Blends and digraphs

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What is an L-blend?

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An L-blend is a combination of two consonants where one of them is 'L', such as in the words 'bl', 'cl', 'fl', 'sl', etc.

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What is a final blend?

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A final blend is a combination of two or more consonants that occur at the end of a word, such as 'st' in 'mask' or 'nd' in 'hand'.

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What is a welded sound?

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A welded sound is a phonetic combination of sounds that are pronounced together as a single unit, often found in words like 'ang' or 'ink'.

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What is a consonant blend?

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A consonant blend is a group of two or more consonants that appear together in a word, where each consonant retains its sound, such as 'st' in 'stop'.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that together represent one sound, such as 'sh' in 'shrub' or 'ch' in 'chair'.

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What is an S-blend?

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An S-blend is a type of consonant blend that begins with the letter 'S', such as 'sp', 'st', 'sl', etc.

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Can you give an example of a word with an L-blend?

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Yes, an example of a word with an L-blend is 'black'.

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Can you give an example of a word with a final blend?

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An example of a word with a final blend is 'mask'.

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Can you give an example of a word with a welded sound?

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An example of a word with a welded sound is 'ring'.

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Can you give an example of a word with a digraph?

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An example of a word with a digraph is 'shrub'.