Phonics word list
Ending blend words
In short
Ending blends are two consonants at the end of a word where both are heard: st, nd, mp, nt, sk, ft, lt and others, as in fast, hand, lamp, tent, desk, gift and belt. Our checked list has 1,159 words that end in a consonant blend.
At a glance
- Words in our list
- 1,159
- By syllables
- one syllable: 392 · two syllables: 476 · three or more syllables: 291
- Taught in
- Lesson 35c in the sequence
Ending blend words, most common first
Spelling units show how each word breaks into the letters that spell one sound; a_e is a vowel and silent e working together. Readable after is the first lesson where a student can sound out the whole word.
-st, -sk, -sp (ask, best)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| ask | a·s·k | 1 | Lesson 22 |
| best | b·e·s·t | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| cost | c·o·s·t | 1 | Lesson 14 |
| desk | d·e·s·k | 1 | Lesson 22 |
| disk | d·i·s·k | 1 | Lesson 22 |
| east | ea·s·t | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| fast | f·a·s·t | 1 | Lesson 7 |
| host | h·o·s·t | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| just | j·u·s·t | 1 | Lesson 29 |
| last | l·a·s·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| list | l·i·s·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| lost | l·o·s·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| most | m·o·s·t | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| must | m·u·s·t | 1 | Lesson 15 |
| past | p·a·s·t | 1 | Lesson 6 |
| post | p·o·s·t | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| rest | r·e·s·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| risk | r·i·s·k | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| task | t·a·s·k | 1 | Lesson 22 |
| test | t·e·s·t | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| vast | v·a·s·t | 1 | Lesson 33 |
| west | w·e·s·t | 1 | Lesson 28 |
| crisp | c·r·i·s·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| first | f·ir·s·t | 1 | Lesson 81 |
| least | l·ea·s·t | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| trust | t·r·u·s·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| worst | w·or·s·t | 1 | Lesson 82 |
| whilst | wh·i·l·s·t | 1 | Lesson 68 |
| exist | e·x·i·s·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| adjust | a·dj·u·s·t | 2 | Not in the sequence |
| almost | a·l·m·o·s·t | 2 | Lesson 93 |
| artist | ar·t·i·s·t | 2 | Lesson 77 |
| fewest | f·ew·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 115 |
| honest | h·o·n·e·s·t | 2 | Not in the sequence |
| insist | i·n·s·i·s·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| latest | l·a·t·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| lowest | l·ow·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 86 |
| nicest | n·i·c·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 109 |
| oldest | o·l·d·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 72 |
| safest | s·a·f·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
-nd, -nt (and, end)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| and | a·n·d | 1 | Lesson 9 (heart word) |
| end | e·n·d | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| band | b·a·n·d | 1 | Lesson 17 |
| bind | b·i·n·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| cent | c·e·n·t | 1 | Lesson 117 |
| find | f·i·n·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| fund | f·u·n·d | 1 | Lesson 15 |
| hand | h·a·n·d | 1 | Lesson 23 |
| hint | h·i·n·t | 1 | Lesson 23 |
| hunt | h·u·n·t | 1 | Lesson 23 |
| kind | k·i·n·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| land | l·a·n·d | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| lend | l·e·n·d | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| mind | m·i·n·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| pint | p·i·n·t | 1 | Lesson 68 |
| send | s·e·n·d | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| sent | s·e·n·t | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| tend | t·e·n·d | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| want | w·a·n·t | 1 | Lesson 30 (heart word) |
| went | w·e·n·t | 1 | Lesson 28 |
| wind | w·i·n·d | 1 | Lesson 28 |
| bound | b·ou·n·d | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| brand | b·r·a·n·d | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| count | c·ou·n·t | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| found | f·ou·n·d | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| front | f·r·o·n·t | 1 | Lesson 62 |
| grand | g·r·a·n·d | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| grant | g·r·a·n·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| grind | g·r·i·n·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| joint | j·oi·n·t | 1 | Lesson 95 |
| meant | m·ea·n·t | 1 | Lesson 94 |
| plant | p·l·a·n·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| point | p·oi·n·t | 1 | Lesson 95 |
| pound | p·ou·n·d | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| p·r·i·n·t | 1 | Lesson 24 | |
| round | r·ou·n·d | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| saint | s·ai·n·t | 1 | Lesson 84 |
| sound | s·ou·n·d | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| spend | s·p·e·n·d | 1 | Lesson 18 |
| spent | s·p·e·n·t | 1 | Lesson 18 |
-mp (dump, jump)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| dump | d·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 15 |
| jump | j·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 29 |
| amp | a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 6 |
| bump | b·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 17 |
| camp | c·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 14 |
| damp | d·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 13 |
| lamp | l·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| lump | l·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| pump | p·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 15 |
| cramp | c·r·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| stamp | s·t·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 6 |
| swamp | s·w·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 94 |
| imp | i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 8 |
| hemp | h·e·m·p | 1 | Lesson 23 |
| limp | l·i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| pomp | p·o·m·p | 1 | Lesson 12 |
| ramp | r·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| romp | r·o·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| rump | r·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| blimp | b·l·i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| champ | ch·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 48 |
| chimp | ch·i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 48 |
| clamp | c·l·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| clump | c·l·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| plump | p·l·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| primp | p·r·i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| skimp | s·k·i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 22 |
| slump | s·l·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| stomp | s·t·o·m·p | 1 | Lesson 12 |
| stump | s·t·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 15 |
| thump | th·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 47 |
| tramp | t·r·a·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| trump | t·r·u·m·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| shrimp | sh·r·i·m·p | 1 | Lesson 45 |
