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Contents
- Adjacent Consonant Clusters/Blends Words Resources
- Alliteration Activities
- Alphabet Letter Sounds and Phonemic Awareness
- CVC Words for Blending Practice
- Digraph Resources
- High-Frequency Words/Sight Words and Common Exception (Tricky) Words Resources
- Identifying Words in Sentences
- Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Blending Activities and Games
- Rhyme Activities
- Schwa Sound Resources
- Segmenting / Spelling Activities
- Syllable Activities
Adjacent Consonant Clusters/Blends Words Resources
Click on the following link to access the resource illustred below from our Adjacent Consonant Clusters/Blends article.
CCVC Word List
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Animal Alliteration, Alliterated Alien Names, Alliteration Café and Silly Soup Alliteration.
Click on the following link for a variety of free, fun alliteration PowerPoints and worksheets that will draw kids’ attention towards the sounds in words…
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Click on the following link to view our free printable alphabet letter sound and phonemic awareness worksheets.
We’ve made several sets of free printable CVC word lists. They’re ordered in a variety of ways so you can use them for different purposes.
Digraph Resources
A variety of free worksheets and PowerPoints for improving the spelling of words containing common digraphs.
High-Frequency Words/Sight Words and Common Exception (Tricky) Words
Word lists, captions, activities and worksheets for high-frequency words/sight Words and tricky/common Exception Words.
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See our article on High-Frequency Words and Tricky/Common Exception Words for access to these resources and an explanation of the terminology.
Identifying Words in Sentences Activity Sheet
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A variety of free downloadable activities and games to improve phonics blending skills. CVC words and words containing adjacent consonants/consonant blends. Click on the images below to access these resources.
Rhyme Activities
Rhyming Words Activity Sheet
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Rhyme Sorting Activity
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Odd One Out Rhyming Pictures
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Schwa Sound Resources
See our article about the schwa sound and our article on how to teach the schwa sound for more examples and information on how to use these resources.
Schwa Sound List of Words
Find the Schwa
Example Sentences with Schwa Words
Segmenting / Spelling Activities
Syllable Activities
Handy List of Simple 1 and 2-Syllable Words
You don’t have to think of suitable examples on the spot with this handy list.
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List of 2-syllable Words
The words in this resource are arranged in different groups so you can choose the most appropriate examples for the blending skills of your children.
The list includes simple compound words, simple 2-syllable words with regular spellings and more complex 2-syllable words with digraphs or alternative sounds for the vowels.
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How Many Syllables Activity
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Sorting Words by Syllables Activity
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Further Resources:
Another way to access free online games and activities is to register with some of the specialist reading programmes that offer free trials.
For example:
Parents and teachers can register for a 30-day free trial with Reading Eggs. This allows you to access over 500 highly interactive games and fun animations for developing Phonemic awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension.
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Although it’s not quite free, you can get a 30-day trial with the award-winning Hooked on Phonics programme for just $1.
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You might also find our article on Phonological/Phonemic Awareness Activities for Parents and Teachers useful.