1. Consonant Blends

2. Definition:
An initial consonant blend is a team of two consonant letters working together. Both letter sounds are heard in sounding out the team.
Example—the b and l are blended together when sounding out the word--black

3. Say “bl” black blame blank blast bleed blend blind block bloom blow
blue
blush

4. Say “br” brag brain brake brand brave breeze brick bring broke broom
brother
brown
brush

5. Say “cl”
clam
clap
class
claw
clay
clean
climb
clock
close
clown

6. Say “cr”
crab
crack
crash
creep
crib
crime
crop
cross
crow

7. Say “dr”
drag
draw
dream
dress
drip
drop
drum
dry

8. Say “fl” flag flake flame flap flash flat flip float flow flower fly
flood

9. Say “fr”
frame
free
freeze
fresh
friend
frog
from
front
fry
frisbee

10. Say “ gl”
glad
glade
glass
glide
glib
glove
glow
glue

11. Say “gr”
grab
grape
grass
green
grim
grip
grow
growl

12. Say “pl”
place
plan
plane
plate
play
please
plot
plug
plus
plant

13. Say “pr” press price pride prince prize probe problem pretend present
program
predict

14. Say “sl”
slam
slap
sled
sleep
slid
slide
slip
slow

15. Say “sm”
small
smart
smell
smile
smog
smoke

16. Say “st”
stand
staple
step
steep
sting
stop
store
story

17. Say “sw”
sweet
swim
switch
swine
swing
sweep
swam
swat

18. Say “sp”
space
spice
spin
spot
spoon
sport
speak
spoke
special

19. Say “sn”
snap
snail
snake
snout
snoop
snare
snack
snort
snore

20. Say “sk”
skip
skate
skirt
skin
skinny
skateboard
skunk
sketch

21. Say “sc”
scam
scope
scooter
scoop
scare
scold
scorpion