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Made for the Lao Family Center by Jennifer Ball, © November 7, 2012; rev. December 8, 2012 3:07 PMPage - 1
Words beginning with “cl”
The sound “cl” implies two or more things that cluster together because they are very close. They might share a hinge or symmetry or
stickiness.
clams
clamp
clap
claws
clayclimb
Made for the Lao Family Center by Jennifer Ball, © November 7, 2012; rev. December 8, 2012 3:07 PMPage - 2
clover clubscloven hoof
clove
clarinet
club
golf club
cliff
cleft
Parially cut, or the thing that
cuts, is what “cl” is about.
Words beginning with “cl”
cleaver
Made for the Lao Family Center by Jennifer Ball, © November 7, 2012; rev. December 8, 2012 3:07 PMPage - 3
clever
clods of dirt
cloak
clearclean
clothesclothes closet
cloudClothes clothe one with cloth, but one pronounces “clothes” as “cloze,” perhaps because they enclose one’s body. “Clod” and “clever” are conceptual opposites, as are “cloudy” and “clear.”
clown
Words beginning with “cl”
Made for the Lao Family Center by Jennifer Ball, © November 7, 2012; rev. December 8, 2012 3:07 PMPage - 4
A _ _assroom is where students learn. A health
_ _inic is where patients get better.
Sometimes “global warming” is called “_ _imate change.”
A _ _ipboard is where a sign-up sheet might be kept.
What other words start with “cl”?
A_ _ock keeps track of time
with a _ _icking sound, _ _ipping our lives shorter
each second.