A consonant blend (also called a consonant cluster) is a group of two or three consonants in words that makes a distinct consonant sound, such as bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, qu, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tr, and tw, We can group these into “l” and “r” blends, which are the most frequent and …

A consonant blend is when two or more consonants are blended together, but each sound may be heard in the blend. The most common beginning consonant blends include: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fr, tr, fl, gl, gr, pl, pr, sl, sm, sp and st. Blends can also occur at the end of words as in the word “last”.

Consonant Blend Word Lists. Consonant blends, also referred to as consonant clusters, are a set of two or three consonant letters that when pronounced, retain their sound. Blends are found either at the beginning or end of a word. For example, in the word “break”, the “b” and “r” sounds are pronounced.

Some examples of initial blends are bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sl, sm, sn, sp, squ, st, sw, and three letter blends such as spr, str, shr. Ending blends include such consonant combinations as ld, lk, nd, nt, and ft.

Three Letter Consonant Blends Some consonant blends have three letters. For example: scr, squ, str, spr, spl, and thr.

3-Letter Blends Spelling Lists Rule: Three-letter blends thr-, scr-, spr-, shr-, spl- and str-.

A digraph contains two consonants and only makes one sound such as sh, /sh/. (ch, wh, th, ck) A blend contains two consonants but they each make their own sound, such as /s/ and /l/, /sl/ (st, fl, sk, gr, sw, ect.)

Consonant blends and consonant teams are such terms. So, what is the difference between the two? A consonant blend is a term used for two adjacent consonants in a word that represent two separate sounds. Take the word, ‘blog’: the letters ‘b’ and ‘l’ spell two separate sounds /b/ and /l/.

6-letter words that start with shr

• shrink.
• shrine.
• shrimp.
• shrewd.
• shrunk.
• shrank.
• shrill.
• shroud.

SHR

8-letter words that start with thr

• threaten.
• thriller.
• throttle.
• thrombin.
• thrasher.
• thrombus.
• thresher.
• threnody.

11-letter words that start with str

• streamlined.
• strangeness.
• streetscape.
• streetlight.
• strawflower.
• straightway.
• stroboscope.
• strangulate.

There are 2174 words that start with STR. Click on a word starting with STR to see its definition.

Words That Begin With SCR

• scrag.
• scram.
• scran.
• scrap.
• scree.
• screw.
• scrim.
• scrip.

To trigger, or fire, an SCR, voltage must be applied between the gate and cathode, positive to the gate and negative to the cathode. When testing an SCR, a momentary connection between the gate and anode is sufficient in polarity, intensity, and duration to trigger it.

6-letter words that end in dge

• bridge.
• pledge.
• fridge.
• sludge.
• grudge.
• sledge.
• dredge.
• smudge.

If the final ‘ch’ sound comes after a consonant, the ending is -ch. For example: search, church, branch, finch. If the final ‘ch’ sound comes after a two-letter vowel, the ending should be spelled -ch. For example: beach, teach, crouch, touch, speech.

Digraphs are two letters that make just one sound. CH in the word “chair” and PH in the word “phone” are both examples of digraphs. Blends, on the other hand, are two or more consonants that BLEND together but each sound can still be heard. For instance, the words “skirt” and “clock” start with the blends SK and CL.

Double consonant blends It’s estimated that teaching Double Letter Consonants: “ng”, “nk” will take 45 minutes of classroom time. Throughout the lesson, students will achieve a number of objectives. They will learn about consonant digraphs and blends, including: “ng” and “nk”.