-ld, -lf, -lk, -lm, -lp, -lt (old, bulk)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| old | o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| bulk | b·u·l·k | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| cold | c·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| felt | f·e·l·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| film | f·i·l·m | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| held | h·e·l·d | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| help | h·e·l·p | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| hold | h·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| self | s·e·l·f | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| sold | s·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| told | t·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| wild | w·i·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| build | b·ui·l·d | 1 | Not in the sequence |
| built | b·ui·l·t | 1 | Not in the sequence |
| child | ch·i·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| dealt | d·ea·l·t | 1 | Lesson 94 |
| fault | f·au·l·t | 1 | Lesson 93 |
| field | f·ie·l·d | 1 | Not in the sequence |
| filed | f·i_e·l·d | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| shelf | sh·e·l·f | 1 | Lesson 45 |
| world | w·or·l·d | 1 | Lesson 82 |
| itself | i·t·s·e·l·f | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| myself | m·y·s·e·l·f | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| result | r·e·s·u·l·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| default | d·e·f·au·l·t | 2 | Lesson 93 |
| herself | h·er·s·e·l·f | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| himself | h·i·m·s·e·l·f | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| yourself | y·our·s·e·l·f | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| difficult | d·i·ff·i·c·u·l·t | 3 | Lesson 67b |
| belt | b·e·l·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| bold | b·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| bolt | b·o·l·t | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| calm | c·a·l·m | 1 | Lesson 94 |
| cult | c·u·l·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| fold | f·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| gold | g·o·l·d | 1 | Lesson 72 |
| golf | g·o·l·f | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| gulf | g·u·l·f | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| halt | h·a·l·t | 1 | Lesson 93 |
| melt | m·e·l·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
-ft, -pt, -ct, -xt (act, fact)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | a·c·t | 1 | Lesson 14 |
| fact | f·a·c·t | 1 | Lesson 14 |
| kept | k·e·p·t | 1 | Lesson 22 |
| left | l·e·f·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| lift | l·i·f·t | 1 | Lesson 26 |
| next | n·e·x·t | 1 | Lesson 31 |
| soft | s·o·f·t | 1 | Lesson 12 |
| text | t·e·x·t | 1 | Lesson 31 |
| shift | sh·i·f·t | 1 | Lesson 45 |
| prompt | p·r·o·m·p·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| script | s·c·r·i·p·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| strict | s·t·r·i·c·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| adopt | a·d·o·p·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| elect | e·l·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| exact | e·x·a·c·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| react | r·e·a·c·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| accept | a·cc·e·p·t | 2 | Not in the sequence |
| affect | a·ff·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| aspect | a·s·p·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| detect | d·e·t·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| direct | d·ir·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 81 |
| effect | e·ff·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| except | e·xc·e·p·t | 2 | Not in the sequence |
| expect | e·x·p·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| impact | i·m·p·a·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| object | o·b·j·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| reject | r·e·j·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| select | s·e·l·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| attempt | a·tt·e·m·p·t | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| attract | a·tt·r·a·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| collect | c·o·ll·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| concept | c·o·n·c·e·p·t | 2 | Lesson 117 |
| connect | c·o·nn·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| contact | c·o·n·t·a·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| context | c·o·n·t·e·x·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| correct | c·orr·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 111 |
| corrupt | c·orr·u·p·t | 2 | Lesson 111 |
| extract | e·x·t·r·a·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| perfect | p·er·f·e·c·t | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| product | p·r·o·d·u·c·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
When do these words become readable?
The lessons where the most words on this page become decodable. Words marked not in the sequence have a spelling the sequence never teaches as a pattern.
| Readable after | Words |
|---|---|
| Lesson 24 | 43 |
| Lesson 26 | 69 |
| Lesson 67b | 235 |
| Lesson 68 | 94 |
| Lesson 72 | 51 |
| Lesson 96 | 46 |
| Lesson 110 | 42 |
| Lesson 117 | 45 |
| Not in the sequence | 86 |
How do you teach ending blend words?
Ending blends are easier than beginning ones for most students, so many teachers start here. Build from a CVC word: ten, tent; ban, band. "Say ten. Now add /t/ to the end." Group the ending blends that use n and m first, since those are the most often missed. A gesture helps: one hand for the vowel, two fingers that close for the blend.
What mistake do students make with ending blend words?
The nasal before the final consonant gets dropped: wet for went, lap for lamp. The vowel absorbs the /n/ or /m/ so the student doesn't hear it. Have them feel the hum by holding their nose while saying went; it suddenly sounds wrong without the /n/.
Where do ending blend words come in the sequence?
Ending blends usually come with or just before beginning blends, after the short vowel reviews. In the sequence we use, the pattern is taught in Lesson 35c.
Exceptions worth knowing
Final nk and ng are not blends of n plus a consonant; n says /ng/. In words like hands and lamps, the s is a suffix. Ld and lt after a long vowel (cold, bolt) form their own pattern.
Decodable sentences
Every word in these sentences can be read at Lesson 35c or earlier, or is a heart word taught by then.
- The kid can jump on the sand.
- We went past the tent.
- Mom left a gift on the desk.
Questions people ask
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How this list was built
Every word comes from our lexicon of common English words, each split into spelling units and checked against a pronouncing dictionary, so a word is listed under the sound its spelling really makes. Words a student sees in our assessments are left out. The readable after lesson comes from our decodability engine, which checks each spelling unit and syllable pattern against the lesson sequence. You can run your own text through the same engine with the free decodable text checker.