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Consonant Blends

Welcome to the consonant blends  section of our website. The resources available here are suitable for learners who: 

  • know their sound/letter links  

  • are ready to start blending using short vowels to make one syllable (1 tap words) 

  • will benefit from lots of over learning and revision  

There are no long vowel sounds in this section.  Watch the videos below to see if these resources are suitable for your child before choosing from the sub sections on the right:

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The spelling patterns have been organised into 4 sets which you will find in the Reading and the Word List subsections alongside a list of household objects which may be helpful for some of the games and activities.  The sets are organised as:

Set 1. Blends  sm, sn, sp, sc, sk, st 

Set 2. Blends  sw, tw, ct, ft, nt, pt, nd, nk, mp 

Set 3. Blends   bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, spl, lb, ld, lf, lk, lm, ln, lp, lt 

Set 4. Blends  br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, scr, spr, str, rd, rf, rk, rm, rn, rp, rt