Consonant Blends— Introduction
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What did you learn from todays video about consonant blends?
Consonant blends are when there are two consonant letters in a row that make a new sound.
In order to figure out the sound consonant blends make;
- Start by making the sound for each letter
- Next, say the sounds quickly together to find the new blend!
Want to practice consonant blends? Take a look at the interactive exercises and worksheets following this video.
Transcript Consonant Blends— Introduction
Kala and Dee are heading into the woods for a long hike. To make sure that they don't get hungry while hiking, they are making smoothies to take with them... and are blending different fruits together to try out new flavors. Each fruit brings it's own special flavor to the drink (...) much like... Consonant Blends. What are consonant blends? You might already know that consonants are any letter that isn't a vowel... and that vowels include the letters , and and and
Consonant Blends— Introduction exercise
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Which fruits begin with a consonant?
HintsThink carefully about the sound that the fruit starts with, is it a consonant or a vowel?
For example, we would highlight the pear as p is a consonant.
We would not highlight the avocado because a is a vowel.
Here we can see the consonants in green.
SolutionThe consonants above are:
- b
- s
- r
- t
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Can you might the consonant blends?
HintsHighlight two letters in each word. These two letters must both be consonants.
For example, in the word vest, we would highlight st as this is a consonant blend.
The consonant blends you are looking for are:
- st
- gl
- fl
- tr
Remember, consonants are the green letters.
Solution- In the word flip, fl is the consonant blend.
- In the word best, st is the consonant blend.
- In the word trip, tr is the consonant blend.
- In the word glad, gl is the consonant blend.
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Can you match the words and pictures?
HintsLook for two consonants next to each other. Sound them out and blend them together.
The consonant blend is at the beginning of each of these words.
Look for digraphs and split digraphs to help you read the rest of the word.
SolutionThe consonant blend gl can be found at the beginning of glass and glue.
The consonant blend pl can be found at the beginning of plate.
The consonant blend cr can be found at the beginning of crab.
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Which consonant blend is in the word?
HintsRemember, these letters in green are consonants. Look for two of them next to each other in each word.
For example, in the word vent, there is the consonant blend nt so we would put vent into the nt group.
There are two words for each consonant blend.
Solutionbl
- blob and black have the consonant blend bl.
- clam and clock have the consonant blend cl.
- dent and sent have the consonant blend nt.
- desk and skip have the consonant blend sk.
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What is the word?
HintsWhat sound does the word start with?
Look at the word, cl is the consonant blend.
Which word has the cl sound in?
SolutionThe correct word is clap.
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Listen and spell.
HintsListen carefully to all of the sounds in the word. Where are the consonant blends?
Remember, ou makes an ow sound in the word cloud.
At the end of the word sky, y makes an igh sound.
The consonant blends in these words are:
- cl
- pl
- sk
- pr and nt
SolutionThe words are:
- cloud
- plan
- sky
