Ending blends word list
Printable list of ending blend words · 2 pages
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Ending blends, also called final blends, are two consonants at the end of a word where you hear both sounds: -st in nest, -nd in hand, -mp in jump. Children often find them harder than beginning blends, because the sounds at the end of a word are quieter and the first consonant (especially n or m) blurs into the vowel.
This list has more than 70 words in nine ending blends: -st, -nd, -nt, -mp, -sk, -ft, -lt, -lp and -lk. All are short vowel words, so the list follows right after CVC and beginning blends.
Nasal blends (-nd, -nt, -mp) are the trickiest: children often write went as wet or jump as jup. Say the word with your child's hand on their nose to feel the hum of the n or m.
Tips for using it
- For -nt and -nd, feel the hum: the nose buzzes on the n before the t or d.
- Start with -st words like nest and fast, where both sounds are easy to hear.
Variations
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What are ending blends?
Ending blends are two consonants at the end of a word that keep their own sounds, like st in fast, nd in sand, mp in lamp and lk in milk.
Are -ng and -nk ending blends?
Not quite. Ng is a digraph (one sound), and nk says /ng/ + /k/. Most programs teach them separately, as we do on the -ng and -nk sheet.