Which is an example of a consonant blend?

Which is an example of a consonant blend?

• A. th
• B. br
• C. sh
• D. ch

Answer: (B)

Consonant blends are two or more consonants that are spoken together, with each sound heard. In a blend you can hear both sounds in the cluster. The pair br is a blend because you hear the /b/ sound followed by the /r/ sound, as in brave, bring, broom. The other options are digraphs, where two letters join to make one sound: th represents a single sound like /θ/ or /ð/, sh represents /ʃ/, and ch represents /tʃ/. These don’t give you two separate consonant sounds, which is why they aren’t blends.

Consonant blends are two or more consonants that are spoken together, with each sound heard. In a blend you can hear both sounds in the cluster. The pair br is a blend because you hear the /b/ sound followed by the /r/ sound, as in brave, bring, broom.

The other options are digraphs, where two letters join to make one sound: th represents a single sound like /θ/ or /ð/, sh represents /ʃ/, and ch represents /tʃ/. These don’t give you two separate consonant sounds, which is why they aren’t blends.