BL
as in block
- black
- blacks
- blade
- blades
- blah
- blame
L Blend Words for Speech Therapy
L blends pair /l/ with another consonant at the start of a word — bl as in block, pl as in plane. Every list below is checked against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so the cluster is present in the pronunciation, not just the spelling.
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CL
as in clock
- claim
- claimed
- claims
- clan
- class
- clause
FL
as in flag
- flag
- flags
- flame
- flash
- flat
- fleece
PL
as in plane
- place
- placed
- plain
- plains
- plan
- plane
Why practice L blends separately?
A child who says /l/ well on its own may still simplify it inside a cluster — saying bock for block (cluster reduction) or bwock (gliding inside the blend). Both are common patterns before L blends settle.
Lists organized by blend let you drill exactly the cluster a student simplifies. Start with the blend selected by the SLP — the lists do not choose a treatment target or replace clinical judgment.
Word pronunciations are checked with the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
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