Blend Phonics Timed Fluency Drills
For Beginning and Remedial Readers
Designed to Accompany Mrs. Hazel Loring’s 1980 Phonics Masterpiece:
Reading Made Easy with Blend Phonics for First Grade
Mr. Potter’s Secret of Reading: “Look at all the Letters the Right Way, and No Guessing.”
Blend Phonics Fluency Drills Step 6 Irregular Spelling Patterns Drills 48 - 61 Units 36 - 47 Decodable Stories 36 - 62 Phonvisual Chart Picture-Sound Correspondences Initial unaccented a = /ŭ/ = /ǝ/ (duck) g = /j/ (jar) Silent k, w, t, b, l, and gh le = l (leaf) ed = ĕd, t, d (bed, top, duck)
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c = /s/ (saw) with e, i, & y u = Short o͝o (book), ph & gh = /f/ (fan) tion/sion = sh (ship)
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 48 (Units 36) Unaccented a at beginning of words: ŭ (duck)
a ajar around asleep about alike arouse astir adrift ahead apart awake amuse aside awhile alone ahead amiss a awake aloud arrears arrange appoint a account astound amount ado above ahead alive among adult about away awhile amuse afraid agree agreed against a aside aloud amiss ahead apart asleep around arouse amiss awake aloud ajar astir a apart arrange amount away agree alive amiss awake award alas agree astound ahead about arrange aloud above aloof alight align adult adjust abut among also a amuse among awake about align alight alone 56
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 49 (Units 32 & 37) Short sound of o͝o spelled oo, u, & -ould
careful cooker soot bush hood bulletin would shook pulley bull good stood pull took hoofs cookies shook books
book put dull could bully could rook took crook wool bush soot would hook brooks cook would look
full pull wool fulfill good book pull put cookie sooty pull foot push book dull put good book 57
cook fullback look push bull wood took pulley butcher booklet should woof crook bush wood woof brook put hook butcher push good bully could should soot books bulls pulley woods puts crooks bullies could push should
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 50 (Unit 38) Soft c (before e, i, & y); /sh/ in sugar & special
cent brace mice rice ocean chance space cease special niece nice slice center dance pace spice dunce place since cinder peace piece cider twice cyclone fleece trace circus prance price prince princess cinch France precious choice voice acid ice pencil musician lace ace mince cell rice mice twice grace face trace price dance pace circus nice fence hence cell cease mace trace space cent voices princess prince hence fleece cider peace piece 58
cell decide fence civil face special fence thence hence cistern race lace city slices brace special ocean face
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 51 (Unit 39) Soft g in dge and sometimes before e, i, or y
age ridge smudge cage sage gist barge gypsy George germ largest judges giraffes lodge badges gist smudge giants
page plunge change range stage huge large lunge magic ages urge ginger sage hedge nudge gypsy huge rage
badge dodge rage fudge hedge wage urge hinge stages pages bridge range badges George range gypsies smudge gymnast 59
budge lodge edge ginger giraffe nudge pledge judge gym huge changes stages lodging gypsies Marge gems lunge hedge
bridge ledge wedge engage fringe giblet gyp gem largest fringe wages stages edger lunges Madge edge fudge gist
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 52 (Unit 40) Silent gh and gh like /f/ in laugh Long ī with silent gh: igh (five)
bright
high
blight
tight
might
slight
thigh
fight
flight fighter
night
right
plight
sigh
light
moonlight brighter sunlight lighter fright au & ou /aw/ of (saw) with silent gh
taught
caught
daughter
slaughter
thought
haughty
naughty
thoughts
gh - /f/ (fan) rough
tough
laughing enough bright sign laughing might
laugh
laughter
cough
trough
Mixed Spelling Patterns rough laugh plight thought blight fight enough light daughter slight haughty tight 60
sigh laugh night sign
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 53 (Unit 41) Silent k, w, t, b, l and h.
