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