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Digraphs and Blends Review

16 questions

1st - 5th Grade

English

Digraphs and Blends Review is a 16-question English phonics worksheet for students in Grades 1–5. It asks learners to complete words by adding beginning or ending digraphs and blends, build real and nonsense words, change vowel sounds in word families, and select endings such as -ink, -ank, -onk, and -unk to complete sentences. Students also switch the first and last letters in words and add a phoneme to complete words in a drag-and-drop item. This free printable worksheet with an answer key gives teachers varied practice in connecting phonemes to written words. The open-ended prompts encourage students to generate and evaluate words, while the fill-in-the-blank and sentence items check whether they can apply sound patterns in context. It works as phonics practice, independent review, small-group instruction, or a quick check of students’ ability to manipulate consonant blends, digraphs, and vowel sounds.

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Digraphs and Blends Review

Total questions: 16

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Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blanks to make words. Try your best to make real words and if you can't, make up a silly nonsense word and circle it!

___ct

___ong

4 lines
2.

Fill in the blanks to make words. Try your best to make real words.

___ing

bl___

4 lines
3.

Fill in the blanks to make words. Try your best to make real words.

sh___

___ff

4 lines
4.

Fill in the blanks to make words. Try your best to make real words.

_onk

___ck

4 lines
5.

Fill in the blanks to make words. Try your best to make real words.

spl___

__x

br___

__ink

4 lines
6.

Change the vowel sound until you've used a-e-i-o-u, circle the words that are nonsense words. Start with the word "hope" and change the vowel sound to create a new word or a nonsense word on each line.

4 lines
7.

Change the vowel sound until you've used a-e-i-o-u, circle the words that are nonsense words. Start with the word "cake" and change the vowel sound to create a new word or a nonsense word on each line.

4 lines
8.

The car made a loud (a)   .

-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk

9.

Why does the trash (a)   ?

-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk

10.

Leah loves (a)   , it's her favorite color!

-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk

11.

The (a)   had black fur with a white stripe.

-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk

12.

We decided to go skate at the ice (a)   .

-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk

13.

I need to go take my money to the (a)   .

-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk

14.

Switch the first and the last letter for each word.

Type the new word underneath.

For example, "kiln" becomes "nilk".

4 lines
15.

Complete the 4 words by adding a phoneme to the beginning of each word. ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
s
r
l
f
z
fl
th
b
16.

Pick one of the following words and syllabicate it. Show all of your work. Directions and reminders are above the word list.

Answer Key

Digraphs and Blends Review

Total questions: 16

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honk
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stink
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pink
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skunk
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rink
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bank
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s, r, l, b
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What does the Digraphs and Blends Review worksheet cover?

This worksheet builds phonics skills through 16 varied items: students complete words with digraphs and blends, change vowel sounds in words such as “hope” and “cake,” identify real versus nonsense words, choose -ink, -ank, -onk, or -unk endings in sentences, switch first and last letters, and add a beginning phoneme. The combination of open-ended, fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop, and drawing tasks helps students connect individual sounds to complete word forms and use those patterns in context.

How can I use this worksheet to teach digraphs and blends?

Introduce a few target sound patterns with word cards, then model how to add a beginning or ending sound to make a word. Use the worksheet’s nonsense-word prompts to discuss how a letter pattern can be phonically possible even when it does not form a real word, and use the -ink, -ank, -onk, and -unk sentences to show how context confirms the intended word. Review the vowel-change and first/last-letter-switching items aloud so students explain which phoneme changed and how the word changed.

What mistakes should I watch for on this phonics worksheet?

Students may add a letter pattern that produces a pronounceable form but fail to check whether it is a real word, especially in the open-ended and nonsense-word items. They may also confuse similar endings such as -ank and -onk when completing the sentences, change more than the vowel in the “hope” or “cake” word chains, or switch the wrong letters in the first-and-last-letter task. Check that students are adding or manipulating only the requested phoneme or letter position.

How do I assign and grade this Digraphs and Blends Review worksheet?

You can assign this worksheet as a printable PDF or use it as a digital quiz on Wayground. It includes a complete answer key for checking the fill-in-the-blank, sentence, word-manipulation, and other responses; printable student work can also be graded by scanning it with the Wayground for Teachers app. The printable format can support classrooms that are reducing screen time.

How can I differentiate this worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing or increase the font size for the word-building, vowel-change, and sentence-completion items. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when that supports access to the directions and phonics tasks. These changes apply to the worksheet file while preserving its digraph, blend, and phoneme-manipulation activities.

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