knee knit wrist wreath wrong chasten numb dumb half knife soften soften doubt often comb honest hour swords
kneel knot wring wren answer listen lamb crumb walk know ghost wrench wrens knife numb kneel doubt known
knelt knight known know wrap wreck wrench write sword glisten often soften limb thumb plumbing doubt calf knight listen wren answer climb hasten know writes listen know glisten honest wretch knee lamb doubter climber knights wrecks 61
knife knock wrote wretch hasten comb climb debt comb wrong kneel sword wrap hasten knit thumb knives lambs
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 54 (Unit 42) Letter s with the sound of z (zebra)
choose nose rise has his busy shoes flows teaches churches nose please pause pose nurses mows ages fuse
noise rose as because games visit easy boxes fixes witches hose choose those dishes cheese busy has visit
please those wise cheese ease pose praise these tunes hose flies use confuse eyes wishes dishes buses nurses bosses kisses shoes eyes has as is games fixes has chose tease visit dishes tunes raise churches pause 62
chose pause tease is fuse raise mows ages judges rise wise raise his ease fuse judges rise pose
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 55 (Unit 43) ph like /f/ & gh as in rough (fan) elephant prophet
phonograph telegraph earphone
phrase
photo
phone
roughly
pamphlet
orphan
phonogram
laugh
alphabet Phil tough
alphabet laughter
telephone cough
phone
laughter
hyphen
Philip
pharmacy photon
autograph
elephant triumph
phone
tough
alphabet
phone
laugh
rough
prophet
pamphlet nephew
hyphen
Phil
Ralph
enough
phrase
Philip
alphabet
pharmacy phonogram
nephew
phone
phonics
laughter
hyphen
alphabet trough
alphabet nephew
orphan
phone
pamphlet
telegraph Ralph
elephant phrase
enough
photo
phone
cough
orphan
autograph
phone
rough
photo
alphabet photograph enough
Ralph
phase
phrase
elephant prophet
nephew
hyphen
telegraph
pharmacy tough
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Ralph phrase tough laugh
laugh
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 56 (Unit 44) Final le (leaf), tion, sion (ship) battle handle bottle bundle puzzle scramble buckle little sprinkle pickle circle struggle middle tickle wiggle attention sample scribble partition action portion addition station nation little affection invitation foundation mission bottle expression education mention station battle section cattle rifle fiction handle nation battle baffle tackle fiddle education trickle mission station cattle ration Bible candle occasion able permission question election bottle table mansion uncle expression patient apple mention saddle education addiction jungle pension fiction puzzles battle station question fraction jungle jingle ruffle faction fiddle television humble single addition
tickle
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angle
needle
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 57 (Unit 45) Past Tense Ending ed: (ĕd, d, t) added
ended
painted
waited
acted
folded
planted counted
landed
printed
crowded lighted
rested
graded
seated
sifted
petted
tested
needed
twisted
roasted
mended aimed
changed saved
stayed
burned
filled
rained
turned
called
named
rolled
sailed
peeled
pinned
kneeled claimed
loaned
roared
climbed wheeled scattered cleaned
canned
plowed
baked
backed
picked
packed
looked
locked
wished
boxed
hoped
hopped
packed
camped
jumped
pitched
hitched
liked
stopped
kissed
coaxed
guessed
dropped checked shipped
talked
scraped
dashed
worked
clapped
wrecked wrapped stamped dressed
knocked stalled
milked
draped
happened worked 65
jumped
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 58 (Unit 45+) Adding Endings ing, y, ier, iest, ily
rob robbing hop hopping happy happily tan tanning going press care caring Bob Bobby crazy crazily foggy mess cherry cherries hugging beg candy candies nuttiest baby skipping silly chilly chillier story stories topping marry messiest trimming
slip slipping slipped bad berry berries dip dipping stunning fade fading go sag sagging pressing dizzy dizzier dizziest sleep sleepy sleepier crazier craziest fog messy messier hurry nap napping hug tap begging tapping nut nutty nuttier babies setting napping silliest bunny bunnies thirsty thirstier hardly army armies top fishy marrying daddy pup puppy puppies 66
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 59 (Unit 46) Long Vowels in Open Syllables
baker lady oral taper bony vapor over biter fatal sober tyro sago total trial gruel Lucy zero bony
racer cedar caper regal Lucy limy maker donor polar rural halo tiger giant vial brier Macy super pupil
oval grocer legal tulip savor holy viper pupil mural label spider vocal poem duel ruin dial cradle student 67
shady paper final favor tidy wafer clover nasal natal cider focal pacer pliant fuel friar trial ladle taker
fever hero open before pony slimy taker solar libel local tyrant vital dial cruel tidy hero legal halo
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 60 (Unit 47) 37 Dolch List Service Words & 3 /zh/ Words
do who some again many have where don’t treasure some of together would buy don’t been treasure again
