Grade 1 · Reading · Lesson 4

Consonant Blends — bl, cr, st, tr, and pl

Last lesson you learned about digraphs — two letters that make ONE sound. Today is different! A consonant blend is two consonants where you keep BOTH sounds — but you say them quickly together, smooth like a slide.

What this lesson teaches

1Understand that a consonant blend keeps both individual sounds while blending them smoothly
2Distinguish consonant blends from consonant digraphs and read
3Sort words beginning with bl, cr, st, tr, and pl correctly

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