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L & R in Consonant Clusters Quiz 1
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1. ___ is a girl's name.
a. Flan
b. Fran
2. Golfers ___ in the sunshine.
a. play
b. pray
3. A stone will easily ___ glass.
a. bleak
b. break
4. Don't ___ about foolish things!
a. plate
b. prate
5. Golfers ___ to God for sunshine.
a. play
b. pray
6. To shift gears, step on the ___.
a. clutch
b. crutch
7. A ___ is an ugly, nasty old woman.
a. clone
b. crone
8. Two is company and three is a ___.
a. cloud
b. crowd
9. Pierrot is the French word for ___.
a. clown
b. crown
10.The plant's leaves show signs of ___.

a. blight
b. bright
11.The desk light was attached by a ___.
a. clamp
b. cramp

12.The burglar used soot to ___ his face.
a. blacken
b. bracken
13.___ is the name of a pie-like dessert.
a. Flan
b. Fran
14.A small group of trees in called a ___.
a. glove
b. grove
15.Barley is a widely grown ___ in Canada.
a. clop
b. crop
16.She went to the hospital for a ___ test.
a. blood
b. brood
17.Carnivores eat the ___ of other animals.
a. fresh
b. flesh
18.A clearing in a forest is known as a ___.
a. glade
b. grade
19.The horror movie gave the audience a ___.
a. flight
b. fright

20.Hollywood is known for it ___ and sparkle.
a. grits
b. glitz
21.My favorite ___ of jeans is Calvin Klein.
a. bland
b. brand
22.The chef put the burning coals in the ___.
a. blazer
b. brazier
c. brassiere
d. brasserie
23.To ___ old is to be feared above all else.
a. glow

b. grow
24.A ___ has two hands, a face and tells time.
a. clock
b. crock
25.A serving dish that is flat is called a ___.
a. plate
b. prate
26.To ___ means to remove the skin of an animal
a. flay
b. fray
27.The paper used in magazines has a shiny ___.
a. gloss
b. gross
28.They had to ___ the mirror against the wall.
a. plop
b. prop

29.One of the most popular shellfish is the ___.
a. clam
b. cram
30.The Queen of England wears a ___ on her head.
a. clown
b. crown
L & R in Consonant Clusters Quiz 2
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1. For best results, ___ the chicken in corn oil.
a. fly
b. fry
2. The boy virtually ___ three inches over night.
a. glue
b. grew
3. A small herring fish is commonly called a ___.
a. splat
b. sprat
4. In order to ___ almonds, remove the outer skin.
a. blanch

b. branch
5. Birds and sheep gather in a group called a ___.
a. flock
b. frock
6. Food or drink with no taste is said to be ___.
a. bland
b. brand
7. The anchor was raised using a motor driven ___.
a. clank
b. crank

8. The baby was born feet first in a ___ position.
a. breach
b. bleach
c. breech
9. It was difficult to ___ through the heavy snow.
a. plod
b. prod
10.To apply makeup you should use a ___ or sponge.
a. blush
b. brush
11.The potter will ___ the ceramic to make it shiny
a. graze
b. glaze
12.The knife was so ___ that it could not cut tofu.
a. blunt
b. brunt
13.They are waiting to board the transatlantic ___.
a. flight
b. fright
14.Alabama is known for its ___ and black-eyed peas.
a. grits
b. glitz
15.He disappeared from my view in the ___ of an eye.
a. blink
b. brink

16.___ computers are among the fastest in the world.
a. Cray
b. Clay
17.All prisoners or oppressed people want to be ___.

a. flee
b. free
18.Charmaine went into a dress shop to buy a new ___.
a. flock
b. frock
19.The farmer ___ the field before planting the seeds
a. plowed
b. proud
20.The ___ trained every day for the summer Olympics.
a. splinter
b. sprinter
21.A ___ is an identical replica of another organism.
a. clone
b. crone
22.A jet regularly ___ at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
a. flies
b. fries
23.A common cut of meat used for stewing is ___ steak.
a. flank
b. frank
24.The leak of official secrets was a ___ of security.
a. breach
b. bleach
c. breech
25.A ___ is an amphibian that develops from a tadpole.
a. flog
b. frog
26.He lost his money on the stock market so he was ___.
a. bloke
b. broke

27.Colors that do not go well together are said to ___.
a. clash