fr, gr, pr quiz

Do frogs live in green places like this?  

Let's look at fr, gr, and pr. 

Ask your child to point to each word as you read. Reread the list, repeating the words with your child. Tell each other sentences using these words to help anchor the r-blend and the word in your child's mind:

frog         friend      frilly      frown     free        frost

frogs       fribble     front     fruit        freeze     Frosty  

Fribble actually is an ancient word. Fribble is a describing word referring to things or actions of little or no importance. What does your child think fribble might mean in these sentences:

The little bird forgot to clean its part of the nest, as its mother had commanded. The little bird fribbled away the day watching the green frogs hop in and out of the frilly green grass. 

Now try:
grass     green       grump      grip      grow

grab       greedy     grumpy    grim     growl

Now try:
prince        print     pro        prowl  to sneak around looking for things; Do raccoons prowl?

princess    prick    proper  prompt

Quiz: Let your child tell you whether or not each word has an r-blend:
1) frog         yes     no
2) fry            yes    no
3) grump     yes    no
4) green      yes    no
5) prank      yes    no
6) purr         yes    no
7) pretzel    yes    no
8) far           yes   no

Answers: 1) yes, fr; 2) yes, fr; 3) yes, gr; 4) yes, gr; 5) yes, pr; 6) letters p and r would have to be side-by-side, purr does not have an r-blend; 7) yes, pr; 8) Are letters f and r side-by-side? No, far does not have an r-blend. 

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