spring, 

The spry old springbok 

is learning how to sing. 

Circle the 'spr' words in the poem. 

Use the words to complete the poem about Spry Old Springbok. 

A springbok 

along the road 

He sprawled over 

old Because a went to in 

and his ankle, he did sprain. 

sprint or spring, 

The spry 

the rain. 

baby sprat 

springbok 

sprightly sprinting 

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spr 

is learning how 

sing. 

Complete and say the words. 

spr + ing = 

spr + ang = 


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Scratchy 

Hen 

scr 

Scratchy was a scruffy hen, 

Who scratched and scraped around. 

Always searching for the scraps, 

Lying on the ground. 

She screeched and screamed with delight, 

When she found some food. 

Eating scrumptious scraps, 

Always improved her mood. 

Circle the 'scr' words in the poem. 

Say the poem. Write all the words which begin with 'scr'. 



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Write each 'scr' word in the correct word shape. 

scribble scrub screen scrap 


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qu squ spl thr str spr scr 


ead 

inkler 

ew 

ingbok 

ing 

ilt 

id 

one 

awberry 



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ash 

aps 


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