Today we're going to learn about blends.

Blends are a group of 2

or more consonants that appear together, but each keep their
own sound.
In this lesson we will sound out words with L blends. Look at this
word. BLACK
At the beginning it has 2 consonants, b and l. When we sound out
the word, we put their sounds together like this: /bl/. Blend the
sounds and you get /bl/- /e/- /k/...black!
So, L Blend is any sound pronounced with the letter L!
Let’s see some more examples:
GLASS BLOCK
PLUS CLOCK
FLAG PLUM
Now, let’s try to segment these words:
/gl/ /e/ /s/ /fl/ /e/ /g/ /kl/ /o/ /k/
/pl/ /a/ /s/ /bl/ /o/ /k/ /pl/ /a/ /m/

So, /g/ and /L/ are a blend and we read them as /gl/
P and L are a blend and we read them as /pl/
F and L are a blend and we read them as /fl/
B and L are a blend and we read them as /bl/
K and L are a blend and we read them as /kl/
Now, you try reading the next example: PLATE
Can you segment the sounds in this word? /pl/ /ei/ /t/

Remember, blends are groups of consonants that keep their own

sounds but are sounded out together