L-BLENDS - MATCHING - The Worksheet Factory - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are matching L-blends (two-letter combinations that start with “l” or have “l” as the second letter) to pictures that represent words starting with those blends.

The blends given are:
- bl
- cl
- fl
- gl
- pl
- sl

And we have 12 pictures — 6 on the left, 6 on the right. We need to match each blend to the correct picture(s). But note: the instruction says “Match each blend with the correct picture” — and there are 6 blends and 12 pictures? Wait — actually, looking again: there are 6 blends in the center, and 6 pictures on the left + 6 on the right = 12 total pictures. That suggests each blend matches TWO pictures? Or maybe it’s a typo? Let me check the example.

In the image, there’s already one dotted line drawn: from the fly (left side) to the “fl” box. So “fly” starts with “fl” → that’s correct.

So likely, each blend should be matched to two pictures — one from the left column and one from the right column? Or perhaps all 12 pictures are to be matched to the 6 blends — meaning two pictures per blend.

Let’s list all the pictures and think of what word they represent, then see which L-blend they start with.

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Left column pictures (top to bottom):

1. Fly → fly → starts with fl
2. Razor blade → blade → starts with bl
3. Cloud → cloud → starts with cl
4. Planet (with rings) → could be globe? No, globe is Earth-like. This looks like Saturn. But “planet” doesn’t start with an L-blend. Wait — maybe it’s meant to be globe? But it has rings… Hmm. Alternatively, maybe it’s glow? Not really. Let’s hold off.
Actually — wait! Maybe it’s globe? But the picture below is a globe. So this must be something else. Perhaps planet isn’t the intended word. Let’s look at the other options.

Wait — let’s do both columns together.

Actually, let’s list ALL 12 pictures and assign likely words:

Left column:
1. Fly → fly → fl
2. Razor blade → blade → bl
3. Cloud → cloud → cl
4. Ringed planet → ??? Maybe globe? But no — the next one is slide, then globe. Perhaps this is glow? Unlikely. Another idea: planets? Still not helpful. Wait — maybe it’s glimmer? Too advanced. Let’s skip for now.
5. Slide → slide → sl
6. Globe → globe → gl

Right column:
7. Clock → clock → cl
8. Flag → flag → fl
9. Blue paint blob → blob? Or blue? “Blue” starts with “bl”. Yes!
10. Glue bottle → glue → gl
11. Sloth → sloth → sl
12. Airplane → plane → pl

Ah! Now it makes sense.

So let’s map each picture to its starting L-blend:

Left:
1. Fly → fl
2. Blade → bl
3. Cloud → cl
4. Ringed planet → ??? Wait — if we have “globe” already at #6, and “glue” on right, maybe this is... actually, let’s reassign.

Hold on — perhaps the ringed planet is meant to be globe? But there’s a separate globe picture. Unless... maybe the ringed planet is Saturn, but that doesn’t help. Another thought: maybe it’s glint? No.

Wait — let’s count how many times each blend appears.

Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl → 6 blends.

Pictures: 12 → so probably 2 pictures per blend.

Let’s group them:

→ bl:
- blade (left #2)
- blue (right #9) → yes, “blue” starts with “bl”

→ cl:
- cloud (left #3)
- clock (right #7)

→ fl:
- fly (left #1) — already connected in image
- flag (right #8)

→ gl:
- globe (left #6)
- glue (right #10)

→ pl:
- plane (right #12) — airplane is often called “plane”
- ??? What’s the second? Left #4 is ringed planet — maybe that’s meant to be “planet”? But “planet” starts with “pl”! Yes!

→ sl:
- slide (left #5)
- sloth (right #11)

Perfect! So:

Blend | Picture 1 | Picture 2
------|-----------|----------
bl | blade | blue
cl | cloud | clock
fl | fly | flag
gl | globe | glue
pl | planet (ringed) | plane
sl | slide | sloth

Now, since the worksheet has the blends in the center, and pictures on both sides, we need to draw lines from each blend to its two matching pictures.

But the user didn’t ask us to draw — just to solve the problem. Since it’s a matching task, the final answer should list which pictures go with which blend.

However, the instruction says: “Solve the problem accurately.” And the problem is to match each blend with the correct picture.

Since there are two pictures per blend, we’ll list them.

Also, note: in the image, “fly” is already connected to “fl”, so we confirm that.

Final mapping:

- bl → blade, blue
- cl → cloud, clock
- fl → fly, flag
- gl → globe, glue
- pl → planet, plane
- sl → slide, sloth

We can write this clearly.

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Final Answer:
bl: blade, blue
cl: cloud, clock
fl: fly, flag
gl: globe, glue
pl: planet, plane
sl: slide, sloth