Blends are consonants next to each other, each making their individual sound.

Consonant Blends are found in this pallet and are organized in columns.

  • L Blends have the letter l as the 2nd letter.
  • R Blends have the letter r as the 2nd letter.
  • S Blends begin with the letter s.
  • Giant Blends consist of:
    • 3-Letter Blends make three sounds (scr, spl, spr, str)
    • Digraph Blends are a digraph next to a consonant -make two sounds (shr, thr, chr, phr, sch)
    • These Blends are often referred to as Initial Blends as they are often found at the beginning of words.