ST
as in star
- stack
- staff
- stage
- stake
- stamp
- stamps
S Blend Words for Speech Therapy
S blends pair /s/ with another consonant at the start of a word — st as in star, sn as in snake. 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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SP
as in spoon
- spa
- space
- spain
- spam
- span
- spare
SK
as in sky
- scale
- scan
- scanned
- scared
- scheme
- school
SL
as in slide
- sleep
- sleeps
- sleeve
- slide
- slight
- slim
Why practice S blends separately?
S blends are a classic target for cluster reduction: a child who says /s/ well alone may still drop it from the cluster — saying nake for snake or top for stop. This simplification is a normal stage before blends settle.
Lists organized by blend let you drill exactly the cluster a student reduces. 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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