✍🏻 1st Grade English (ELA): Consonant Blends and Digraphs

Get ready to explore the exciting world of consonant blends and digraphs! These are special letter combinations that make unique sounds in words. A blend is when two or three consonants come together, and you can hear each individual sound. Think of 'bl' in 'blue' – you hear the 'b' and the 'l'! Or 'str' in 'street' – you hear 's', 't', and 'r'. A digraph is when two consonants join forces to make one brand new sound. For example, 'sh' in 'ship' sounds like 'shhh', not 's' and 'h' separately. Other digraphs include 'ch' (like in 'chair'), 'th' (like in 'this' or 'thin'), and 'wh' (like in 'whale'). Learning these sounds will help you read and spell words more easily. Let's discover them together!