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Level 2 — Lesson 10

Mix It Up!
End Blends vs End Digraphs
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End Blends or End Digraphs?
End blends like -nd keep both sounds (you hear /n/ then /d/). End digraphs like -sh make one new sound. Both finish words — can you tell them apart?
🏆 Listening to Endings Takes Effort!
The whole team is cheering you on! Focus on the very end of each word.
End Blends = hear each sound • End Digraphs = one new sound at the end

⚓ Anchor Words

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Abby
/ă/ — short A
Level 1 Star
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Effort
/ĕ/ — short E
Level 1 Star
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Issue
/ĭ/ — short I
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Otto
/ŏ/ — short O
Level 1 Star
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Usher
/ŭ/ — short U
Level 1 Star

Our Level 1 friends help us sort end blends from end digraphs!

👂 Listen & Compare

Same beginning, different ending! One ends with a blend, the other with a digraph.

best🔈 /b/ /e/ /s/ /t/ — End Blend
vs
bash🔈 /b/ /a/ /sh/ — End Digraph
band🔈 /b/ /a/ /n/ /d/ — End Blend
vs
bang🔈 /b/ /a/ /ng/ — End Digraph
bent🔈 /b/ /e/ /n/ /t/ — End Blend
vs
back🔈 /b/ /a/ /ck/ — End Digraph
Consonant Vowel End Blend End Digraph

🎓 Practice Words

Tap each word. Does it end with a blend or a digraph? The color tells you!

✋ hand /h/ /a/ /n/ /d/ End Blend
🐟 fish /f/ /i/ /sh/ End Digraph
🦘 jump /j/ /u/ /m/ /p/ End Blend
💍 ring /r/ /i/ /ng/ End Digraph
🏆 best /b/ /e/ /s/ /t/ End Blend
🔙 back /b/ /a/ /ck/ End Digraph

Tap a word above to see it broken apart:

h
a
n
d
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hand
Consonant Vowel End Blend End Digraph

📚 Word Bank

End blends in sky blue and end digraphs in purple!

bandbendbest bumpcampdesk dustfastfelt gifthandhunt jumplampland lastleftlump mendnestpond pumprestsand sendtenttest vestwentwest backbangbash bathcashdash dishduckfish kickkinglock longluckmash mathmuchneck packpathpick richringrock rushsacksing socksongsuch thingwashwing wishwith

📖 Silly Story Time!

End blends in sky blue, end digraphs in purple.
Mix, match, and read aloud!

The at the

Abby went to the and the on her .

Effort did for a in the . He a .

Issue sat on a and a with a .

Otto did and to the . He a of .

Usher said, "The is to and by the !"

The End!

⭐ Sight Words Used

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

a the and on in to for of by is her he she did said went with
Reading For All • Level 2, Lesson 10 • End Blends vs End Digraphs