BLENDS, DIGRAPHS, TRIGRAPHS AND OTHER LETTER COMBINATIONS

Consonant blends (also called consonant clusters) are groups of two or three consonants in words that makes a distinct consonant sound, such as "bl" or "spl." Consonant digraphs include bl, br, ch, ck, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gh, gl, gr, ng, ph, pl, pr, qu, sc, sh, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, th, tr, tw, wh, wr. Some trigraphs are nth, sch, scr, shr, spl, spr, squ, str, thr. There are also digraphs that produce a distinct vowel sound. Some words that begin with common digraphs or blends: Some words that begin with common trigraphs: Books to Print: Match Words and Pictures: Words that Start With Consonant Blends: Circle Words that Start With Consonant Blends: Fill in the Missing Letters in Words Starting With Consonant Blends, Worksheets to Print: Digraphs and Blends Spelling Word Questions to Print: Find Eight Words Starting with Digraphs and Trigraphs, Worksheets to Print: Write Words Starting with Blends, Worksheets to Print: Word Wheels to Print:

How do animals communicate? Animals might not be able to speak or master advanced language techniques, but they certainly have other ways of communicating. Whale song, wolf howls, frog croaks, bird chips -- even the waggle dance of the honeybee or the vigorous waving of a dog's tail -- are among the panoply of ways animals transmit information to each other and to other denizens of the animal kingdom. Species often rely on verbal and nonverbal forms of communication, such as calls; non-vocal auditory outbursts, like the slap of a dolphin's tail on the water; bioluminescence; scent marking; chemical or tactile cues; visual signals and postural gestures. Fireflies and peacocks are classic examples of brilliant bioluminescence and impressive visual displays, respectively. Ants use chemical cues (in a process called chemoreception) to help guide their foraging adventures, as well as for other activities like telling friend from foe, connecting with new mates and marshalling the colony's defenses.

Spherical Concentric Layer Cake Tutorial | Cakecrumbs This tutorial will show you the most basic and least equipment-heavy way of baking the concentric layer cake as seen in both the Earth cake and Jupiter cake. You can stop at half way and just make a hemisphere cake, or make two hemispheres and join them into one as in this video. How big you make the cake is up to you. For the Earth cake I baked the largest layer in a 2 litre pudding basin. Let’s begin! Now, as for the equipment required, you will need a set of any three hemisphere tins or bowls that can fit inside one another. Baking times will vary based on how big your bowls are. You can use any recipe you like for these cakes. Lastly, for the colouring you can use any colours you like. Here’s how to make, bake and assemble the cake: As a word of caution, don’t be tempted to under-bake the cakes. These are the recipes I used: Like this: Like Loading...