Jolly Phonics Aligned Decodable Reading Cards

Author: Alexis Hector

Graphics and formatting:
Michaela Janse van Rensburg

Printing instructions:
• Print two slides per sheet
• In portrait orientation
• Print back to back for questions to be on
the flip side of the reading card. Print
back to back from slide 4 onwards.
 Meet the Characters:

Tas.... the boy

Nat... the girl

Dad....

Mom....
Gruff.... the dog Sniff.... the cat
 Sets 1- 4
Group 5 sounds:
z, w, ng, v, oo, oo
Tricky words:
Set1: all, was, I, are, to, do, the, she, he, we, be, me
Set 2: there, they, here, said, some, come, you, your,
my, go, no, so
 Ants in a bin

There was an ant on the bin. I can see ants

in a bin, said Mum. Look all the ants! Do not
wail Nat, said Mum. We can all see the ants,
said Dad.

. Tas left a sweet in the bin, said Nat. Can

you get them, Dad? Let me see if I can help,
said Dad. Let me grab the ants from the bin
bin. Dad took all the ants. Thank you Dad,
they said.
My green jet.
Look at this big green jet. This is my green
jet, said Tas. I can go up in my jet. Can I go in
your jet? Yes, you can Nat, said Tas. We can
go to the statue.

Here we go! This jet can go up. Up, up, up we

go! This big jet can go fast, I said.

See me go in my green jet! Here we are at

the statue.

Help me get off this big jet. Thank you, said

Nat. This was fun!
 Oral reading comprehension questions.
Group 5 sounds: z w ng v oo

What is in the story?

What sound is missing?
1. What did the children find in the bin?
2. Why were the ants in the bin? bin b_n a_t
3. Who helped them to take the ants out
w__l gr_b
of the bin?

What do you think?

I can read my tricky words:
4. Why do you think Mum told Nat not to there, was, the, I, all, said, to
shout? they, the, she, you, a
5. Do you think ants are dangerous? Why?
 Oral reading comprehension questions.
Group 5 sounds: z w ng v oo

What is in the story? What sound is missing?

1. Describe the jet.
j_t l__k
2. Who did the jet belong to?
_p m__n
3. Where did the children travel
to in the jet?
What do you think? I can read my tricky words:
there, they, here, said, some,
4. Do you think this is a real come, you, your, my, go, no,
story? Why? so
The bad storm

Tas sat on his bed.

It was a bad storm, said Tas.

The blanket got wet.

Look, the big green blanket is wet, said Mum.

It has a black spot on the back. Let me see if I can

help.

Here is a black blanket for Tas, said Dad.

Mum took the blanket off the bed.

She left the blanket in the sun. It is a good plan,

said Tas.
Sniff the cat.

Come here, Nat. Come see the cat.

Here is Sniff, said Tas.

Sniff is in the bag of wool!

Sniff is a big black cat.

Sniff can jump and run.

Sniff can jump off the bed.

SNIFF
Sniff is the best cat.

We can feed and play with her.

 Oral reading comprehension questions.
Group 5 sounds: z w ng v oo

What is in the story?

What sound is missing?
1. How do you think the blanket got wet?
2.Who tried to fix the blanket? be_ bla__
3. How did Mum try to fix it? su_ w_t
4. How did Dad help Tas?
What do you think?
I can read my tricky words:
5. What other plan could Mum do to fix Come, here, the, here, said,
this problem? off, we
 Oral reading comprehension questions.
Group 5 sounds: z w ng v oo

What is in the story?

What sound is missing?
1. Who is Sniff
b_d _niff
2. Where was Sniff?
3. Describe Sniff. _un j _mp
4. Name two things that Sniff can do.
1
What do you think?
I can read my tricky words:
5. Do you think the children took good
Come, here, the, here, said,
care of their pet? Why?
off, we, a