Drop Zone: S, L, R Blend Sounds
A fast-paced ball-drop quiz where young learners practice reading and hearing S-blends, L-blends, and R-blends in simple words and short sentences.
A free Drop Zone Quiz for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: Practoce reading out loud the S, L, R blends.
Questions
- Which word starts with the "sl" sound? — A) slide B) star C) snow D) spin
- Which word starts with the "tr" sound? — A) tree B) frog C) crab D) drum
- Which word starts with the "bl" sound? — A) plane B) glass C) blue D) flag
- Which word starts with the "st" sound? — A) star B) snake C) slide D) swim
- Which word starts with the "cr" sound? — A) drum B) crab C) truck D) grape
- Which blend makes "_ide" into "slide"? — A) sl B) sp C) st D) sn
- Which blend makes "_ain" into "train"? — A) tr B) cr C) gr D) dr
- Which blend makes "_ue" into "blue"? — A) gl B) bl C) cl D) fl
- Which blend makes "_ow" into "snow"? — A) sn B) sp C) sw D) sl
- Which blend makes "_og" into "frog"? — A) dr B) tr C) gr D) fr
- Read: "The frog is on the log." Which word has the "fr" blend? — A) is B) the C) frog D) log
- Read: "I see a black cat and a brown dog." Which word has the "br" blend? — A) black B) cat C) dog D) brown
- Read: "The star is bright in the sky." Which word has the "st" blend? — A) star B) sky C) the D) bright
- Which word has a different blend from the other three? — A) blue B) black C) block D) bring
- Which word has a different blend from the other three? — A) glass B) draw C) drum D) dress
Printable worksheet
This Drop Zone Quiz comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Support sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Play it again on paper · Circle the right answer.
Part 1: Play it again on paper
Circle the right answer.
- Which word starts with the "tr" sound? a) tree b) crab c) frog
- Which word starts with the "bl" sound? a) flag b) glass c) blue
- Which word starts with the "st" sound? a) snake b) star c) swim