Grade 1 · Reading & language
Keep both consonants in a blend practice
Attend to both consonants in a familiar beginning blend.
Opening your practice adventure…
Try a sample
Which two letters make the beginning blend in plan?
- cl
- p
- pl
- pr
See the answer & why
pl
plan begins with pl. Keep both consonant sounds as you blend the word.
A little hint: Look at the start of the word. In a blend, you can hear both consonant sounds.
A teaching tip
Say the whole word, then model the two initial consonant sounds without adding an extra vowel. Only use spellings already introduced.