Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Consonant Blends and Digraphs




Consonant blends can consist of either two letters or three letters. The sound of each consonant is blended together to produce an individually blended fast pace sound. In a consonant blend, we can hear the sound of the individual consonants.

They are prominently divided into two types, 
1.     Initial consonant blends: The initial consonant blends are a group of letters that come at the beginning of a word.
2.     Final consonant blends: The final consonant blends are a group of letters that comes at the end of the word.

Real-life blending example: To make things clearer, consider you are about to blend a few strawberries, bananas, and milk to make a smoothie. At the end of the process, you get a yummy and wonderful creamy smoothie. This smoothie is great, but yet you can also taste the individual ingredients that you initially used.

This is the same principle on which blending of sounds works on.
E.g. When you blend "/s/" and "/c/" sounds the final sound is a blend of both the individual sounds,"/sc/". You can hear the /s/ sound as well as the /k/ sound in the final blend.

Let's look at some more combinations:

s-blends
l-blends
r-blends
/s/+/c/=/sc/ 
/b/+/l/=/bl/
/b/+/r/=/br/
/s/+/k/=/sk/ 
/c/+/l/=/cl/    
/c/+/r/=/cr/
/s/+/l/=/sl/ 
/f/+/l/=/fl/     
/d/+/r/=/dr/
/s/+/m/=/sm/
/g/+/l/=/gl/   
/f/+/r/=/fr/
/s/+/n/=/sn/
/p/+/l/=/pl/   
/g/+/r/=/gr/
/s/+/p/=/sp/

/p/+/r/=/pr/
/s/+/t/=/st/     

/t/+/r/=/tr/
/s/+/w/=/sw/



Initial Consonant Blends (Two Letters)

Word List: S Blends (sc-, sk-, sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, st-, sw-)
sc words
sk words
sl words
sm words
sn words
sp words
st words
sw words
scan
ski
slab
smog
snug
span
star
swap
scam
sky
slam
smack
snap
spin
stem
swim
scab
skin
slap
smock
snob
spun
step
swam
scum
skim
sled
smudge
snip
spat
still
sway
Scot
skit
slid
smoke
snub
spot
stiff
swamp
scar
skip
slip
smash
snug
spur
stop
swan
scant
skill
slit
smile
snow
spy
stew
swatch
scarf
skull
slot
smart
snack
space
stare
swine
scare
skew
slug
smear
snare
speck
stair
swift
score
skunk
slim
smooth
snore
spend
start
sweat
scalp
skate
slop
smear
sniff
spent
starve
sweet
scout
skillet
slide
smart
snare
spike
starch
sweep
scorn

slate

snail
spill
steal

scorch

slant

sneak
spine
stool

scold

slope

sneeze
speak
storm

scale

slice

sneeze
spark
steep

scooter

slime


spear
steer



slush


speed
steam



sleep


spoil
stick



slipper


spoon
stove






spout
style






speech
stink






spanner
stitch






spider
stock


Word List: L Blends (bl-, cl-. fl-, gl-, pl-)
bl words
cl words
fl words
gl words
pl words
blue
clue
fly
glue
plan
blow
clap
flu
glad
plant
black
clad
flame
glam
plum
blank
clan
flap
glow
plume
blink
clam
flop
glaze
plot
blunt
claw
flip
globe
play
bless
clap
flag
glide
plus
bluff
clip
flat
glove
plane
blush
clog
flow
glass
place
blend
club
floss
glare
plain
blade
class
flute
glitch
please
blaze
clove
flood
gloom
plead
blame
clock
float
glaze
pledge
blood
clown
floor


bloom
claim
flea


blouse
cling




Word List: R Blends (br-, cr-, dr-, fr-, gr-, pr-, tr-)
br words
cr words
dr words
fr words
gr words
pr words
tr words
brat
cry
dry
fry
grow
prom
try
brew
crab
drag
frog
grew
pram
truck
brow
crew
drop
from
grin
press
trade
braid
crow
drug
fresh
graze
prank
tram
brain
crush
draw
frank
grand
print
trout
bread
crash
drew
frame
grant
prowl
trap
brown
crack
drum
fridge
grape
praise
trip
brink
crisp
drone
friend
grade
pride
tray
bring
crane
drawl
frown
grind
prime
trim
brave
crowl
dream
freeze
grave
prize
tree
broom
crook
drool
fright
grain
price
true
bridge
crown
dress

greet
prone
track
bright
crave
drift

green
prove
trace
branch
crazy
drank

great
proof
trade
browse
crinkle


groan
prune
treat




ground
prince
train




groom
prank
trust






trash






trunk

Initial Consonant Blends (Three Letters)

Word List: (str-, spr-, spl-, scr-, squ-,-shr, -thr)
str words
spr words
spl words
scr words
squ words
shr words
thr words
streak
spring
splash
screech
squirrel
shrub
three
strap
spray
split
script
squint
shrine
thrice
straw
spread
splendid
scrape
square
shrewd
throat
strong
sprint
spleen
scream
squeeze
shrimp
thrush
stride
sprite
splat
scrap
squeak
shrink
threat
string
sprout
splutter
screen
squid
shrunk
throne
street
sprung
splendor
screw
squirm
shrug
thread
stripe
sprinkle
splurge
scribble
squash
shrivel
throb

Final Consonant Blends (Two Letters)

Word List: (-nd, -nt, -nk, -st, -sk, -sp, -mp, -rd)
nd words
nt words
nk words
st words
sk words
sp words
mp words
rd words
kind
client
blink
first
desk
gasp
clamp
bird
find
spent
blank
last
husk
wasp
lamp
word
grind
sprint
frank
must
dusk
grasp
damp
hard
blind
blunt
drank
just
musk
clasp
dump
card
end
different
drink
lust
task
crisp
jump
yard
bland
parent
pink
trust
ask

pump
record
blend
plant
bank
test
risk

hump


Word List: (-ld, -lp, -lt, -lf, -pt, -ft, -ct)
ld words
lp words
lf words
pt words
ft words
ct words
gold
help
elf
kept
soft
act
mold
gulp
golf
slept
gift
fact
hold
scalp
gulf
adopt
drift
tract
bold
pulp
self
attempt
rift
object
scold
yelp
shelf
exempt
raft
project
told

wolf

left
respect

Digraphs: When two consonants are joined together, the final sound is neither of any two consonants, but produce a completely new sound. For Blends, we related it to a smoothie, where we can taste the individual ingredients in the final product. For digraphs, let's take an example of fried chicken. The initial ingredients are flour, egg, some spices, oil and of course chicken. But the final product has a completely new taste. No initial ingredients can be tasted. That is exactly what digraphs are!

Word List: (ch, sh, th, wh)
ch words
sh words
th words
wh words
chair
she
think
whale
child
share
thank
what
children
shout
health
wheat
blind
shrewd
south
wheal
beach
shy
bath
why
speech
mash
cloth
where
screech
flash
smooth
whisper