S Blends Cut and Paste worksheet for learning phonics with matching images and words.

Let’s go step by step to solve this “S Blends Cut and Paste” worksheet.

We are matching pictures with words that start with an “s blend” — that means two consonants together where the first is ‘s’, like “sc”, “sk”, “sn”, “sm”.

The words given on the right are:
- scared
- skate
- sky
- snack
- smash

Now let’s look at each picture (from top to bottom) and match it to the correct word:

1. First picture: Two apples, one has a bite taken out, and there’s a face looking worried or afraid → This matches “scared” (because someone might be scared of something scary… but here, maybe it’s just showing emotion? Wait — actually, looking again: it’s two apples, one bitten, and a sad/scared face. But “scared” doesn’t directly relate to apples. Hmm. Let’s hold that thought.)

Wait — perhaps we need to think phonetically or contextually. Actually, let’s re-express:

Looking at the images more carefully (even though I can’t describe them, I’m reasoning based on standard worksheet logic):

Actually, let’s list the pictures in order as they appear (top to bottom):

Picture 1: Apples + scared face → likely “scared” (emotion)

Picture 2: Girl crying or upset → also could be “scared”? No — wait, maybe not. Let’s think differently.

Actually, standard S-blend worksheets pair:

- Skate → roller skates
- Sky → clouds/sun
- Snack → food (like chips or sandwich)
- Smash → broken glass or smashed object
- Scared → frightened face

So let’s assign:

→ Picture 1: Apples + scared face → “scared”

→ Picture 2: Crying girl → still could be “scared”? But maybe not. Wait — perhaps Picture 2 is meant to be “sky”? No, that doesn’t fit.

Hold on — let’s use elimination.

Words: scared, skate, sky, snack, smash

Pictures (in order from top to bottom):

1. Apples with a scared face → “scared”

2. Girl crying → Hmm… maybe this is NOT scared? Or maybe it is. But let’s see next.

3. Roller skate → clearly “skate”

4. Broken window or shattered glass → “smash”

5. Sun behind clouds → “sky”

That leaves Picture 2 (crying girl) — what’s left? We have “snack” unused.

But crying girl ≠ snack. That doesn’t make sense.

Wait — maybe I misassigned.

Alternative approach:

Perhaps Picture 1 (apples) is “snack” — because apples are a snack!

Then Picture 2 (crying girl) = “scared”

Picture 3 (roller skate) = “skate”

Picture 4 (broken glass) = “smash”

Picture 5 (sun/clouds) = “sky”

Yes! That makes perfect sense.

So final matching:

- Picture 1 (apples) → snack
- Picture 2 (crying girl) → scared
- Picture 3 (roller skate) → skate
- Picture 4 (broken glass) → smash
- Picture 5 (sun/clouds) → sky

Now, for the “Box It Up” column — you count the letters in each word and draw that many boxes.

Let’s do that:

- snack → 5 letters → □□□□□
- scared → 6 letters → □□□□□□
- skate → 5 letters → □□□□□
- smash → 5 letters → □□□□□
- sky → 3 letters → □□□

And for “Paste It” — you cut out the word and paste it next to the picture.

Also, “Say It” — say the word aloud (we don’t write anything there).

So now, filling in the table row by row:

Row 1 (apples):
- Say It: (say “snack”)
- Paste It: [paste “snack”]
- Box It Up: 5 boxes
- Cut It: “snack”

Row 2 (crying girl):
- Say It: (say “scared”)
- Paste It: [paste “scared”]
- Box It Up: 6 boxes
- Cut It: “scared”

Row 3 (roller skate):
- Say It: (say “skate”)
- Paste It: [paste “skate”]
- Box It Up: 5 boxes
- Cut It: “skate”

Row 4 (broken glass):
- Say It: (say “smash”)
- Paste It: [paste “smash”]
- Box It Up: 5 boxes
- Cut It: “smash”

Row 5 (sun/clouds):
- Say It: (say “sky”)
- Paste It: [paste “sky”]
- Box It Up: 3 boxes
- Cut It: “sky”

In the “Cut It” column on the right, the words are already listed — you cut those out and paste them into the “Paste It” column next to the correct picture.

Final Answer:

Here’s how to fill in each row:

Row 1 (apples):
Paste It: snack
Box It Up: ■■■■■ (5 boxes)
Cut It: snack

Row 2 (crying girl):
Paste It: scared
Box It Up: ■■■■■■ (6 boxes)
Cut It: scared

Row 3 (roller skate):
Paste It: skate
Box It Up: ■■■■■ (5 boxes)
Cut It: skate

Row 4 (broken glass):
Paste It: smash
Box It Up: ■■■■■ (5 boxes)
Cut It: smash

Row 5 (sun/clouds):
Paste It: sky
Box It Up: ■■■ (3 boxes)
Cut It: sky

✔ All matched correctly!