Blends

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Blends

When two or more letters appear together and you hear each sound that each consonant would normally make, the combination is called a blend. For instance, the word blend has two consonant blends: "bl", for which you hear the sounds for both "b" and "l", and "nd", for which you hear the sounds for both "n" and "d".

Two-Letter Blends

bl, which make the /bl/ sound as in blend and blight
br, which make the /br/ sound as in break and brown
cl, which make the /cl/ sound as in cluster and class
cr, which make the /cr/ sound as in crash and cross
dr, which make the /dr/ sound as in drive and drab
fl, which make the /fl/ sound as in flu and flake
fr, which make the /fr/ sound as in freedom and frost
gl, which make the /gl/ sound as in glad and glory
gr, which make the /gr/ sound as in green and gravy
nd, which make the /nd/ sound as in blend and send
pl, which make the /pl/ sound as in play and plow
pr, which make the /pr/ sound as in prime and prowl
sl, which make the /sl/ sound as in slogan and sloppy
sm, which make the /sm/ sound as in small and smart
sn, which make the /sn/ sound as in snail and snore
sp, which make the /sp/ sound as in special and spackel
st, which make the /st/ sound as in stop and start

Three-Letter Blends

shr, which make the /ʃr/ sound as in shroud
spl, which make the /spl/ sound as in splash and splendid
spr, which make the /spr/ sound as in spring and spray
squ, which make the /sqw/ sound as in squid and squelch
str, which make the /str/ sound as in struggle and strap
thr, which make the /θr/ sound as in throw

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