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Consonant blends, also referred to as consonant clusters, are a set of two or three consonant letters that when pronounced, retain their sound. Blends are found either at the beginning or end of a word. For example, in the word “break”, the “b” and “r” sounds are pronounced. This constitutes as an initial consonant blend. The cluster “-nk” in “bank” would be a final consonant blend. Engaging consonant blend activities can help teachers groom students who are masters of consonant cluster word lists!
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Initial Consonant Blends
In “l” blends, the blend ends in an “l” sound. The letters “bl” in black would be an example. Similarly, the final sound in “r” blends is “r”, such as when “br” and “cr” appear in words like “brown” and “crowd”. Conversely, “s” blends refer to a consonant cluster that begins with “s”, like when “st” and “sn” appear in words like “star” and “snake”. These common trends in words are imperative when teaching young readers and writers and require engaging practice and activities for maximum retention of information.
Initial Consonant Blend Word Lists |
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| “bl-” blends | blend, blue, black, blossom, blur, blind |
| “br-” blends | break, brown, brace, brick, brand, bright |
| “cr-” blends | crown, crow, crab, cream, create, cry |
| “sn-” blends | snake, snack, snow, sneak, snore, snap |
| “st-” blends | star, stamp, stem, story, steak, stop |
Final Consonant Blends Practice Lists
Final blends appear at the end of a word and are grouped into “s”, “l” and “n” final letter blends. The names indicate the beginning letter of the blend. An “s” final consonant blend would be “-st” in “last” or “-sk” in “mask.” The “l” final consonant blend would be “-ld” in “cold”. An example of an “n” final consonant is “-nd” in the word “sand” or “nk” in “skunk.” VocabularySpellingCity is here to provide consonant blend word lists and activities to help teachers succeed!
Final Consonant Blend Word Lists |
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| “-st” blends | last, first, test, quest, worst, thirst |
| “-sk” blends | mask, task, risk, desk, disk, tusk |
| “-ld” blends | cold, told, fold, mold, gold, sold |
| “-nd” blends | sand, wand, pond, send, tend, find |
| “-nk” blends | skunk, sink, think, thank, tank, dunk |
Practicing Consonant Blends
Students, particularly English Language Learners, may find the concept of consonant blends to be difficult. VocabularySpellingCity recognizes possible challenges and provides the supplemental tools needed to achieve phonics mastery. The initial and final consonant blend word lists pair perfectly with over 40 word games for fun phonics practice. Assign Initial Sound Speller with the initial blend word lists so students may identify the parts of the consonant blend. Final Sound Speller is a consonant blend activity that can be used with final blend word lists.