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Consonant Blends Worksheet — R-Blends (Free PDF)

br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr — 98 words across 7 blends, write & read.

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One page for each r-blend — br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr — words like crab, drum and frog.

What’s inside

  • An instructions page.
  • BR words (br-ag, br-and, br-ave, br-ing, br-oom, bright…) and CR words (cr-ab, cr-ack, cr-aft, cr-est, cr-imp, cr-op…).
  • DR, FR, GR, PR and TR pages.

Every word in this PDF (89)

Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.

brag, brand, bring, brave, broom, bread, brown, break, brush, brick, brew, bride, broke, crab, crest, crack, crimp, craft, crop, crash, cross, crawl, crown, cream, crow, creek, drag, drive, drain, drop, draw, drum, dream, dress, draft, drill, drift, drip, drown, frog, frame, frost, frill, frown, frank, fret, fresh, fried, free, grab, gray, grace, greet, grade, grew, grand, grip, grape, grin, grasp, groan, grass, grow, pray, prank, press, prod, price, prop, pride, print, prep, prize, prove, prowl, track, trim, trade, trip, train, trot, trap, truck, trash, true, tree, trail, trick, trust

How to use it

  1. Say the blend quickly: /c/ /r/ — then the rest of the word.
  2. Write each word.
  3. Mix two pages and ask your child to sort the words by blend.
  4. Some words use later patterns (brave, bright) — skip or help with those.

Who it’s for

Ages 5–6, Stage 4.

Where it fits: Stage 4 — Digraphs & Consonant Blends

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