Consonant Blend Flashcards: bl, cr, st and more (PDF)
24 fold-over picture cards for 12 common blends — bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, tr, st — grouped into l-, r- and s-blends.
Picture cards for twelve common consonant blends, where two consonants sit side by side and both are still heard — the step between CVC words and longer words.
What’s inside
- 24 fold-over cards covering 12 blends: l-blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl) and r-blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr), two words each.
- Examples on the cards include block, blanket, flag and flower.
- Front: the word. Back: the word with a picture.
Every word in this PDF (25)
Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.
lag, flag, block, blanket, cloud, clown, flower, glove, glasses, plane, plug, sled, slide, brush, bread, crab, crown, drum, dress, frog, fruit, tree, train, star, stamp
How to use it
- Say both consonants of the blend quickly, one after the other: /b/ /l/ — not one merged sound.
- Your child reads the word, then flips to check the picture.
- Sort the cards into two piles: l-blends and r-blends. Say the blend each time a card goes down.
- Point out that a blend is different from a digraph: in "block" you hear b and l; in "ship" s and h make one new sound.
Who it’s for
Ages 5–6, at the start of Stage 4 — after the single letters are solid, alongside the two consonant-blend lessons in the study plan.
Where it fits: Stage 4 — Digraphs & Consonant Blends
Goes well with
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- 92 step-by-step lessons, SATPIN first
- Big flashcards to show your child
- Games, checkpoints and progress for every sound
For little ones (2–6) there’s also our sound-play game on iPhone & iPad and Android.