Blending Consonants

If your second grader needs extra practice sounding out words with
consonant blends, a group of consonants that make a single sound, try this
great series of worksheets.

Table of Contents
Beginning Consonant Blends
Phonics Review: Consonant Blends
Consonant Sounds: R Blends
Consonant Sounds: L Blends
Consonant Sounds: S Blends
Blend at the End
Complete this Sentence: Blends in Context

Beginning Blends
Look at each illustration. What consonant blend matches the beginning of
the word? Color in the bubble next to the correct answer.
1.

pl

2.

bl cl br st

3.

br tr dr bl

4.

fl

5.

gr

gl

pr

sk fr sl

sp pl pr st
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Digraphs
A digraph is a combination of two letters,
representing one sound. For example, the digraph
ph in phone makes the same sound as the letter F.
Circle the word that names each image.

1.

2.
phone

gopher

paragraph

trophy

graph

pheasant

3.

4.
photograph

phantom

phrase

phony

physical

dolphin

6.

5.
phase
elephant
alphabet

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phonics
phase
alphabet

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R Blends
Read these words aloud. Listen for the letter blend, or
combination of sounds, at the beginning of the word.

crack

dragon

tree

Color the picture with the same beginning sound as the

first picture in the row.
1.

2.

3.

4.

L Blends
Read these words aloud. Listen for the letter blend, or
combination of sounds, at the beginning of the word.

flower

blackberry

Color the picture with the same beginning sound as the

first picture in the row.
1.

2.

3.

4.

11 12 1
2
10
3
9
4
8
7 6 5

S Blends
Read these words aloud. Listen for the letter blend, or
combination of sounds, at the beginning of the word.

stick

small

Say the name of the picture out loud. Circle the letters
that make the beginning sound.

st
sm

sp
sl

sn
st

sm
sp

sw
sp
sc

sk
st
sp

sw
sl

st

sn

sm

sl
sw
st
sc
sp

Blend at the End

A word may begin or end with a blend.

skate

mask

Circle the two-consonant blend at the end of each word.

ant

must

felt

band

lamp

ink

ask

lift

last

Write four of the ending blends you circled.

Use the words above to write the name of each picture.

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Understanding
shapes:
recognizing
shape names
Recognizing
two-consonant
blends
in final position
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Blends in Context
Name

Date

Circle the word that completes each sentence. Write it on the line.
1. Patty plays the ________ in the band.

tray

flute

2. The scouts folded the ________ proudly.

flag

glue

bridge

clam

4. Tom Sawyer built a ________ from logs.

raft

toast

5. A smelly __________ snuck into our tent.

scale

skunk

6. Brad put fifty cents in his ___________.

bank

tree

7. The ___________ rode on a gray horse.

prince

grape

8. Mom will ___________ the fresh oranges.

stripe

squeeze

9. The fire caused a lot of ___________.

snail

smoke

3. The three billy goats crossed the ________.

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