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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, . Consonant blends are when there are two consonant letters in a row that BLEND together to make a new sound. In this NEW sound you can hear the letter that each sound makes, kind of like the fruits in a smoothie! Let's see what Dee and Kala are blending together first. It looks like they are blending together blueberries and lemons! But what's this? There are the letters and on the fruit! We need to figure out what sound these consonants make when blended together. To do that, start by making the sound for each letter. Here, we have the letter which makes the sound /b/ and which makes the sound /l/. Next, say the sounds quickly together to find the new blend! If we blend the letters and together, what sound do you think it will make? The letters and blend together to make the sound /bl/... like in the words blue or block. Dee wants to make his own smoothie now and is blending figs and raspberries together! HIS fruit has the letters and on them. What consonant blend do the letters and make together? Remember to start by making the sound for each letter. Then, say the letter sounds together quickly to find the new blend! The letter makes the sound /f/ and the letter makes the sound /r/ which means... the letters and make the blend /fr/... like in the words frog or friend. Finally, Dee and Kala are mixing together star fruit and tangerines! THESE fruit have the letters and written on them. What consonant blend do the letters and make together? When blended together, and make the sound st... like in the words stop or star. Before we see how the smoothies turned out, let's review. Today we learned about consonant blends... which is when two consonant letters in a row blend together to make a new sound. We learned that to find the new blend... first, make the sound for each letter... Then, say the letter sounds together quickly to find the new blend! Now, let's see how those smoothies turned out! : "This is it, Kala! This is the ONE!" : [laughing a bit at Dee's excitement] "It is pretty tasty." : "It wins (...) FIRST PRIZE!"