Hold that sound! Blending Consonant to Consonant
Same Consonant
Here are some phrases. The consonant sound at the end of each first word is the same as the consonant sound at the beginning of the second word.
How many times do you hear the double consonants pronounced?
Example: Do you hear "hot / tea" or "hotea"?
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/t/ hot tea |
/r/ they're ready |
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/p/ sharp pin |
/l/ yell loudly |
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/k/ black cat |
/dʒ / orange juice |
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/d/ bad day |
/tʃ / beach chair |
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/g/ big girl |
/ʃ / wash shoes |
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/m/ some money |
/s/ this song |
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/n/ phone number |
/v/ expensive vase |
Rule: When two of the same consonant sound s are between words in a rhythm group, blend them together like one consonant. The two consonants are not pronounced two times.
Note: Be sure to lengthen (make longer) the consonant sound you are blending.
Stop Consonants
Stop consonants (called this because they stop the air flow out of the mouth)--- /p/ and /b/, /k/and /g/, and /t/ and /d/---at the ends of words are spoken at almost the same time as the first consonant sounds in the next words. HOLD the stop sound until you are ready to say the next sound.
Examples:
cab driver (hold /b/ until you are ready to say /d/
stop sign
keep trying
lap top computer
look like
big problem
Putting it All Together
To practice linking and blending, repeat these phrases after the speaker.
Example:
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Cub Scouts |
hold /b/ until you are ready to say /s/ |
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help out |
move the /p/ to the beginning of the next word |
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green notebook |
lengthen the /n/ |
For each set of words, listen and repeat.
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job training job ladder job offer job benefits |
look tired look sick look up look carefully |
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lab coat lab assistant lab equipment lab procedures |
big debt big meeting big game big organization |
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help teach help make help organize help people |
got caught got thirsty got tired got arrested |
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deep trouble deep water deep thinker deep in debt |
caused misunderstanding caused problems caused deaths caused anxiety |
Now you....
Download this worksheet and record the phrases in the voice board: Blending Consonant to Consonant.