Level / Phase 4 Phonics Consonant Blends Pairs Game

How does this consonant blends game aid learning?

This brilliant consonant blends game is the perfect tool for you to help your class practise the consonant blends section of level 4 phonics in a fun and exciting way.

Pairs games like this one are great for teaching topics like phonics. This is because they not only test your class' knowledge of phonics, but the gameplay also challenges their problem-solving skills. This makes the games more engaging, meaning pupils are more likely to stay focused on the activity. Not only that, but the level of interactivity that they encourage from children also makes the learning process far more effective, and this can aid cognitive development too!

Twinkl Go! resources like this one are great for use as whole-class activities, as they're very easy to set up on an interactive whiteboard for everyone to see. They're also tailor-made for remote learning environments, so you can use them in online lessons or even set them as homework with minimal fuss.

Teachers can share this resource with customised groups via children's own usernames. Just launch then click Add to Lesson.

Parents can too! All you have to do is share this resource with your own children via their own username. Just launch then click Add to Lesson. 

Why should children use phonics to learn about written language?

Learning your native language is a natural process when you're a child. People talk around you all the time, so picking up the language gradually is something you're not even likely to notice by the time you're old enough to be conscious of it.

Learning how to read and write is a different process altogether though, and much of the time it's a difficult one for anybody, let alone young children. Phonics is a method of learning how to read and write a language that makes the process infinitely easier, and can help improve a child's literary ability massively!

If you're interested in any other interactive resources, like this consonant blends game, related to consonant blends, or level 4 phonics in general, then be sure to check these out too:

• Level 4 Phonics Matching Bingo Game
• Level 4 Phonics Game Show

What is a consonant blend?

A consonant blend is when two or more consonants are blended together, but the sounds for each letter may still be heard in the blend. Consonant blends are quite common in the English language, and can be found in pretty much any part of a word. 

Consonant blends can appear at the beginning of a word, like the 'br' in 'brick', or the 'cl' in 'clamp'.

They can also be made up of three consonants, like the 'spr' in words like 'sprint' and 'spring'.