Your child’s first

step into reading

BOOK 8
A Parent and Child activity book
By Aasha Infinite Foundation
 Chapter 8
Say the beginning sound of
the pictures

sh

th

Th

 Chapter 8
Say the beginning sound of
the pictures

ch

 Trace the letter

sh
Three of these pictures have sh sound in them.
Cross out the one that does not.
sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
 Trace the letter

th
Three of these pictures have th sound in them.
Cross out the one that does not.

th th th th th th th th th th th
 Trace the letter

Th
Three of these pictures have Th sound in them.
Cross out the one that does not.
Th Th Th Th Th Th Th Th Th Th Th
 Trace the letter

y
Three of these pictures have y sound in them.
Cross out the one that does not.

y y y y y y y y y y y
 Trace the letter

x
Three of these pictures have x sound in them.
Cross out the one that does not.

x x x x x x x x x x x
 Trace the letter

ch
Three of these pictures have a/or/sound in them.
Cross out the one that does not.

ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch
Recognize the underlined letter(s)
and read the words
(blending exercise)

chain

Sheep

Wax

Hush

Thump

Champ

Fox

Yelp

Length

Exit

Pinch

Hush

 Vocabulary
Blend the sounds, say the word
and copy in your notebooks.

Yes, yap, yet, six, fox, fix, box, wax, mix, chin,
chap, chips, rich, chop, chum, chat, much
ash, shin, fish, shop, dish, wish, ship, hush,
rush, shed, shut,rash, mash, cash, dash, shot,
this, that, them, than, with, thin, moth

Yell, yelp, next, exit, exam, fax, sex, flex, ox, tax,
text, next, punch, bench, lunch, chill, such, chick,
munch, pinch, chimp, chest, check, chug, champ,
chain, cheek, cheer, hunch, inch, chess, poach, torch,
shell, shelf, shock, shook, brush, smash, crash, flash,
flush, shoot, sheep, sheet, short,shall, shift, shrug,
blush, crush, tenth, thing, thick, thud, thump,
tooth, teeth, cloth, three, thorn, maths, pith, faith,
length, north, thrill, thrush, froth, broth, throb
Write down the words you have learnt so far
and say them out loud to your parents.
Underline the letters ‘sh’ in the paragraph

Cordelia likes going to the beach. She

enjoys splashing in the water and walking
along the shore to collect sea shells. She
likes collecting shells and making sand
castles. She watches the shorelines for
ships and tries to guess where they are
going. One time she saw a shark chasing a
fish in the shallow water. After collecting
her shells in her favourite pink bucket, she
brushes off the sand on them and takes
them home to keep it on her shelf
dedicated to her shell collection.
Underline the letter ‘th’ in the paragraph

Theo is turning thirty-five on this

Wednesday and although he thinks he
is too old to be celebrating his
birthday his wife Fiona wants it to be a
memorable day of his life. She had
made the plan, first they will go to the
famous steak house to eat a thick juicy
steak everyone has been taking about.
Then they will get the most relaxing
massage at Linda’s Spa. Next, they will
watch a scary movie at their house.
With the weather forecast predicting
lightning and thunderstorm it would
set a great mood for the movie. Lastly,
to end the day the couple will have a
candlelight dinner.
Underline the letters ‘Th’ in the paragraph

Lydia is a thin girl who likes to eat a

lot and always looks forward for
Thanksgiving day to come. She was
thinking of what her mom would make
her for Thanksgiving.She thought of
eating lots and lots of turkey thighs,
fruit rolls and stuffing. As she was
daydreaming of food, suddenly a loud
thud followed with a crash sound was
heard from the kitchen. Lydia went to
see if everything was okay. Her
mother had dropped the Turkey on
the floor.
Underline the letters ‘y’ in the paragraph

The happiest day of my life was our

family’s tour to Ooty in the year 2022.It
was nice trip where we enjoyed a lot.
The trip started on a breezy Sunday
morning. Our uncle’s family also
accompanied us. During our road trip we
sang songs and had a great time, at one
point we suddenly had to stop to take a
nature’s break. The scenery around us
was so beautiful and serene, we took
lots of pictures. I was so happy
throughout the tour that I wanted to yell
at the top of my lungs to express my
happiness.
Underline the letters ‘x’ in the paragraph

Recently, me and my friend went

to an escape room just for fun. We
had to find a way to escape the
room within an hour. We had the
find where the exit was located.
Some of the clues in the room were
a melted wax candle,a fox fur
jacket, a box with lots of tools
which mechanics use and the
number six engraved on various
places in the walls of the room.
There was also a painting of an ox
and a fax machine kept in the
corner.
Underline the letters ‘ch’ in the
paragraph

Our school took us to the annual

field trip to a farm. Th children
were chattering cheerily on the
benches waiting for the buses.
When they arrived, all went to
vist Farmer Chuck. In the farm,
there were many chickens along
with their chicks. They even got
to see a baby chick hatching
from its egg. After the tour, all
the children sat on the benches
to eat their lunch. Farmer Chuck
gave them chicken salad
sandwich, potato chips and
cherry pie. It was really delicious.
After lunch, the children went to
the Apple orchards to pick ripe
apples.
Colour the picture
Colour the picture
Colour the picture
Colour the picture
Colour the picture
Draw and colour the bench
Draw and colour the fox
Draw and colour the ship
Draw and colour the shell
Draw and colour the moth
Fill up the blanks and read the words

1) m _ _ h (a, y, s, h)

2) _ e _ p ( p, y, e,i)

3) e x _ m ( a, t, k)

4) n _ _ t (t, e, x, o)

5) t h _ _ ( i, n, p,k )

6) t _ _ t (t,m, e, x)

7) f l _ x ( e, m, l, p)

8) t h _ _ (l,m,e,o)
 Find the following words:
Fox, sit, six, exit, box, ship

s i x o s

i b o x h

t t f i i

e x i t p

Write down the words as you find them:

 Till now you have learnt:

s a t i p n

c k e h r m d

g o u l f b

ai j oa ie ee or

sh th Th y x ch
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Foundation

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