Phonics & Writing 5-7 yrs
Phonics & WritingA child’s reading level may be better than their writing level. Writing uses both knowledge of sounds and words, as well as the physical action of writing.
This workbook has been created to help children improve their sentence writing skills. The words used within this pack include those that can be sounded out phonetically, words that children need to learn by sight and high frequency words (most commonly used words).
Activities within this workbook will help children read words, use them within simple sentences and show how to extend sentences to make them more interesting.
ContentsPage Number
The ‘o’ Sound 2The ‘g’ Sound 3The ‘c’ Sound 4The ‘ea’ Sound 5The ‘ow’ Sound 6Rhyming Strings 7Reading Words & Writing Sentences 1 8Reading Words & Writing Sentences 2 10Reading Words & Writing Sentences 3 12Silly Sentences 14Answers 15
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The ‘o’ SoundReading words – looking for the sound. A letter or group of letters can make a different sound in some words.
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The ‘o’ soundThe letter o can make a short ‘o’ sound (hot), or a long ‘o’ sound (cold). 1. Underline the ‘o’ sound in the words below.
told hold cot gotonly post potty stopmole sold ghost bodygot most rod mop
2. Sort out the words according to the sound the o makes.
Short ‘o’ sound mop Long ‘o’ sound ghost
3. Read, trace over and then copy the sentence.
The robot was hot when he got to the shop.__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Choose a word with a long ‘o’ sound. Write a sentence using the word.
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The ‘g’ Sound
The letter g can make two sounds. A hard ‘g’ as in ‘got’ and ‘go’. A soft ‘g’ sound (j ©Copyright Teach My Kids Phonics & Writing www.tmked.com
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sound) as in ‘gentle’ is usually made when the g is followed by the letter ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
1. Read the words. Underline the ‘g’ sound in the words below.
golden gorilla gem gymangry gerbil sing gas
danger stranger large greathuge green giant grain
2. Sort out the words according to the sound the g makes. Can you add more words?
Hard ‘g’ sound goat Soft ‘g’ sound genie
3. Read, trace over and then copy the sentence.
Greta’s gorgeous, ginger cat got a giant, green grub to gobble. __________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Choose a word with a soft ‘g’ sound. Write a sentence using the word.
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The ‘c’ Sound
The letter c can make two sounds. A hard ‘c’ as in ‘cat’. A soft ‘c’ sound (s sound) ©Copyright Teach My Kids Phonics & Writing www.tmked.com
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as in ‘city,’ is usually made when the c is followed by the letter ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
1. Read the words. Underline the ‘c’ sound in the words below.
cave coin face icyonce coat copy chance
calendar rice police cerealdoctor electric nice excite
2. Sort out the words according to the sound the c makes. Can you add more words?
Hard ‘c’ sound cake Soft ‘c’ sound pencil
3. Read, trace over and then copy the sentence.
I will eat spicy rice, dance like crazy mice, then cuddle a curly caterpillar. __________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Choose a word with a soft ‘c’ sound. Write a sentence using the word.
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The ‘ea’ Sound
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The letters ea together can make two sounds: A long ‘e’ sound (ee sound) as in ‘eat’. A short ‘e’ sound as in ‘bread’. 1. Read the words. Underline the ‘ea’ sound in the words below.
meat thread seat feasteast tear weather measure
instead please clean spreadheavy hear mean head
2. Sort out the words according to the sound the c makes. Can you add more words?
Long ‘ea’ sound leaf Short ‘ea’ sound feather
3. Read, trace over and then copy the sentence.
Take a seat, then measure the east wind and the weather with a feather. __________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Choose a word with a short ‘ea’ sound. Write a sentence using the word.
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The ‘ow’ Sound
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The letters ow together can make two sounds. A long ‘o’ sound as in ‘mow’, or an ow sound that is like the ‘ou’ in ‘out’.
1. Read the words. Underline the ‘ow’ sound in the words below.
cow blow slow flowertower snow grow crowdbowl follow down owlclown flow towel throw
2. Sort out the words according to the sound the ow makes. Can you add more words?
Long ‘ow’ sound rainbow Short ‘ow’ sound owl
3. Read, trace over and then copy the sentence.
The brown cows follow the mower and eat the flowers that grow before it snows. __________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Choose a word with a long ‘ow’ sound. Write a sentence using the word.
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Rhyming Strings
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Rhyming words have the same sound in them at the end the word.
1. Read the words. You will need 5 colours, one for each rhyming string. Colour the words that rhyme (end in the same sound) in the same colour. Add your own word for each rhyming string.
hat fat right stain makewall ball sat fake tight
snake rake drain call batrain brain brake light stall
night fight tall cat chain
2. Read and then copy the sentence. Underline the rhyming words. The fat cat sat on the flat hat and the mat. __________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Write 4 sentences, one for each rhyming string. (wall, snake, rain, night) How many rhyming words can you get into one sentence? Underline the rhyming words.
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Reading Words & Writing Sentences 1
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1. Cut out the words at the bottom of this page. Stick the words you can read over the mouse. Stick the ones you can’t read underneath it – practise reading these.
oh their people Mr Mrs looked called asked
water where who againthough work mouse manylaughed any friends please2. Now choose 4 words, write them below.
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3. Trace over this sentence and copy it underneath.
The mouse ran across the room to find some cheese.__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Put each of the words you have chosen into a sentence. Write your sentence using a capital letter and full stop.
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Reading Words & Writing Sentences 2
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1. Cut out the words at the bottom of this page. Stick the words you can read over the football. Stick the ones you can’t read underneath it – practise reading these.
eyes once different because
said play girl halfschool sister about ballfirst want old jumpfrom how off here
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2. Now choose 4 words, write them below.
3. Trace over this sentence and copy it underneath.
My sister likes to colour her pictures neatly.__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Put each of the words you have chosen into a sentence. Write your sentence using a capital letter and full stop.
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Reading Words & Writing Sentences 3
1. Cut out the words at the bottom of this page. Stick the words you can read over the house. Stick the ones you can’t read underneath it – practise reading these.
should could help lived home name our there
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been another house mademake time way next
2. Now choose 4 words, write them below.
3. Trace over this sentence and copy it underneath.
The giants could not find their way back home in time.__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Put each of the words you have chosen into a sentence. Write your sentence using a capital letter and full stop.
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Silly Sentences
Silly Sentences: Who, What, Where, When
Who old lady caterpillar bird dinosaur fairy
What picked a flower sat on a tree ate a bug flew in the
airwent
shoppingWhere garden town mountain castle school
When morning night last week before breakfast
after watching TV
1. Read and copy this sentence. The old lady sat on a tree in town after watching TV.__________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Write your own silly sentences. Write who the sentence is about, what they are doing, where they were and when they did it. Start a new line for each sentence.
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Answers
The ‘o’sound The ‘g’soundShort ‘o’ sound mop Long ‘o’ sound ghost Hard ‘g’ sound goat Soft ‘g’ sound genie cot got potty stopbody got rod mop
told hold only post
mole sold ghost most
golden gorilla angry sing gas great green grain
gem gym gerbil danger stranger large huge giant
The ‘c’sound The ‘ea’soundHard ‘c’ sound cake Soft ‘c’ sound pencil Long ‘ea’ sound leaf Short ‘ea’ sound
feather cave coin coat copy calendar doctor electric
face icy once chance rice police cereal nice excite
meat seat feast east tear please clean hear mean
thread weather measure instead spread heavy head
The ‘ow’soundLong ‘ow’ sound
rainbowShort ‘ow’ sound owl
blow slow snow grow bowl follow flow throw
cow flower tower crowd down owl clown towel
Rhyming Stringshat fat right stain make
wall ball sat fake tightsnake rake drain call batrain brain brake light stall
night fight tall cat chain The fat cat sat on the flat hat and the mat.
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