3-Letter Blends Sort worksheet for practicing word recognition and phonics skills.

Final Answer:
scram, scrap, scrape, scraw, scrub, screen, scratch, scrawl, spray, sprig, spring, sprout, spry, squad, squat, squeeze, squid, squish, square, strain, strap, stress, strum, straw, spray, splice, split, splinter, splurge, splatter, splendid, splash, splint, sploor, spring, spread, sprawl, sprinkle, splurge

Wait — that’s not correct. Let me carefully sort the given words under the correct 3-letter blends.

We have five columns:
- SCR-
- STR-
- SPR-
- SPL-
- SQU-

List of words (from image, bottom grid):
scram, strain, spray, splash, squad, scrap
strap, spree, splice, squat, scrape, straw
sprig, splint, squeak, scratch, stream, spring
split, squid, screen, stress, spry, splurge
squish, scrub, strum, sprout, splatter, square

Now sort each word by its first three letters:

SCR-
- scram → scr
- scrap → scr
- scrape → scr
- scratch → scr
- scrub → scr
- screen → scr

That’s 6 words.

STR-
- strain → str
- strap → str
- stream → str
- stress → str
- strum → str
- straw → str

6 words.

SPR-
- spray → spr
- spree → spr
- sprig → spr
- split → spr? Wait — *split* starts with spl, not spr! Mistake.

Let’s check carefully:

- split → spl
- squid → squ
- screen → scr ✔
- stress → str ✔
- spry → spr
- sprout → spr
- square → squ
- squeak → squ
- squish → squ
- splint → spl
- splash → spl
- splatter → spl
- splurge → spl
- squad → squ
- squat → squ
- strap → str
- strain → str
- stream → str
- str
- straw → str
- scramble? No — “scram” is given.

Let me list all 30 words explicitly (5 rows × 6 columns = 30):

Row 1: scram, strain, spray, splash, squad, scrap
Row 2: strap, spree, splice, squat, scrape, straw
Row 3: sprig, splint, squeak, scratch, stream, spring
Row 4: split, squid, screen, stress, spry, splurge
Row 5: squish, scrub, strum, sprout, splatter, square

Now extract first 3 letters of each:

1. scram → scr
2. strain → str
3. spray → spr
4. splash → spl
5. squad → squ
6. scrap → scr
7. strap → str
8. spree → spr
9. splice → spl
10. squat → squ
11. scrape → scr
12. straw → str
13. sprig → spr
14. splint → spl
15. squeak → squ
16. scratch → scr
17. stream → str
18. spring → spr
19. split → spl
20. squid → squ
21. screen → scr
22. stress → str
23. spry → spr
24. splurge → spl
25. squish → squ
26. scrub → scr
27. strum → str
28. sprout → spr
29. splatter → spl
30. square → squ

Now count per blend:

- SCR-: scram, scrap, scrape, scratch, screen, scrub → 6 words
- STR-: strain, strap, straw, stream, stress, strum → 6 words
- SPR-: spray, spree, sprig, spring, spry, sprout → 6 words
- SPL-: splash, splice, splint, split, splurge, splatter → 6 words
- SQU-: squad, squat, squeak, squid, squish, square → 6 words

Perfect — 6 each.

So the correct sorting is:

SCR-: scram, scrap, scrape, scratch, screen, scrub
STR-: strain, strap, straw, stream, stress, strum
SPR-: spray, spree, sprig, spring, spry, sprout
SPL-: splash, splice, splint, split, splurge, splatter
SQU-: squad, squat, squeak, squid, squish, square

Since the question asks to “glue it under the correct heading”, and we’re to give only the final answer, we list each column’s words in order (as they’d be glued).

But the format expects a single final answer — likely the grouped list.

Given instructions: “Provide only the final correct answer.”

So:

Final Answer:
SCR-: scram, scrap, scrape, scratch, screen, scrub
STR-: strain, strap, straw, stream, stress, strum
SPR-: spray, spree, sprig, spring, spry, sprout
SPL-: splash, splice, splint, split, splurge, splatter
SQU-: squad, squat, squeak, squid, squish, square