The words are braid, brush, bracelet, bridge, bricks, broom, branch, brain, broccoli, bread.

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 Blends – br): Phonics Poetry Page.

There are two trigraphs that use a combination of vowel and consonant letters: IGH (which forms a vowel sound) and DGE (which forms a consonant sound).

Common consonant digraphs include ch (church), ch (school), ng (king), ph (phone), sh (shoe), th (then), th (think), and wh (wheel).

A digraph is a combination of two letters that make a single sound, as in the “ph” in “phone.” In fact, the word “digraph” contains a digraph. (Can you spot it?) Digraphs can include a combination of consonants or vowels.

Phonics Card Game (Br- Blends) FREE Use these word and picture cards to play a variety of phonics games. Students write br- words to complete the sentences. Then color the picture and cut out the pages. Cut out the words and glue them next to the corresponding pictures. Cut out the picture cards and sort them on the t-chart.

Cut out the picture cards and sort them on the t-chart. Sort into br- words and other words. Color, cut, and staple together cards with the BR words: brick, brain, brush, and bread. Cut out the letter squares and arrange them to make two words- brain and broom.

Complete each sentence with a br- word from the word bank. Color, cut, and staple together cards with the BR words: brick, brain, brush, and bread. Students will pick the appropriate BR word from the box to complete each sentence. Words include brain, brick, and brave.

Included in the package is: 1. 20 combinations of comparing 2 word blends in a t-chart mat 2. Recording worksheets that coordinate with each mat 3. 30 color cut-out flash cards – 6 flash cards pe… Megan Buseick K – ELA