Phonics reader (nursery)

Emergent Learning Series

Aa

a a a a a a

Ant the acrobat juggles apples in afternoon. ah ah ah..... .

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a as initial sound:

axe

apricot

astronaut

almonds

anchor

a as middle sound:

ca t

bag

rat

bat

ta g

Ask students to read aloud the words.

Tell students that the name of letter ‘a’ is ‘ay’ but the sound ‘ah’ in words.

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Bb

b b b b b b

Butterf ly blows big bulbbles. buh buh buh.. . .

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b as initial sound:

bag

buttons

bear

ball

box

b as ending sound:

web

nib

tub

bib

cub

Ask students to read aloud the words.

Tell students that the name of letter ‘b’ is ‘bee’ but the sound ‘buh’ in words.

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Cc

c

c

c

c

c

Catterpillar carries cupcake, cake and cranberries in cup. cuh cuh cuh.. . .

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c

c as initial sound:

cat

camera

card

cylinder

circus

c as middle sound:

bicycle

ice

trace

face

race

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘c’ is ‘see’ but the sound ‘cuh’ like cake. Tell students ‘c’ has two sound ‘cuh’ and ‘suh’. Hard ‘c’ sounds like a ‘k’ soft sounds like a ‘s’.

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Dd

d d d d d d

Duck digs in the dirt, duh duh duh.. . .

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d as initial sound:

dolphin

doll

dress

duck

dice

d as middle sound:

gold

old

red

cold

bed

Ask students to read aloud the words.

Tell students that the name of letter ‘d’ is ‘dee’ but the sound of letter ‘d’ is ‘duh’ like doll.

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Ee

e

e

e

An emperor eats eggs in the evening. eeh eeh eeh. . .

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e

e

e

e as initial sound:

egg

elephant

emu

eagle

eggplant

e as middle sound:

pen

ten

bed

hen

n et

Ask students to read aloud the words.

Tell students that the name of letter ‘e’ is ‘ee’ but the sound of letter is ‘eh’ in words like ‘elephant’. The letter ‘e’ is called a vowel like: a, i, o, u.

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Ff

f

f

f

f

Fish finds the other five fishes for fun.

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f

f

f as initial sound:

fairy

ffin in

ish ffish

frog

f ire

f as ending sound:

leaff lea

scarf scarf

handkerchief handkerchief

beef

cheff che

Ask students to read aloud the words.

Tell students that the name of letter ‘b’ is ‘bee’ but the sound ‘buh’ in words.

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Gg

g g g g g g Goat likes to graze grass in the garden.

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g as initial sound:

giraffe

guitar

globe

gem

gypsy

g as middle sound:

dog

bag

mug

leg

jug

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘g’ is ‘gee’ but the sound of letter ‘g’ is ‘guh’ as hard sound and ‘juh’ as soft sound.

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Hh

h h h h h h

Harry loves to eat honey, hamburger, hot chips and hot sausages

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h as initial sound:

hat

house

heart

helicopter

horse

h as middle sound:

beehive

seahorse

forehead

grasshopper

bird house

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘h’ is ‘aitch’ but the sound of letter ‘h’ is ‘huh’ as horse.

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Ii

i

i

i

i

Inchworm inspects the insects in the igloo.

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i

i

i as initial sound:

ink

ill

iron

iceberg

ice

i as middle sound:

pin

pill

tie

six

slide

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘i’ is ‘eye’ and sound of letter ‘i’ is ‘ih’ as short ‘i’ sound like ink and ie-y as long ‘i’ sound like ‘ice’. The letter ‘I’ is called a vowel like a.e.o.u.

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Jj

j j j j j j

Julie and jenny have juice, jam and jelly party in june.

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j as initial sound:

jug

jump

juice

jeep

jacket

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘h’ is ‘jay’ but the sound of letter ‘h’ is ‘juh’ as jump. “j” has no middle and ending sounds. It’s sound is used in ‘g’

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Kk

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k k k k k k

Kuckoo kicks the ball on the kitten in the kitchen.

k as initial sound:

kennel

keyboard

kite

king

kettle

k as ending sound:

clock

lock

duck

truck

sock

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘k’ is ‘kay’ but the sound of letter is ‘kuh’ like kite. ‘k’ has middle and ending sounds also used in ‘c’.

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Ll

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l

l

l

l

l

Lilly brings load of lemons and made lemonade and lemonade pie in lunch

l

l as initial sound:

lips

lake

ladder

leaf

lion

l as ending sound:

pool

nail

wool

meal

heel

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘l’ is ‘ell’ but the sound of letter is ‘luh’ like lips.

