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Letter Blends Learning Center

Welcome, Young Reader! 🌟

Learn letter blends today! Blends are Ch, Sh, Th, Ph. They make special sounds. Click play to hear them!

Ch ch

Ch Sound

/tʃ/ as in chair

Sh sh

Sh Sound

/ʃ/ as in ship

Th th

Th (Voiceless)

/θ/ as in think

Th th

Th (Voiced, ‘thuuuu’)

/ð/ as in this

Ph ph

Ph Sound

/f/ as in phone

Sound Out Words! 🎵

Example: CHAIR (Ch blend)

Ch → /tʃ/
air → /ɛər/

Example: SHIP (Sh blend)

Sh → /ʃ/
ip → /ɪp/

Sounding the Words: Blends 🚛

Example: THINK (Th Voiceless)

Th → /θ/
ink → /ɪŋk/

Example: THIS (Th Voiced, ‘thuuuu’)

Voiced Th sounds like ‘thuuuu’!

Th → /ð/
is → /ɪs/

Example: PHONE (Ph blend)

Ph → /f/
one → /oʊn/

Common Blend Words 📚

Ch Words

chair chip chat chock chin chess chick chew

Sh Words

ship shop shed shift shin shell shot shack

Th (Voiceless)

think thin thumb thud thank thump thick path

Th (Voiced)

this that them then the than these those

Ph Words

phone photo fish fan fit fun fell fox

💡 Tip: Click words to hear them! Practice daily to read well!

Test Your Skills! 🧠

Read these sentences. Click play to hear them!

Sit on the chair.

Place the chock.

The ship is big.

Go to the shed.

Think about the path.

The thumb hurts.

This is a truck.

That is big.

Phone the truck driver.

Take a photo.

Practice Makes Perfect! 🌈

1. Listen Well

Click play to hear blends. Note how they mix sounds!

2. Practice Every Day

Read five words daily. Add more as you improve!

3. Sound Out Words

Break blends into sounds. Say and blend them!