LISTEN • BUILD • BLEND

Hold onto /l/.
Start the word.

Build words with bl-, cl-, fl-, gl-, and pl- without dropping the /l/ sound.

STEP 1

Begin the wordMeaning clue: a mark or spot of ink

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•Choose the L-blend that completes the word.

TEACHER MOVE

Have the student hold the /l/ briefly—/b/ /lll/ /o/ /t/—then blend the word smoothly without adding a vowel between the consonants.

Hold onto /l/.Start the word.