l blends words list

Free L blends words lists and 48 pictures (PDF)

L blends words

Here we have some free L blends words resources which are otherwise known as consonant blends or consonant clusters. It is important to note that we are only dealing with beginning blends where the letter L appears after another consonant at the beginning of words.

There are 6 letters that combine with L to make blends at the start of words, these are – CL, BL, FL, GL, PL, and SL. By teaching blends and clusters you can not only aid students with any pronunciation issues but also assist in their reading and spelling. For ESL students they have also proven to be very useful in helping my learners both gain and retain new vocabulary.

The free printable word lists above and below contain 60 of the most simple L blends words each. You can print these out as wall charts or simply keep them on hand as useful reference sheets.

L blends words lists

Below are some more comprehensive lists than the free printable PDF pages above. They contain nearly twice as many words and have again been broken up into different l blends for easy reference.

BL Blends

blab

black

blade

blame

blank

blanket

blast

blatant

blaze

blazer

bleach

bleak

bleat

bleed

bleep

blemish

blend

bless

blimp

blind

blink

blip

blister

blizzard

bloat

blob

block

blog

blonde

blood

bloom

blooper

blossom

blot

blouse

blow

blowfly

blubber

blue

bluff

blunt

blur

blurt

blush

CL Blends

clad

claim

clam

clan

clap

clash

clasp

class

classic

clatter

claw

clay

clean

clear

cleat

cleaver

cleric

clever

click

cliff

climate

climb

cling

clinic

clip

cloak

clock

clog

clone

clop

close

closet

clot

cloth

clothes

cloud

clover

clown

club

cluck

clue

clump

clumsy

clutch

FL Blends

flack

flag

flagon

flair

flake

flame

flan

flank

flap

flash

flask

flat

flavor

flay

flea

fleece

fleet

flex

flight

fling

flint

flip

float

flock

flog

flood

floor

flop

floppy

flora

florist

floss

flour

flow

flower

flu

fluff

fluid

fluke

flume

flush

flute

flutter

fly

GL Blends

glacier

glad

glade

glam

glamor

glance

gland

glare

glass

glaze

glazier

gleam

glean

glee

gleeful

glen

glide

glider

glimpse

glint

glisten

glitch

glitter

gloat

glob

globe

gloomy

glory

gloss

glove

glow

glucose

glue

glum

gluten

glutton

PL Blends

place

plaid

plain

plan

plane

planet

plank

plant

plantain

plaque

plasma

plaster

plastic

plate

plateau

platoon

play

plaza

plea

pleasant

please

pleat

plenty

pliers

plot

plough

plow

ploy

pluck

plug

plum

plumber

plump

plunder

plunger

plunk

plural

plus

plush

ply

SL Blends

slab

slack

slag

slalom

slam

slang

slant

slap

slash

slat

slate

slave

slay

sled

sleek

sleep

sleeve

slender

sleuth

slice

slick

slide

slim

slime

slimy

sling

slit

sliver

slob

slog

slop

slope

slot

sloth

slow

slug

sluice

slum

slumber

slump

slurp

slush

slushy

sly

L blends words with pictures

Next, we have 48 printable flashcards that you can print, cut out, and use to play various learning games. Even if you don’t choose to cut out the picture and word cards, you will find that providing an entire sheet as a visual learning aid will help make lessons more engaging.

The words included in these free printables are – 

BL – black, blanket, blimp, blossom, blouse, blow, blue, and blur.

CL – clam, claw, cliff, climb, cloth, cloud, clown, and clue.

FL – flag, flame, fleece, flood, floor, flour, flute, and fly.

GL – glacier, glass, glen, glide, glitter, globe, glove, and glow.

PL – plane, planet, plate, play, pliers, plow, plug, and plum.

SL – slant, sleep, slice, slide, slime, slot, sloth, and slug.

Some ideas for using these cards include – 

Sorting. Ask learners to arrange the cards into the 6 blend groups.

Matching. Cut the words from the bottom of the cards and get students to match the pictures and words correctly.

Arranging. The flashcards can be arranged in ways such as alphabetical order.

Sentence building. Choose two or more cards at random and ask learners to create a sentence using the words.

Make posters and anchor charts. You can print and cut out the cards and words so that learners can glue them to a larger piece of poster card. These make for great classroom or bedroom decorations!

Practice sentences

Here are some interesting practice sentences that use a mixture of different L blends.

A slow plane flight in black clouds.

A glass plate of flavored clams.

He plans to sleep on the clean floor.

The class planted plums on the slope.

There are slimy blobs of glue blue on the cloth.

Flowers bloom in this pleasant glade.

The sloth plays by the cliff.

If you are looking for more practice with the letter L sound, check out the L tongue twisters which are good for a laugh.

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