step#4: consonant blends

when 2 consonants come together, they form a blend. blend are of 2 types- pairs and diagraphs. in consonant pairs, the sounds of both consonants can be heard, for example, PR is a consonant pair where the sound of P(प) and R(र) are both sounded . in consonant diagraphs, the sounds of both consonants blend and only one sound can be heard.for example, PH is a consonant diagraph where the sound of P and H have one sound फ.

when the child has been taught CVC words, the next step is to teach these blends. then the child can be taught the CCVC  words like brat, chat, shed, when, then, that, glad, flip, slip, stop etc.

some of the blends and their CCVC words are:

1. br: brag, brat
2. bl: blot, bled
3. cl: clot, clip
4. cr: crop
5. ch: chip, chap
6. dr: drag
7. fr: frog
8. fl: flip, flop
9. gr: grip
10. gl: glad
11. pr: prod, pram, pray
12. pl: plod, plum
13. st: stop
14. sc: scam
15. sk: skin
16. sl: slip, slap
17. sm: smug
18. sn: snap, snow
19. sp: spit, spat
20. sw: swat
21. tr: trip
22. th: that
23. wh: when, what