Question

lesson 1.4 beginning two-letter blends
some blends are made with r plus another consonant. each of the
words below has an r blend (a consonant plus r).
brain cradle drill free grass prepare
read the silly sentences below. circle each r blend. then, write another
word with the same r blend on the line.

1. georgia, the graceful grasshopper, likes to nap

on a patch of green grass on the ground. drill

1. the prince and princess are prisoners who

are given only pretzels and prunes to eat. brag

1. drew, the dreadful dragon, is a drummer for

a band called the dizzy dragonflies. freed

1. every day, brittany brushes and braids her hair

on the bridge by the brook. bridge

1. crabs, crayfish, and other critters creep and

crawl across the ocean floor.
solve each problem below. write the new word on the line.

1. grill - gr + dr = drill
2. drag - dr + br = brag
3. greed - gr + fr = freed
4. fridge - fr + br = bridge

Explanation:

The problem is about identifying and working with r - blends in words, which falls under Linguistics (a subfield of Arts). For the "Solve each problem below" section:

1. For "grill - gr + dr", we remove "gr" from "grill" (leaving "ill") and add "dr" to get "drill".
2. For "drag - dr + br", we remove "dr" from "drag" (leaving "ag") and add "br" to get "brag".
3. For "greed - gr + fr", we remove "gr" from "greed" (leaving "eed") and add "fr" to get "freed".
4. For "fridge - fr + br", we remove "fr" from "fridge" (leaving "idge") and add "br" to get "bridge". For the sentence - based part (not fully solved in the image for the 5th sentence and some writing), but the solved parts follow the r - blend word - building rules.

Answer:

For the "Solve each problem below" section:

1. drill
2. brag
3. freed
4. bridge

For the 5th sentence in the "Read the silly sentences..." part (to write a word with the same r - blend as in "crabs, crayfish, critters, creep, crawl" which have "cr" blend), a word like "crown" can be written.