READ/SPELL – mixed consonant blends (start)
Hear, read, spell and use phonetic words starting with blends

This resource pack of 5 pages covers: hearing, reading, spelling and using blends: ct, ft, lb, lc, ld, lf, lk, lm, lp, lt, mp, nd, ng, nk, nt, pt, sk, sm, sp, st, xt
The blend is highlighted in brown and is made from the blended phonetic sound of the two letters
Many children will find it difficult to do all the blends at once - for most children it will be better to do one blend at a time
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Last updated
19th March 2026

Consonants are all the letters of the alphabet that are not vowels b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z
If a word is phonetic it means the word can be sounded out using the initial sound of individual letters and blends
Every word in this activity is a real English word
Hear, read, spell and use phonetic words starting with blends

See, hear & say the names of the vowels

Hear, read, spell and use words containing ‘magic e’
