Canonical BL Decodable Words
In black, b and l occupy separate sound boxes, while ck stays together in one box because ck is a digraph representing /k/. This gives black 5 letters but exactly 4 sound units (b | l | a | ck).
black4 sounds
b/b/
l/l/
a/æ/
ck/k/
blob4 sounds
b/b/
l/l/
o/ɑ/
b/b/
blot4 sounds
b/b/
l/l/
o/ɑ/
t/t/
blip4 sounds
b/b/
l/l/
i/ɪ/
p/p/
Printable Practice
Practice Sorting BL Blend Words
Reinforce blend identification with our comparative 3-column blend sort worksheet. Students read 12 decodable words and sort them under ST, BL, or TR.
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