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Level 2 — Lesson 1

Blends at the Start
Today's Focus: Beginning Blends — two consonants that blend together

⚓ Anchor Words

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Abby
/ă/ — short A
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Effort
/ĕ/ — short E
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Issue
/ĭ/ — short I
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Otto
/ŏ/ — short O
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Usher
/ŭ/ — short U
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Our Level 1 friends help us read blend words too!

🎓 Practice Words

Tap each word. Sound out the blend, then blend it all together!

👏 clap /k/ /l/ /a/ /p/
🛑 stop /s/ /t/ /o/ /p/
🥁 drum /d/ /r/ /u/ /m/

Tap a word above to see it broken apart:

c
l
a
p
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clap
Consonant Vowel Blend

📚 Word Bank

All the beginning blend words in this lesson:

clap stop drum bled blob brag bran crab cram crisp crop drip drop drug flag flat flip frog glad grab grip plug plum sled slip slim slug snap snip spin spit spot stem step stiff strip swim trap trim trip twig twin

📖 Silly Story Time!

Pick words from the dropdowns to make your own silly story.
Then read it out loud!

The Trip to the

Abby had a to at the . She and a from the bag.

Effort ran to the . He on a but did not the .

Issue sat on a and a from a plant.

Otto a from a by the pond. It at his hand!

Usher and and in the pond. Then all the friends sat on a rock and .

The End!

⭐ Sight Words Used

These common words appear in the story. Practice reading them on sight!

a the on and to in at it from had by then all his her she he did not
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Reading For All • Level 2, Lesson 1 • Beginning 2-Letter Blends