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Phonics: Consonant Digraph mb

The silent-letter digraph mb is used in words such as thumb, crumb, lamb, limb, climb, and many more. These worksheets include cut and paste activities, word wheels, games, and other phonics resources.

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Color, trace, and rewrite the words shown on this worksheet. Each word has the -mb digraph.
1st through 3rd Grades
Trace & Write: -mb Words
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Fill in the missing letters to make the mb words. Then write the complete words on the lines below each of the pictures.
1st through 3rd Grades
Missing Letters (<i>mb</i> Words)
Use the words from the word bank to complete each of the sentences. Words include thumb, climb, lamb, crumbs, and more!
1st through 3rd Grades
Complete the Sentences (-mb Words)
This worksheet includes a word bank with pictures and four mb words. Use one to complete each sentence.
1st through 3rd Grades
Complete the Sentences (with Pictures)
Brainstorm words that include the mb digraph and write them on this word web.
1st through 3rd Grades
Word Web (mb Words)
Think of as many -mb words as you can and write them on this worksheet. You can continue on the back or a separate sheet of paper if you can think of more than fit on the page.
1st through 3rd Grades
Brainstorm: -mb Words

Flashcards, Slider, Word Wheel

Print out this lamb word slider on card stock paper, and cut everything out along the dotted lines. Then simply slide the word strip through the two openings, and move the strip up and down to view the various words.
1st through 3rd Grades
Word Slider (-mb Words)
Cut out the word wheel and attach the two parts to make a handy study guide. Simply spin the wheel to view and read various -mb words such as crumb, lamb, thumb, and climb.
1st through 3rd Grades
Word Wheel (-mb Words)

Cut & Paste Activities

With this cut-and-glue word sort, students will differentiate between words with the digraph mb and other words with the m sound.
1st through 3rd Grades
Word Sort: mb Words
Cut out the pieces at the bottom of this page to create a fun phonics flip book that can be colored to make one of a kind!
1st through 3rd Grades
Phonics Flip Book (mb Words)
Students can color in the pictures, write the mb words to complete the sentences, and cut and staple the pages to make their own phonics mini books.
1st through 3rd Grades
<i>mb</i> Words Mini Book
Cut out the letters at the bottom of this printout and use them to spell each of the words shown in the pictures: numb and climb. You can color the pictures too!
1st through 3rd Grades
Build-a-Word: Numb and Climb
These two pictures show the mb words comb and thumb. Cut out the letters at the bottom of the page and glue them in place to spell the words.
1st through 3rd Grades
Build-a-Word: Comb and Thumb

Classroom Games & Activities

Cut out the words and arrange them to make sentences using at least one mb word per sentence. Then write the sentences on the paper provided. Laminate the words to use them again and again as part of learning centers.
1st through 3rd Grades
Make Sentences (-mb Words)
Use these cards to play a variety of games or complete different activities. They can be used for memory match games, dry erase writing, notebook flips, or anything else you can think of.
1st through 3rd Grades
Silent <i>-mb</i> Card Game
Pull out the letter stampers and set up a learning center station for students to spell out the -mb words shown here. The words on this worksheet are comb, limb, numb, lamb, and jamb.
1st through 3rd Grades
Word Stampers (-mb Words)
Decorate your classroom with some phonics fun! Each of these pennants has a word with the silent b from the mb digraph. Have your students color the pictures and write the words. Then hang the pennants in your classroom.
1st through 3rd Grades
Pennants: -mb Words

Anchor Chart

Have your students color in the pictures on this anchor chart or simply hang it in your classroom to reference. The following mb words are shown: limb, lamb, comb, numb, thumb, crumb, plumber, and climb.
1st through 3rd Grades
<i>mb</i> Words Anchor Chart

See Also

More Phonics Worksheets

Find our full listing of phonics worksheets here, from short and long vowels to digraphs and diphthongs to r-controlled vowels.

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