Consonant Blends and Digraphs

Front

What is a consonant blend?

Back

A consonant blend is when two or more consonants are combined together, and each consonant's sound is heard in the blend, like 'bl' in 'black'.

Front

What is a digraph?

Back

A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound, like 'ch' in 'chair'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the blend 'tr'.

Back

An example is 'tree'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the blend 'pl'.

Back

An example is 'play'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the blend 'fr'.

Back

An example is 'frog'.

Front

What sound does 'wh' make?

Back

The 'wh' digraph makes the sound like in 'what'.

Front

What sound does 'ch' make?

Back

The 'ch' digraph makes the sound like in 'chocolate'.

Front

What sound does 'th' make?

Back

The 'th' digraph can make two sounds: the soft sound in 'this' and the hard sound in 'think'.

Front

What is the blend in the word 'brave'?

Back

The blend is 'br'.

Front

What is the blend in the word 'snack'?

Back

The blend is 'sn'.