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Language Arts: Consonant Blends and Clusters

Reading and spelling words with common beginning and ending blends

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Language Arts: Consonant Blends and Clusters

Reading and spelling words with common beginning and ending blends

Language Arts - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Write your answers in complete sentences when needed.
  1. 1

    Read the word black. What consonant blend do you hear at the beginning of the word?

    Say the word slowly and listen to the first two sounds.

    The consonant blend at the beginning of black is bl.
  2. 2

    Read the word frog. What consonant blend do you hear at the beginning of the word?

    The consonant blend at the beginning of frog is fr.
  3. 3

    Write a word that begins with the blend st.

    Think of something you can see in the night sky.

    One word that begins with the blend st is star.
  4. 4

    Write a word that begins with the blend cl.

    One word that begins with the blend cl is clap.
  5. 5

    Circle the word that starts with the blend gr: crab, green, slide.

    Look at the first two letters in each word.

    The word green starts with the blend gr.
  6. 6

    Circle the word that ends with the blend nd: hand, hop, mask.

    The word hand ends with the blend nd.
  7. 7

    Fill in the missing blend to make a word: __ip. Use the blend sl or tr.

    This word means to slide by accident.

    The correct blend is sl, and the word is slip.
  8. 8

    Fill in the missing blend to make a word: __uck. Use the blend tr or cl.

    The correct blend is tr, and the word is truck.
  9. 9

    Read the sentence: The crab hid under a rock. Which word in the sentence begins with a consonant blend?

    Look for a word that starts with two consonants together.

    The word crab begins with a consonant blend.
  10. 10

    Read the sentence: Brad can skip fast. Find two words with consonant blends.

    The two words with consonant blends are Brad and skip.
  11. 11

    Sort these words into two groups by their beginning blends: plane, clock, plant, clap.

    Listen to the first two sounds in each word.

    The words plane and plant belong in the pl group. The words clock and clap belong in the cl group.
  12. 12

    Write a sentence using a word with the blend br.

    A correct example is: My brother brought a brown bag.
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