Skill 3 of 10
Decodable books for consonant blends
Blends look a little like digraphs but work the opposite way. In a blend, two or three consonants sit side by side and each keeps its own sound; you simply say them quickly so they run together. The st in stop, the fl in flag, and the mp at the end of jump are all blends. Children meet them at the beginnings of words, as in stop and flag, and at the ends, as in lamp and hand, which is why you'll see these called CCVC and CVCC words. Blends usually follow digraphs, and they are a genuine step up: holding two consonant sounds in mind while blending a whole word asks more of a child than a simple CVC does.
That is normal, and it is worth slowing down for. Your student is generally ready when short-vowel and digraph words feel easy and the sounding-out has stopped being letter by letter. Watch for a common early habit of dropping the middle sound, reading sop for stop or jup for jump; when it happens, point back to the missed letter instead of just supplying the word. Series like Bob Books and Charge into Reading build blends up in small steps, and Phonic Books' Moon Dogs offers plenty of practice in stories written for readers who need a bit more time before it all clicks.
121 book sets — sets that introduce this skill are listed first.
Barton Reading & Spelling
Level 3 Stand-Alone Chapter Books
Level 3
Bob Books
Set 3: Word Families
Set 3 of 5
Charge Mommy Books
Stage 2: Consonant Blends Decodable Reader Set
Stage 2
Cherry Blossom Press
Piper on a Plane
Stage 2: Consonant Blends
DOG ON A LOG Books
Five Chapter Books 4
Step 4 of 10
DOG ON A LOG Books
Five Chapter Books 7
Step 7 of 10
DOG ON A LOG Books
Let's GO! Readers Collection 4
Step 4 of 5
Ed and Mel's Decodable Adventures
The Black Silk Path
Book 1 of 3
EPS Learning
Storybook Set 3
Set 3 of 6
Express Readers
Step 2 Book Set
Step 2 of 6
Forward Motion Readers
Book 2: Off We Go!
Book 2 of 5
Half-Pint Kids
Level B – Blends & Ends
Level B of 3
Hello Decodables
Orange Fiction Books
Orange (Books 21–40)
Hello Decodables
Green Nonfiction Books
Green (Books 21–40)
High Noon Books
Set B-1
Set B-1 (Levels 3–4)
High Noon Books
Set B-2
Set B-2 (Levels 3–4)
High Noon Books
Set B-3
Set B-3 (Levels 3–4)
High Noon Books
Set B
Set B (Levels 3–4)
IMSE
Set B Fiction, Volume 1
Set B (Grade 1), Fiction Volume 1
IMSE
Set B Fiction, Volume 2
Set B (Grade 1), Fiction Volume 2
IMSE
Set B Nonfiction, Volume 1
Set B (Grade 1), Nonfiction Volume 1
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 4 Set 1 Fiction
Phase 4, Set 1 (Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 4 Set 1 Non-Fiction
Phase 4, Set 1 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 4 Set 2 Fiction
Phase 4, Set 2 (Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 4 Set 2 Non-Fiction
Phase 4, Set 2 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Science Decodables Phase 4 Non-Fiction
Phase 4 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
The Beanies HiLo Set 1 Decodable Readers - Blends (Phase 4)
Blends (Phase 4)
Learning Without Tears
Set B: Fiction and Nonfiction
Set B of 4
Lerner Publications
The Slug and the Pug
Short Vowel Sounds with Consonant Blends
Lerner Publications
The Price of a Slice
Long Vowel Sounds with Consonant Blends
Letterland
Phonics Readers Set 3
Set 3 of 4
Oxford University Press
Stage 4: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Pack of 6
Stage 4 (Phase 4)
Oxford University Press
Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics Level 3: Mixed Pack of 6
Level 3
Phonic Books
Dandelion Launchers Stages 8-15
Stages 8–15
Phonic Books
Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 8-15
Extras, Stages 8–15
Phonic Books
Dandelion World Stages 8-15
Stages 8–15
Phonic Books
Dandelion World Extras Stages 8-15
Extras, Stages 8–15
Phonic Books
Moon Dogs Set 2
Set 2
Phonic Books
Moon Dogs Extras Set 2
Extras, Set 2
Pioneer Valley Books
On Our Way Set 3
On Our Way, Set 3
Reach All Readers
Set 1b: FLOSS Rule, Blends, ng/nk & More
Set 1b
Reach All Readers
Blends & Digraphs
Blends & Digraphs
Reading Elephant
10 Extra Decodable Books for Consonant Blends
Extra – Consonant Blends
Reading Elephant
Series 7 – Consonant Blends – 13 Decodable Books
Series 7
The Yak Pack
Comics & Phonics: Book 3 — Blends
Book 3 of 5
Abeka
Basic Phonics Readers
K5 Basic Phonics Readers
Abeka
Family Fun Readers
Advanced K5 Family Fun Readers
Bob Books
Set 4: Complex Words
Set 4 of 5
DOG ON A LOG Books
Five Chapter Books 5
Step 5 of 10
DOG ON A LOG Books
Let's GO! Readers Collection 5
Step 5 of 5
EPS Learning
Complete Storybook Starter Set (80 Books)
Complete Set (80 books)
Focus on TAP
The Plan
Level 1
Focus on TAP
Rex
Level 1
Focus on TAP
Lit Sick
Level 1
Focus on TAP
The Cat
Level 1
Focus on TAP
Mad As Hell
Level 1
