'L' Beginning Blends

"Oh, this won't work!" "What's wrong, Dee?" "I don't have the color that I need!" "Hm, you can mix the colors together to make what you need!" Dee and Kala are painting and will need to blend some colors together, much like consonant blends! Let's help them by learning about L beginning blends. You might know that consonants are letters that aren’t vowels, and that blending is when you mix things together. But, did you know you can blend letters together? When you blend two consonants together, you hear the sounds each letter makes. When figuring out consonant blends with the letter L. Start by saying the first letter to find the sound it makes. Then say the second letter, L to find the sound it makes. Finally, blend the two sounds together by repeating them faster. Now that we've learned about L blends, let's help our friends! Dee needs to mix coral and light blue together. What do the letters C and L make when blended together? Start by saying the first letter to find the sound that it makes. Our first letter is C which makes the /k/ sound. Then say the second letter, L to find the sound it makes. L makes the sound /l/. Finally, blend the two sounds together by repeating them faster. What do /c/ and /l/ make when blended together? /C/ and /l/ make the blend /cl/! Like in the words clap, or clip! Next, Dee is blending sea green and light blue to make a teal color. What do the letters S and L make when blended together? Start by saying the first letter to find its sound. Here, it's S which makes the /s/ sound. Then say the second letter, L to find the sound it makes. What do /s/ and /l/ make when blended together? /S/ and /L/ make the /sl/ sound! Like in the words sled, or slip. Dee is almost finished but needs to blend two more colors! He needs to blend purple and light blue this time. What do the letters P and L make when they are blended together? Remember, start by saying the FIRST letter to find its sound. Then, say the second letter, L to find the sound it makes. Finally, blend the two sounds together by repeating them faster. What do /p/ and /l/ make when blended together? /P/ and /L/ make the sound /pl/! Like in the words plum, or plug. Before we see Dee's painting, let's review. When trying to figure out an L beginning blend: start by saying the first letter to find the sound that it makes. Then say the second letter, L to find the sound it makes. Finally, blend the two sounds together by repeating them faster. Now, how is Dee's painting? "That's beautiful Dee, but, um, did you use the paintbrush I gave you?" "Nope! I lost it, so I used my hooves!"