R Blends Cut and Paste ELA Worksheets - Free Printable

This worksheet is designed to help children practice R-blends — consonant blends that begin with the letter “r” (like *br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr*). The task is to match each blend with the picture whose name starts with that sound.

Let’s go through each picture and find its correct R-blend match:

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🔹 Left Column Pictures (with their correct R-blend):

1. Cradle → starts with “cr”
➤ Match with cr

2. Drill → starts with “dr”
➤ Match with dr

3. Grandma / Granny → starts with “gr”
➤ Match with gr

4. Broccoli → starts with “br”
➤ Match with br

5. Frame / Picture frame → starts with “fr”
➤ Match with fr

6. Pretzel → starts with “pr”
➤ Match with pr

7. Prince → starts with “pr”? Wait — actually, “prince” starts with “pr”, but we already used “pr” for pretzel. Let’s double-check.

❗ Correction: We have two “pr” pictures? That can’t be right. Let’s re-examine.

Actually, “prince” does start with “pr”, and so does “pretzel” — but we only have one “pr” box. So which one is intended?

Looking again — the prince image might be meant to represent “tr”? No — “tr” is for “train” or “tree”, not prince.

Wait — let’s look at the right column pictures. Maybe we mixed up columns.

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Actually, the worksheet layout is:

- Left column: 7 pictures
- Middle column: 7 R-blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr)
- Right column: 7 different pictures

The instruction says: Match each blend with the correct picture — meaning you should draw a line from the blend in the middle to the picture (on left OR right) that starts with that sound.

So we need to match each blend to ONE picture — total 7 matches.

Let’s list all 14 pictures and assign the correct blend to each:

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## ✔ Correct Matches:

LEFT COLUMN PICTURES:

1. Cradle → cr
2. Drill → dr
3. Grandma → gr
4. Broccoli → br
5. Frame → fr
6. Mousetrap → tr *(“trap”)*
7. Prince → pr *(“prince”)*

RIGHT COLUMN PICTURES:

8. Fruit → fr *(“fruit”)* → but we already have “frame” for “fr”? Conflict!

Wait — this suggests we must choose only one picture per blend, so we need to pick the best match for each blend from ALL 14 pictures.

But the worksheet likely intends for you to match each blend to exactly one picture, and there are 7 blends and 14 pictures — so probably, the student is supposed to draw lines from the middle column blends to either left or right pictures — one per blend.

Let’s do it properly by matching each blend to the most obvious picture:

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## 🎯 Final Matching Solution:

| Blend | Picture (and Reason) |
|-------|-------------------------------|
| br | Broccoli (left column) — “broccoli” starts with /br/ |
| cr | Cradle (left column) — “cradle” starts with /cr/ |
| dr | Drill (left column) — “drill” starts with /dr/ |
| fr | Frame (left column) — “frame” starts with /fr/ |
| gr | Grandma (left column) — “grandma” starts with /gr/ |
| pr | Pretzel (right column) — “pretzel” starts with /pr/ |
| tr | Mousetrap (left column) — “trap” part of “mousetrap” starts with /tr/ |

✔ All 7 blends matched to one picture each.

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## ❗ Important Note:

There’s a pre-drawn dotted line from Cradle → br — but that’s incorrect!
“Cradle” starts with “cr”, not “br”.

So the worksheet has a mistake or is testing attention to detail.

> ✔ Correct correction: The line should go from Cradle → cr, not br.

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## 🖍️ How to Complete the Worksheet:

Draw lines from each blend to the correct picture:

- br → Broccoli (left)
- cr → Cradle (left) ← fix the pre-drawn line!
- dr → Drill (left)
- fr → Frame (left)
- gr → Grandma (left)
- pr → Pretzel (right)
- tr → Mousetrap (left)

*(Note: “Prince” on left is also “pr”, but since “pretzel” is more clearly associated with “pr” and “prince” might be confused with “tr” if misread, we prioritize “pretzel” for “pr” and “mousetrap” for “tr”.)*

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## 💡 Teaching Tip:

This activity reinforces phonemic awareness — helping kids hear the beginning sounds in words. Encourage them to say each word aloud and identify the first two sounds (the blend).

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

Match as follows:

- br → Broccoli
- cr → Cradle
- dr → Drill
- fr → Frame
- gr → Grandma
- pr → Pretzel
- tr → Mousetrap

And correct the pre-drawn line from Cradle to cr, not br.

Let me know if you’d like a printable answer key or explanation for younger learners! 😊