Consonant Blends Workbook by Emily Wrenford, Book 3 of Wrenford Wordway.
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Consonant Blends Workbook

Beginning & Ending Blend Practice for Reading & Spelling

Blends are where many early readers slow down: the letters are all familiar, but two consonants in a row are easy to drop or swap. This workbook practices beginning and ending blends separately before mixing them, so each pattern gets attention before the next one arrives.

Ages
5–7
Grade
Kindergarten – Grade 1
Pages
154
Trim size
8.5 x 11 in
Main skill
Beginning and ending consonant blends
Series step
Reading Series, Book 3

By Emily Wrenford · Wrenford Wordway Reading Series

Right book?

Is this the right book for your child?

The most common reason a workbook gets abandoned is that it was a step too early or a step too late. Here is how to tell.

This book is a good fit if your child…

  • reads short-vowel CVC words smoothly
  • is comfortable with common digraphs such as sh, ch and th
  • drops or swaps a sound in words such as stop or camp

Consider the next book if…

  • beginning and ending blends are already secure
  • connected sentence reading is the current goal
Skills

What they practice

Beginning and ending consonant blends, worked from six directions rather than one.

  • 1 Hear
  • 2 Segment
  • 3 Blend
  • 4 Read
  • 5 Spell
  • 6 Apply
  • Beginning blends and ending blends practiced separately first
  • Reading and spelling together on the same patterns
  • Mixed review once each blend family is secure
  • Sentence practice with blend words in context
Support fades

Guided → Mixed → Independent

The same skill, three stages apart. Cues are there when it is new and gone by the time it is not.

  1. Guided

    A picture, a box for every sound, and a line to write the word.

  2. Mixed

    The picture stays, the letters are jumbled. More of the work moves to the child.

  3. Independent

    No picture, no boxes, no cue. Just the words.

Contents

What’s inside

Verified for this edition.

  • 5 units: L-blends, R-blends, S-blends, ending blends, and cumulative review
  • 472 words in the book database
  • 295 illustrations
  • Blends mixed with the digraphs from Book 2 in the final unit
  • Phrase and sentence practice
  • Two short stories with questions
  • Grown-Up Tip on almost every page
  • Complete answer key
Look inside

See the pages before you buy.

Try it first

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Take the free sample pack and see whether the format suits your child.

Free

Free CVC Starter Pack

8-page PDF · US Letter · Free to print

A short sample pack that shows how a Wrenford page actually works — one guided page, one mixed page, one independent page, and a sentence sample, so you can see the support fading before you buy anything.

  • A short guide for grown-ups
  • A guided page with pictures and sound boxes
  • A word-building page
  • An independent page with no picture clues
  • A sentence-reading page
  • A mastery check to see if it stuck
Questions

Common questions about Consonant Blends

What is a blend?

Two or three consonants sitting together where you can still hear each sound — the st in stop, the mp in camp. Unlike a digraph, no new sound is created.

When is this book available?

Consonant Blends Workbook is available now on Amazon.

More questions about using the books at home? Read the parent guide.