Lesson 56 Initial Blends

Skill: Initial Consonant Blends bl–, cl–, fl–, gl–, pl–, sl-, br–, cr–, dr–, fr–, gr–,pr–, tr–, sc–, sk–, sm–, sn–, sp–, st–, sw–, tw–

Consonant blends may consist of two or three letters whose sounds are blended together. Each letter within the blend is pronounced individually, but quickly, so they blend together.

bl-	cl-	fl-
black	claim	flag
blame	class	flame
blanket	clay	flat
blast	clean	float
blaze	climb	flood
blind	clock	floor
block	close	flower
blood	clothes	fly

gl-	pl-	sl-
glad	place	slam
glasses	plan	slap
glider	plant	sleep
glitter	play	sleeve
glitzy	plaza	slice
globe	please	slip
gloves	plenty	slither
glue	plus	slow

br-	cr-	dr-
brain	crab	drastic
branch	cracker	draw
brave	crazy	dream
bridge	cricket	dress
bring	cripple	dribble
brother	crisp	drink
brown	crutch	drop
brush	cry	dry

fr-	gr-	pr-
frantic	grade	practice
freezer	graduate	prevent
frequent	grandpa	pride
fresh	grass	private
friend	great	promise
frighten	grocery	protect
from	ground	prove
frozen	grow	prune

tr-	sc-	sk-
trade	scab	skate
traffic	scale	skeleton
travel	school	ski
treat	score	skill
tree	scrap	skin
true	scratch	skinny
trust	scream	skip
try	scribble	sky

Student: Circle the words you can read without assistance.
Illustrate and label one or more of the words you circled. Use the space on the back of your paper for your illustration.

smog image

sm-	sn-	sp-
small	snack	space
smart	snail	spank
smash	snake	speak
smear	snap	special
smell	sneak	spend
smile	snore	spirit
smog	snow	sport
smooth	snug	spot

st-	sw-	tw-
stage	swallow	twelve
stand	swan	twenty
star	sweat	twice
step	sweet	twilight
stone	swim	twin
stop	swing	twinkle
strong	switch	twist
study	swollen	twitch

Student: Circle the words you can read without the help of an assistant.

The black cricket scraped his legs together in the twilight.
The sturdy crutch lay frozen in the snow.
The frightened snake slithered across the flat floor.
Stella was not pleased when a drink spilled on her dress.
A small blossom fell from the tree and floated down.
The swan climbed ashore to protect her grounds.
Dark glasses protected the skier from the sun's glare.
We dress in clean clothes frequently to speak on stage.
The flame blazed brightly on the stone plaza.

Create two sentences and include one or more words that begin with any of these blends: bl–, cl–, fl–, gl–, pl–, sl–, br–, cr–, dr–, fr–, gr–, pr–, tr–, sc–, sk–, sm–, sn–, sp–, st–, sw–, tw–. Remember all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period (.), question mark (?), or exclamation point (!). Do not mix upper and lowercase letters.

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Please illustrate your favorite sentence in the space below or on back of your paper.