What are consonant blends?
Consonant blends are groups of two or three consonants that appear together at the beginning of a word. The sounds of each consonant are pronounced separately.
Which letters can be in consonant blends?
* The most common consonants to form blends are:
* "s" (e.g., "sl" in "slide", "sp" in "spin", "st" in "stop")
* "l" (e.g., "bl" in "blue", "cl" in "clap", "fl" in "flower")
* "r" (e.g., "br" in "brown", "cr" in "cry", "dr" in "drum")
* Less common blends include:
* "ch" (e.g., "ch" in "chair", "ch" in "cheap")
* "sh" (e.g., "sh" in "ship", "sh" in "shoe")
* "th" (e.g., "th" in "thin", "th" in "that")
* "wh" (e.g., "wh" in "what", "wh" in "where")
* "sc" (e.g., "sc" in "school", "sc" in "scar")
Important notes:
* These are just examples, and there are other possible combinations.
* Not all combinations of two consonants form blends.
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