Home / English / Printables / Grade 2 / Three-Letter Blends Three-Letter Blends is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on the blends str, spl, spr and thr at the start of a word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.2.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Three-Letter Blends RF.2.3
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Sort each word into the right column.
1. Sort each one: str (street) or spl (splash) or spr (spring) or thr (three)?
Sort: splat, splint, stripe, throw, string, spread, threw, sprinkle
str (street) spl (splash) spr (spring) thr (three)
2. Sort each one: str (street) or spl (splash) or spr (spring) or thr (three)?
Sort: strong, splatter, throat, splash, sprain, throne, stream, sprint
str (street) spl (splash) spr (spring) thr (three)
3. Sort each one: str (street) or spl (splash) or spr (spring) or thr (three)?
Sort: thread, splendid, straw, strap, spray, three, splinter, spring
str (street) spl (splash) spr (spring) thr (three)
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Answer key — Three-Letter Blends Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1. 1. splat — spl (splash) 2. splint — spl (splash) 3. spread — spr (spring) 4. sprinkle — spr (spring) 5. string — str (street) 6. stripe — str (street) 7. threw — thr (three) 8. throw — thr (three) 2. 1. splash — spl (splash) 2. splatter — spl (splash) 3. sprain — spr (spring) 4. sprint — spr (spring) 5. stream — str (street) 6. strong — str (street) 7. throat — thr (three) 8. throne — thr (three) 3. 1. splendid — spl (splash) 2. splinter — spl (splash) 3. spray — spr (spring) 4. spring — spr (spring) 5. strap — str (street) 6. straw — str (street) 7. thread — thr (three) 8. three — thr (three) Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.