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Phase 5b

The purpose of this phase is for children to broaden their knowledge of graphemes and phonemes for use in reading and spelling. Children will learn  alternative pronunciations for:


c /s/, g /j/, ch /sh/, ch /k/, y /igh/,  i /igh/, a /ar/, o /oa/, u /yoo/ea /e/, ie /ee/, er /ur/, ow /oa/, ou /oo/, y /i/, a /ai/, a /o/, e /ee/, u /oo/, ey /ai/, ou /oa/


Some of the alternatives will already have been encountered in the high-frequency words that have been taught. Children become quicker at recognising graphemes of more than one letter in words and at blending the phonemes they represent. When spelling words they will learn to choose the appropriate graphemes to represent phonemes and begin to build word-specific knowledge of the spellings of words.


Index to Phase 5b Worksheets

Lesson 103: c /s/

Revisit: /oo/ oo, ue, ew, u-e;   /yoo/  ue, ew, u-e; /zh/  si, su

Say the sound and point to the picture for  /s/ - invite the children to read: sat, sun, sip, sad, fuss, mess, boss

Teach: /s/ can also be written c

Blending: c-e-ll,   a-c-i-d,   i-c-y

Apply: Read/Write: It was an icy day in the city.

Book: Put the Kettle On

Lesson 104: g /j/

Revisit: /zh/  si, su     /s/ s, ss,  c

Say the sound and point to the picture for /j/ - invite the children to read: jam, jacket, jet, jog

Teach: /j/ can also be written g

Tricky word: f-r-ie-n-d

Blending: g-e-n-t,   g-e-m,   m-a-g-i-c

Apply: Read/Write: I hid the magic gem in my bag.

Book: Going to the Circus

Lesson 105: ch /sh/

Revisit: /zh/  si, su; /s/ s, ss, c

Say the sound and point to the picture for /sh/ - invite the children to read: ship, shop, shed, shell

Teach: /sh/ can also be written ch

Blending: ch-e-f, b-r-o-ch-ure

Apply: Read/Write: The chef made a food brochure.


Book: Ouch

Lesson 106: ch /k/

Revisit: /zh/  si, su; /s/ s, ss, c; /sh/ sh, ch

Say the sound and point to the picture for /k/ - invite the children to read: kid, kit, Ken 

Teach: /k/ can also be written ch

Blending: s-ch-ool, ch-e-m-i-s-t, ch-or-d, ch-or-u-s

Apply: Read/Write: The school was closed on Christmas day.

Book: Captain Mork

Lesson 107: y /igh/

Revisit: Say the sound and point to the picture for /igh/ igh, ie, i-e - invite the children to read: high, sigh, light, night, pie, cried, time, invite

Teach: /igh/ can also be written y

Tricky word: eye

Blending: b-y,   m-y,   t-r-y,   wh-y,   d-r-y

Apply: Read/Write: Try to spot the fly.


Book: Ned Plays the Horn

Lesson 108: i /igh/

Revisit: Say the sound and point to the picture for /igh/ igh, ie, i-e, y - invite the children to read: high, sigh, pie, cried, time, invite, try, my, by

Teach: /igh/ can also be written i

Blending: m-i-n-d, f-i-n-d, w-i-l-d, b-l-i-n-d

Apply: Read/Write: A wild cat is hard to find.

Book: Brian Spies a Lion

Lesson 109: a /ar/

Revisit:  /igh/ igh, ie, i-e, y, i

Say the sound and point to the picture for /ar/ - invite the children to read: bar, car, card, jar

Teach: /ar/ can also be written a

Blending:  f-a-s-t,  p-a-th,  p-a-ss, f-a-th-er, b-a-th

Apply: Read/Write: My father passed me the pees.

Book: Ned's Parrot

Lesson 110: o /oa/

Revisit:  /ar/ ar, a

Say the sound and point to the picture for /oa/ oa, oe, o-e - invite the children to read: coat, goat, loaf, road, toe, foe, bone, 

Teach: /oa/ can also be written o

Blending: n-o,  s-o,  g-o,  d-o-n’t,  b-o-th

Apply: Read/Write: Don’t go near the volcano. It’s going to blow.

Book: The Rescue Plan

Lesson 111: u /yoo/

Revisit: /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o    

Say the sound and point to the picture for /yoo/ ue, ew, u-e - invite the children to read: hue, venue, stew, new, huge, cube, 

Teach: /yoo/ can also be written u

Tricky word: a-g-ai-n

Blending: u-n-i-t,  u-n-i-c-or-n,  m-u-s-i-c

Apply: Read/Write: The unicorn liked human music.


Book: Barbecue Rescue

Lesson 112: ea /e/

Revisit: /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o; /yoo/ ue, ew, u-e, u 

Say the sound and point to the picture for /e/ - invite the children to read: get, pet, ten, net

Teach: /e/ can also be written ea

Tricky words: a-n-y, m-a-n-y, f-r-ie-n-d

Blending: h-ea-d,  d-ea-d,  d-ea-f,  r-ea-d-y

Apply: Read/Write: The bread was ready to eat.

