R: consonant clusters Saturday, February 4, 2017 by Eva Easton 2 Comments Consonant Cluster: group of consonants with no vowel between themConsonant clusters appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a syllable.In this lesson: r consonant clusters at the beginning of a word And now it’s your turn.Vocabulary Quiz 1. Don't forget to _________ your teeth before going to bed. brush spray draw 2. _________ me the ball. I want to play, too. throw through thrifty 3. Be careful! Don't _________ the heavy box. drive drop draw 4. The word "_________" is a synonym for "miser, cheapskate." scribble scraps scrooge 5. Don't go the _________ way down a one-way street. write wrong through 6. You have to be _________ to be a lumberjack. thrifty through strong 7. Grapes are one type of _________. crumbs fruit spread 8. When we answer the last question, we will be _________ with the quiz. thrifty through threw 9. Children often draw pictures in school with _________. cream crumbs crayons 10. Some people are _________ when they wake up in the morning; other people are cheerful. thrifty scrooge grumpy 11. People use a paper _________ to destroy documents in an office. shredder shrub spread 12. _________ is a country in South America. Brazil France Croatia Time's up The Secret of R: 1-syllable wordsunstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 1)unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 2)consonant clustersdisappearing vowelsmy classroom worksheets at the bottom of this page