S-Blends Sentences Worksheet for Phonics Practice

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the word bank that fits.

Word Bank:
- swift
- skate
- sport
- smooth
- storm
- sniff
- score
- sleet

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1. “The ________ was hitting the window.”
→ What hits windows during bad weather? Storm or sleet. Sleet is icy rain — it can hit windows. But “storm” is more general and common for this kind of sentence. Let’s hold both options.

Wait — look at #3: “The musher was worried about the ________.” Musher = dog sled driver → they worry about weather like storms or sleet. So maybe #1 is “sleet” and #3 is “storm”? Or vice versa?

Actually, “sleet” is a type of precipitation that hits windows. “Storm” is bigger — wind, rain, snow, etc. Both could work, but let’s see other clues.

Hold on — #6 says: “The wind was ________ on the Alaskan trail.” That sounds like “swift” (fast). So “swift” goes there.

Back to #1: “The ________ was hitting the window.” If we save “storm” for #3 (musher worried about storm), then #1 could be “sleet”. Sleet hits windows. Yes.

So tentatively:
#1 → sleet
#3 → storm

But let’s check all sentences first.

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2. “We got to ice ________ on the frozen pond.”
→ Ice skate! That’s a phrase. “Ice skate” as a verb. So #2 → skate

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3. “The musher was worried about the ________.”
→ Musher = dog sled racer. They worry about bad weather — storm makes sense. Sleet also possible, but “storm” is broader and more worrying. Let’s go with storm.

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4. “My favorite ________ is sled dog racing.”
→ Sled dog racing is a sport. So #4 → sport

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5. “What was the ________ of the game?”
→ Score of the game. Common phrase. #5 → score

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6. “The wind was ________ on the Alaskan trail.”
→ Wind was fast → swift. #6 → swift

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7. “The ride on the sled was very ________.”
→ Smooth ride. Makes sense. #7 → smooth

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8. “The dogs had to ________ the ground.”
→ Sniff the ground. Dogs sniff things. #8 → sniff

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Now let’s double-check:

Used words so far:
#1 → sleet
#2 → skate
#3 → storm
#4 → sport
#5 → score
#6 → swift
#7 → smooth
#8 → sniff

Leftover word: none — all 8 used. Perfect.

Check if any don’t fit:

#1: “The sleet was hitting the window.” → Yes, sleet is icy rain that hits windows.

#3: “The musher was worried about the storm.” → Yes, storms are dangerous for sledding.

All others make perfect sense.

Final Answer:
1. sleet
2. skate
3. storm
4. sport
5. score
6. swift
7. smooth
8. sniff