to today together into come done one once of said could would only are carry give their they were every been your measure pleasure could once to together does said from are give into who do every pleasure very have been any measure carry two two would their come done once many only said 68
two does from any eight very buy two do many today would buy where into are today of
Blend Phonics Fluency Drill 61 Three- and Four-Syllable Words liberty independence Thanksgiving Elizabeth transportation dictionary restaurant president musician unhappiness newspaper gorilla awkwardly surprising conversation merchandise beginning favorite January surrounded amazing committee attractive peevishly entertain fashionable vinegar Cinderella refreshments thunderstorm selfishly exchanging correction Valentine butterfly passengers exclaiming Washington innocent difficulty 69
blueberries democracy secretary February asparagus understand Mississippi afternoon American holiday suddenly miserable invitation vanilla perfection decision December earnestly lecturer accident permanent tomorrow together wonderful impossible threatening exciting mysterious practical banana impatience emperor medicine banister jealously family quizzical emergency ordinary underneath
Blend Phonics Timed Fluency Drills Sound-to-Symbol Skills & Drills Coalition Step
Step 6 Advanced Spellings & Open Syllables
Step 5 Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs
Step 4 R-Contr. Vowels
Step 3 Long Vowels (VCE)
Step 2 Consonant Blends & Digraphs & Compound Words
Step 1 Short Vowels & Consonants
Unit -47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Association 3 & 4 Syllable Words 37 Dolch List Words and 3 /zh/ words Long Vowels in Open syllables ed with short e; ed sounds like ‘d; ed sounds like ‘t Final le, tion, sion ph sounds like f se sounds like z Silent k, w, t, b, l. and h Silent gh, and gh like f Soft sound of g in dge & sometimes before e, i, y. Soft sound of c (before e, i, & y); s like sh (sugar) Phonograms: ul, ull, ush (u sound like short oo) Unaccented a at beginning of words & a Diagraphs ew, ue Phonograms: al, all Vowel Digraphs aw, au Short sound of oo Long sound of oo Diphthong: oy, oi Diphthong ou; Digraph ōu, often Irregular Digraph: ōw, Diphthong: ow Vowel Digraph: oa, oe (like long ō) Final Vowel y (ē); Long ī in single syllable words Vowel Digraph ie (long ī and long ē) Vowel Digraph ea (long ē, short ĕ, long ā) Vowel Digraph: ee Vowel Digraph: ai, ay Phonogram er, ir, ur, and sometimes or Phonogram: or Phonogram: ar Short words ending in long vowels: be, go, he, me, etc. Phonograms - Long Vowels: old, olt, oll, ost,, oth, ild, ind VCE (long vowels) Short Vowel Compound Words Initial Consonant Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr Initial Consonant Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sc, sk, sm, sl, sn, sp, st, sw nk (ank, ink, onk, unk) ng (ang, ing, ong, ung) Consonant Digraph: wh Consonant Digraphs: ch, tch (ch = k) Consonant Digraphs: th (voiced); th (unvoiced) Consonant Digraph: sh Final Consonant Blends Short vowel ĕ Short vowel ŭ Short vowel ŏ Short vowel ĭ Short vowel ă b c d f g h j k l m n p qu r s t v w y z ck
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Drills 61 60 59, 57, 58 Suffixes 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 43, 44 Mixed oo 42 40, 41 Mix 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 29, 30, 31 Review 28 26 25, 26 Rev. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 17 15, 16 13, 14 12
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10 8, 9 6, 7 4, 5 2, 3 1
Blend Phonics Timed Fluency Drills Student Progress Chart
Name: __________________________________ Grade: _______ Teacher: _______________________________ Goal________
Step 1
Short Vowels & Consonants
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Consonant Blends & Digraphs
Long Vowels v-e
R-Controlled Vowels
Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs
Irregular Spellings
Drill 1
Drill 10
Drill 18
Drill 27
Drill 32
Drill 48
ă
End Blends
a-e
ar
ay/ai
Beg. unacc. a=ū
Drill 2
Drill 11
Drill 19
Drill 28
Drill 33
Drill 49
ĭ
Cons. Digraphs
e-e i-e
or
ēe/ēa
u =Short oo
Drill 3
Drill 12
Drill 20
Drill 29
Drill 34
Drill 50
ăĭ
-ng – kn
āēī
er, ir, ur, or
ĕa, eā
Soft c /s/
Drill 4
Drill 13
Drill 21
Drill 30
Drill 35
Drill 51
ŏ
Beg. Cons. Blends 1
o-e
R-Cont. Vowels
īe, iē
Soft g /j/
Drill 5
Drill 14
Drill 22
Drill 31
Drill 36
Drill 52
ă, ĭ, ŏ
Beg. Cons. Blends 2
āēīō
Review Steps 1-4
Final -ȳ --y=ē
gh=f & silent gh
Drill 6
Drill 15
Drill 23
Drill 37
Drill 53
ŭ
Beg. Cons. Blends 3
u-e
oa/oe
Silent k w t b l
Drill 7
Drill 16
Drill 24
Drill 38
Drill 54
ăĭŏŭ
Beg. Cons. Blends 4
āēīōū
ōw: rose, ow: cow
s=z
Drill 8
Drill 17
Drill 25
Drill 39
Drill 55
ĕ
2-syl. words
LV Phonograms
ou/ow: cow
ph = /f/ ; gh = f
Drill 9
Drill 26
Drill 40
Drill 56
ăĭŏŭĕ
SV/LV Rev.
oi/oy
-le; tion/sion = sh
Drill 41
Drill 57
Digrah/Diph. Mix
ed = ĕd, d, t
Drill 42
Drill 58
Long oo
-y, -ier, -ies.- ily
Drill 43
Drill 59
Short oo
LV Open Syll.
Drill 44
Drill 60
oo Mixed
37 Dolch, zh
Drill 45
Drill 61
aw/au/a(l)
3 & 4 Syll. Words
Drill 46 ew/ue
Drill 47 aw/au/a(l), ew/ue
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