Focus on TAP
Bad
Level 2
Focus on TAP
The Dog Man
Level 2
Focus on TAP
Kid Mom
Level 2
Focus on TAP
The Gas Men: The Test
Level 2
Focus on TAP
The Gas Men 2
Level 2
Focus on TAP
The Gas Men 3
Level 2
Half-Pint Kids
Level C – Moving-A-Long
Level C of 3
Half-Pint Kids
Half-Pint Decodable Readers – Library Edition
Library Edition (Levels A–C)
Heggerty
Decodable Books for First Grade Series 1
Series 1 of 3
Heggerty
Decodable Books for First Grade Series 2
Series 2 of 3
Heggerty
Decodable Books for First Grade Series 3
Series 3 of 3
Heggerty
Decodable Books for Kindergarten Series 1
Series 1 of 3
Heggerty
Decodable Books for Kindergarten Series 2
Series 2 of 3
Heggerty
Decodable Books for Kindergarten Series 3
Series 3 of 3
Heggerty
Decodable Books for Second Grade Series 1
Series 1
Heggerty
Decodable Books for Grades 2-4 Toucan Series
Toucan Set
Hooked on Phonics
Learn to Read - Levels 5&6 Complete: Transitional Readers (First Grade | Ages 6-7)
Levels 5–6
Hooked on Phonics
Learn to Read - Levels 7&8 Complete: Early Fluent Readers (Second Grade | Ages 7-8)
Levels 7–8
Hooked on Phonics
Learn to Read Kit with Spelling (Pre-K - 2nd Grade)
Complete Kit (Levels 1–8, Pre-K–Grade 2)
IMSE
Set C Fiction, Volume 1
Set C (Grade 2), Fiction Volume 1
IMSE
Set C Fiction, Volume 2
Set C (Grade 2), Fiction Volume 2
IMSE
Set C Nonfiction, Volume 1
Set C (Grade 2), Nonfiction Volume 1
Learning Without Tears
Set C: Fiction and Nonfiction
Set C of 4
Letterland
Kindergarten Decodable Readers (Set of 50)
Kindergarten
Logic of English
Foundations A Readers
Level A of D
Memoria Press
First Start Reading Storybook D
Storybook D
Miss Rhonda's Readers
Miss Rhonda's Readers: Set ONE (8-book set)
Set ONE
Pennington Publishing
Sam and Friends Phonics Books (Complete 54-Book Set)
Complete set (all 6 levels)
Phonic Books
Alba
Complete set
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Set 1 Units 1-10
Set 1, Units 1–10
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Set 2 Units 1-10
Set 2, Units 1–10
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Set 3 Units 1-10
Set 3, Units 1–10
Phonic Books
Get Out of the Game
Complete set
Phonic Books
Magic Belt
Complete set
Phonic Books
Mel on Mars
Complete set
Phonic Books
Pet Sitters
Complete set
Phonic Books
That Dog!
Complete set
Phonic Books
Totem
Complete set
Pioneer Valley Books
MyCodables Complete Bundle
Complete Bundle (66 titles)
Pioneer Valley Books
On Our Way Set 1
On Our Way, Set 1
Pioneer Valley Books
On Our Way Set 2
On Our Way, Set 2
Pioneer Valley Books
Building Up Set 1
Building Up, Set 1
Pioneer Valley Books
Building Up Set 2
Building Up, Set 2
Pioneer Valley Books
Moving On Set 1
Moving On, Set 1
Pioneer Valley Books
Moving On Set 2
Moving On, Set 2
Pioneer Valley Books
Lifting Off Set 1
Lifting Off, Set 1
Really Great Reading
Countdown Decodables: Kindergarten Set
Kindergarten Set
Really Great Reading
Blast Decodables: Grade 1 Set
Grade 1 Set
Really Great Reading
HD Word Decodables: Grades 2–5 Set
Grades 2–5 Set
Simple Words Books
Tob the Bot: Bugs in the Chip
Rising (Step 4)
Simple Words Books
Fun in the Sun
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Scrub the Hands
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Stash the Trash
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Spring Mess
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Sam Is Stuck
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
Fox Hunt (2nd Edition)
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
The Gold of Black Rock Hill
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
Back to the Past
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
Twins Unmet: The Blaze
Intermediate (Step 7)
Simple Words Books
Twins Unmet: Lost on Buke
Intermediate (Step 7)
Simple Words Books
Chapter Books Bundle: Rising, Early, Novice & Intermediate
All Steps (Rising–Intermediate)
SyllaSense
Green Circle - Illustrated
Green Circle - Illustrated
SyllaSense
Green Circle - Photo
Green Circle - Photo
Whole Phonics
Glued Sounds & CCVC Decodable Book Set
Level 3 of 4
Whole Phonics
WP UFLI All Concepts Decodable Book Set
Complete set
Common questions
What are decodable books for consonant blends?
Two or three consonants pronounced in sequence, each keeping its own sound — st, fl, mp. Some programs call them clusters (CCVC and CVCC words). Decodable books for this skill use only words a student can sound out with it (plus previously taught patterns), so new readers practice decoding instead of guessing.
How is this list put together?
Every alignment comes from the publisher's own published scope and sequence — never from third-party spreadsheets — and each record links its source. Sets that introduce consonant blends as the new skill are listed before sets that only practice it.