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Mm

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m m m m m m

Mickey and Minnie munch on mangoes, mufins and mulberries in the morning.

m as initial sound:

monkey

mail

moon

mat

mushroom

m as ending sound:

jam

dam

gum

plum

mom

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘l’ is ‘ell’ but the sound of letter is ‘luh’ like lips.

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Nn

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n n n n n n

Nany and Nancy make noise in the party at noon.

l as initial sound:

nail

nose

newspaper

nut

nest

l as ending sound:

pen

hen

fan

pin

pan

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘n’ is ‘enn’ but the sound of letter is ‘nuh’ like nail.

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Oo

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o o o o o o

An orange orangutan eats omelettes and olives

o as initial sound:

octopus

ox

ostrich

onion

oil

o as middle sound:

mop

pot

rod

box

log

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘o’ is ‘owe’ but the sound of letter is ‘oh’ like orange.

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Pp

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p p p p p p

Parrot and penguine eat peach and pineapple.

p as initial sound:

pea

popcorn

pillow

potato

pencil

p as ending sound:

cup

cap

map

tap

pup

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘p’ is ‘pee’ but the sound of letter is ‘puh’ like pea.

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Qq

q q q q q q Queen stands front of bed and quail are on the quilt

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q as initial sound:

queen

question

quiver

quilt

quiet

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘q’ is ‘queue’ but the sound of letter is ‘cwuh’ like quilt.

Tell that the next letter in each ‘q’ word is always a ‘u’.

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Rr

r r r r r r

Rat, rabbit, rhinoceros and reindeer look at the rainbow appears on the sky after rain on the rooftop

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r as initial sound:

rose

raincoat

rope

raspberry

rocket

r as ending sound:

ear

chair

hair

doctor

car

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘p’ is ‘pee’ but the sound of letter is ‘puh’ like pea.

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Ss

s

s

s

s

s

s

Sam loves to eat sandwich, salad and sausages with sauce.

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s as initial sound:

star

sun

snake

socks

soap

s as ending sound:

lips

mouse

house

horse

bus

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘p’ is ‘pee’ but the sound of letter is ‘puh’ like pea.

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Tt

t

t

t

t

t

Tiger and turtle clean their teeth with toothpaste and faces with towel

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t

t as initial sound:

teapot

tree

toe

turnip

table

t as ending sound:

pot

cat

hat

bat

mat

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘p’ is ‘pee’ but the sound of letter is ‘puh’ like pea.

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Uu

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u u u u u u

Uncle is under the umbrella looks at the girl climbing up the ladder

u as initial sound:

up

ugly

uncle

umpire

umbrella

u as middle sound:

sun

c up

drum

hut

hump

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘t’ is ‘tee’ but the sound of letter is ‘tuh’ like tree.

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Vv

v v v v v v

A vet wears vest van driver and watches the volcano video on T.V.

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v as initial sound:

vase

volcano

video tape

vegetable

violin

v as ending sound:

grave

slave

dove

stove

five

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘t’ is ‘tee’ but the sound of letter is ‘tuh’ like tree.

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Ww

w w w w w w

A wasp sits on the windows and worm walking on wall near watermelon looks at wasp in the cloudy weather

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web

whistle

4

7

6

6 8

9 8

water

4

10 0

2

10

5

20

10

30

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LV

L

23

12

1

2

w as initial sound:

watch

whale

w as middle sound:

swan

swap

awl

shawl

owl

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘t’ is ‘tee’ but the sound of letter is ‘tuh’ like tree.

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Xx

x x x x x x

Max plays xylophone cuts woods with axes on x-mas.

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x as middle & ending sounds:

box

six

fox

taxi

fax

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘q’ is ‘queue’ but the sound of letter is ‘cwuh’ like quilt.

Tell that the next letter in each ‘q’ word is always a ‘u’.

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Yy

y y y y y y

A yak eats yummy yellow yolk

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y as initial sound:

yo-yo

yoghurt

yawn

yak

yellow

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘q’ is ‘queue’ but the sound of letter is ‘cwuh’ like quilt.

Tell that the next letter in each ‘q’ word is always a ‘u’.

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Zz

z z z z z z

Zig Zag zebra walks on zebra crossing to go to zoo

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y as initial sound:

zip

zero

zebra

zinnia

zucchini

Ask students to read aloud the words. Tell students that the name of letter ‘q’ is ‘queue’ but the sound of letter is ‘cwuh’ like quilt.

Tell that the next letter in each ‘q’ word is always a ‘u’.

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