Book: Ben's Quest

Lesson 113: ie /ee/

Revisit:  /yoo/  ue, ew, u-e, u;  /e/  e, ea        

Say the sound and point to the picture for  /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e - invite the children to read: jeep, week, very, happy, donkey, turkey, even, theme

Teach: /ee/ can also be written ie

Tricky word: hour

Blending: ch-ie-f,  b-r-ie-f,  f-ie-l-d,  sh-ie-l-d

Apply: Read/Write: The chief of police found the thief.


Book: The Quest Begins

Lesson 114: er /ur/

Revisit:  /e/  e, ea; /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e, ie         

Say the sound and point to the picture for /ur/ ur, ir - invite the children to read: fur, burn, burp, hurt, bird, shirt, skirt

Teach: /ur/ can also be written er

Tricky word:  w-or-k (not assessed)

Blending: s-u-pp-er,  h-er,  f-er-n,  s-t-er-n

Apply: Read/Write: The farmer grew herbs in her field.


Book: Claw Hand

Lesson 115: ow /oa/

Revisit: /e/ e, ea;  /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e, ie         

Say the sound and point to the picture for /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o - invite the children to read: coat, goat, toe, foe, bone, those, no, go, both

Teach: /oa/ can also be written ow

Blending: l-ow,  g-r-ow,  s-n-ow,  g-l-ow,  t-ow

Apply: Read/Write: Dad towed a trailer full of snow. 


Book: Mr Frown

Lesson 116: ou /ow/

Revisit: /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e, ie; /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o, ow

Say the sound and point to the picture for /oo/ oo, ue, ew, u-e - invite the children to read: too, blew, chew, true, clue, flute, prune

Teach: /oo/ can also be written ou 

Tricky word: th-r-ough

Blending: y-ou,  g-r-ou-p, s-ou-p

Apply: Read/Write: You were the first in the group to eat the soup.

Book: Fix-it Sue

Lesson 117: y /i/

Revisit: /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o, ow; /oo/ oo, ue, ew, u-e, ou

Say the sound and point to the picture for /i/ - invite the children to read: it, sit, nip, pin

Teach: /i/ can also be written y

Tricky word: p-r-e-tt-y

Blending: g-y-m,  m-y-s-t-er-y,  p-y-r-a-m-i-d

Apply: Read/Write: The crystals were in my gym bag. 

Book: The Pyramid

Lesson 118: a /ai/

Revisit: /oo/ oo, ue, ew, u-e, ou; /i/ i, y

Say the sound and point to the picture for/ai/ ai, ay, a-e - invite the children to read: wait, aim, sail, tray, play, say, came, made, make 

Teach: /ai/ can also be written a

Blending: a-c-or-n,  b-a-c-o-n,  a-p-r-o-n

Apply: Read/Write: Angel liked apricots stuffed with bacon.

Book: Christmas Eve

Lesson 119: a /o/

Revisit:  /i/ i, y; /ai/ ai, ay, a-e, a

Say the sound and point to the picture for /o/ - invite the children to read: got, on, not, pot

Teach: /o/ can also be written a

Blending: w-a-s,  wh-a-t,  w-a-sh,  w-a-s-p

Apply: Read/Write: Watch out for that wasp!

Book: Wheels

Lesson 120: e /ee/

Revisit: /i/ i, y; /ai/ ai, ay, a-e, a; /o/ o, a

Say the sound and point to the picture for /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e, ie - invite the children to read:  jeep, very, happy, turkey, even, theme, chief, field

Teach: /ee/ can also be written e

Tricky word: sh-oe

Blending: h-e,  m-e,  sh-e,  w-e,  b-e

Apply: Read/Write: She told me to begin my cake. 


Book: Grandy's Party

Lesson 121: u /oo/

Revisit:  /o/ o, a; /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e, ie 

Say the sound and point to the picture for /oo/ - invite the children to read: look, foot, book, wood

Teach: /oo/ can also be written u

Tricky word: t-wo

Blending: p-u-t,  p-u-ll,  p-u-sh,  f-u-ll,  b-u-sh

Apply: Read/Write: Put the full bucket by the bush.


Book: The Unicorn Detective

Lesson 122: ey /ai/

Revisit: /ee/ ee, y, ey, ea, e-e, ie; /oo/ oo, u

Say the sound and point to the picture for /ai/ ai, ay, a-e, a - invite the children to read: sail, main, play, tray, came, made, acorn, bacon

Teach: /ai/ can also be written ey

Blending: th-ey,  g-r-ey,  o-b-ey,  p-r-ey,  s-ur-v-ey

Apply: Read/Write: They had to obey the teacher.


Book: Channel Surfer

Lesson 123: ou /oa/

Revisit: /oo/ oo, u;/ai/ ai, ay, a-e, a, ey

Say the sound and point to the picture for /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o, ow - invite the children to read:  coat, goat, toe, foe, bone, those, no, go, low, grow

Teach: /oa/ can also be written ou

Blending: m-ou-l-d,  sh-ou-l-d-er,  b-ou-l-d-er

Apply: Read/Write: I hurt my shoulder on a boulder.

Book: Go, Go, Go

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