Speech and Language Virtual Learning

/l/ Blends Speech ProductionMay 2020

Speech Sound ProductionLesson: May 2020

Objective/Learning Target

The student will practice making the /l/ phoneme in consonant clusters in words.

Background Information:

The /l/ sound in blends is a sound that is typically produced correctly once a child is 6 years of age.

Here is a chart of when sounds are typically produced.

The L speech phoneme is a voiced or noisy sound. It has air that comes over the sides of

the tongue and is a long, continuous sound. The tongue is touching the bumps right behind your

top front teeth.

Here is a video that demonstrates how to make the L sound. Once you can make the L by itself,

then you can use that sound in blends.

How do I make the L sound?

Saying the L sound:Put your tongue on the bumps behind your top teeth

making an uphill with your tongue. Let air flow over the sides of the tongue. Have your voice box turned on to

make the sound noisy.

Saying the L blend sounds:

A consonant blend may consist of two or three letters whose sounds are blended together. Each sound within

the blend is pronounced individually, but quickly, so they blend together.

Let’s find out exactly what a blend is.Watch this video about consonant blends.

Remember, to say an L sound in a blend, you will say the first sound of the word

then quickly move to the L and the rest of the word.

Tricky L Blends:

Be careful when you’re saying the blend. Sometimes it’s easy to put an “uh” between the first sound and the L. For example sometimes for the word “play” you might say “P uh L ay”

instead of “PLay”.

When that happens, try saying the first sound and the L a bit faster so it blends together.

Let’s try some words that begin with the PL blend.Remember to say each sound quickly to blend together.

plant pliers

plum

plus

planet

Now let’s try some words that begin with BL.

blaze

black

blanket

blue

blocks

flag

Now let’s try some words that begin with FL.

flower

flame float

fly

Now let’s try some words that begin with SL.

sleeve

slow

sleep

slime

slice

Say each picture out loud. Does it have a consonant blend?

If yes, say it 5 times.

Plane YesFlip flops YesCat NoSled YesMouse NoSlide YesFlute YesBlast YesSoda (pop) NoPlate YesLion No

Answer Key:

Was this lesson?

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❏ just right

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Are you ready for a challenge?

1. When you ask for something, use the word please. Did you use the PL blend correctly?

2. Look around the house and outside. Find things that have a consonant blend in them. Try using this riddle game to help you.

1. I cover you when you are cold. I am found on a bed.2. I am in the kitchen. You use me to put food on.3. I am found outside. You play on me by first climbing a ladder.4. I am also found outside. I grow in the ground.5. I buzz in the air around you. I am an insect.6. A rabbit is fast. A turtle is ______.7. I am found in the pantry/cabinet. I am used in baking. I am

white and powdery.8. I am fast. You can see me flying in the sky up very high.9. I grow on trees. I am a small purple fruit.

10. I am a musical instrument. I am usually silver and make a high, pretty sound.

Here are your riddles:

1. Blanket2. Plate3. Slide4. Plant/Flower5. Fly6. Slow7. Flour8. Plane9. Plum

10. Flute

Answer Key: