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Match more initial sounds

Match more initial sounds (Phase 3 phonics)

Here are some pictures. Match the picture to the letter that it begins with.
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Initial sounds: s and t

Initial sounds: s and t (Phase 2 phonics)

Can you cut out these pictures and put them in two piles, one for things starting with ‘s’ and one for things starting with ‘t’? A Phase 2 phonics worksheet, suitable for children in Reception.
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Initial sounds: r or f?

Initial sounds: r or f? (Phase 2 phonics)

Look at the pictures below. Do the words begin with r or f? Cut the pictures out and stick them into the correct circle.
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Initial sounds: q

Initial sounds: q (Phase 3 phonics)

Henry is stuck! He’s been asked to colour in everything on this page which begins with ‘q’. He’s not sure which pictures to colour in. Can you help? Get your coloured pencils out and colour in all the objects below that begin with the letter ‘q’ (the /k/ + /w/ sound).
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Initial sounds matching

Initial sounds matching (Phase 2 phonics)

Do you recognise all these things? Match the pictures that begin with the same sound! Then see if you can spot which one is the odd one out. This is a Phase 2 worksheet, suitable for children at the beginning of Reception.
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Initial sounds: m, d and p

Initial sounds: m, d and p (Phase 2 phonics)

Let's play I spy! Look around you. Can you see anything that begins with these sounds? Draw pictures in the eyes of things you see beginning with each sound.
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Initial sounds: h

Initial sounds: h (Phase 2 phonics)

Magnifying glass at the ready – it’s time to go on a hunt for ‘h’! Go around your house collecting things that begin with ‘h’. Once you’ve collected five things draw a picture of them in this hat. Ask your mum or dad to help you label them.
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Initial sounds: h and b

Initial sounds: h and b (Phase 2 phonics)

Jack and Eva are going on their summer holiday. They’ve drawn a picture list of everything they need to take with them but they’ve missed off the first letters on the words below. Can you use either an ‘h’ or a ‘b’ to complete the words?
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Initial sounds: g and k

Initial sounds: g and k (Phase 2 phonics)

Can you be a letter detective and spy the sounds /g/ and /k/ in this box? Colour the ‘g’s in red and the ‘k’s in blue. Then match the pictures to the sound that they begin with and colour the pictures in.
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Initial sounds: a and b

Initial sounds: a and b (Phase 2 phonics)

Circle the objects that Ella has seen that begin with ‘a’ and ‘b’.
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Find the missing sounds: o and n

Find the missing sounds: o and n (Phase 2 phonics)

This sound burglar has been stealing sounds from the words below. Can you see what sounds he has in his bag? Help these words get their sounds back by filling in the missing letters!
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CVC letter fans activity

CVC letter fans (Phase 2 phonics)

A fun way to practise letter sounds! Cut out each letter, make a hole with a hole punch or scissors where the circle is and put some string through it. You need to make one fan for vowels and one for consonants. Once you have made the fans, ask your child to say each sound and think of a word with that sound in it.
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Initial letter matching puzzle worksheet

Initial letter matching puzzle

There are lots of Christmas things pictured on this worksheet! Say the first sound of each picture. Now can you find the right sound and match it with the rest of the word?
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Reading the /sh/ and /ch/ sounds worksheet

Reading the /sh/ and /ch/ sounds (Phase 3 phonics)

What words can you think of that end in /sh/ or /ch? Can you write in the missing sounds in these words?
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Phoneme chart

Phonics sounds - interactive worksheet

This handy interactive phonics sounds worksheet will help you practise the sound of each phonic with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. See how many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound. Move your mouse over the letters to hear the sounds.
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Parents' Guide - reluctant reader to literacy lover

The Parents' Guide to turning a reluctant reader into a literacy lover

Why are some children reluctant to read, and what can you do to help them fall in love with books? From exploring non-fiction to making reading a feel-good pleasure, we explain how you can turn a reluctant reader into a bookworm. Happy reading!
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Learning the alphabet join-the-dots worksheet

Learning the alphabet

A fun join-the-dots activity that will help your child with learning their alphabet.
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Upper and lower case letters matching game

Upper case and lower case letters matching game

A fun game involving matching capital letter and lower case letters.
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Sound buttons: reading 'ck' worksheet

Sound buttons: reading 'ck' (Phase 3 phonics)

This worksheet shows children how to sound out the phonemes in words ending 'ck'.
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Using sounds to make words worksheet

Using sounds to make words (Phase 3 phonics)

Encourage your child to use these sounds and put them together to make a variety of different words.
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