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Puzzle it Out 2
GAMES AND PUZZLES TO CONSOLIDATE PHONIC SKILLS
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Mrs McMahon
Puzzle it out 2
GAMES AND PUZZLES TO CONSOLIDATE PHONIC SKILLS
written by Maggie Jack, B.Ed.

illustrated by Martin Wright
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Puzzle it Out 2
Notes for Teachers

Covers long vowel phonemes and long consonant clusters: all compatible with NLS Year 1 guidelines.
Motivating puzzles, games and activities ideal for consolidating skills already introduced by the teacher.
Contains eight different types of activity to practise each phonic area: sheets to suit all abilities and
interests. Answers provided for Word Link and Grid Lock sections.
Can be used to support most approaches to phonics teaching, including onset and rime.
Many activities suitable for collaborative work in pairs or groups.

Excellent for the independent session in the literacy hour. Ideal for homework.
Clear, straightforward format and minimum instructions. Appeals to a wide age-range. Particularly
suitable for older pupils with literacy problems.
Flexible resource that fits into the phonics work in most schools. Can be used alongside the Easylearn
graded phonics books 6, 7 & 8. Follows on from Puzzle it out.
Relates to the National Curriculum English Attainment Target 2 (Reading) and Attainment Target 3
(Writing) at level 2 and Scottish English Language 5-14 Writing at level A.
Other Easylearn materials to help with phonics
Puzzle it out focusses on lower order phonics skills. It has a similar format to Puzzle it out 2 and contains
five different types of activity.
Easylearn’s 9 graded phonics books contain excellent sheets to help consolidate the majority of phonics
work from Reception Year to Year 2, as outlined in the National Literacy Strategy. The books are ideal
for older pupils with literacy problems.
Phonic Ladders provides a fun way to reinforce phonic skills, ideal for extra practice. It covers
consonant-vowel-consonant words, consonant clusters including double final consonants and consonant
digraphs and long and short vowel phonemes.
Time to Rime & Phonic Rime Time are ideal for a fresh start with phonics. Both books adopt the onset
and rime approach. They cover the majority of phonics work for Years 1 & 2 in the NLS and in the order
it suggests.
Phonics Posters give a visual focus to phonics teaching. The set comprises 9 attractive, colourful posters
which are highly appealing to children. They cover the main phonic skill areas.
Rime Cards are full-colour, boxed games each focussing on an important area of phonics. Each set
includes a photocopiable sheet for follow-up work. They provide valuable practice using the onset and
rime approach and are ideal for group work.
Easylearn "Puzzle it out 2 Mrs McMahon

Games and Puzzles
Get in Shape helps with the recognition of the relative sizes of letters and draws particular attention to ascenders and descenders.
The ‘writing line’ has been indicated to aid positioning.
Word Sense provides a comprehension activity. There are some questions which could have more than one answer. Teachers
may wish to use this for discussion work.
Word Links introduces the convention of crosswords. Answers are provided at the back of the book. These can be used for
reference, marking or self-checking.
Word Search encourages the close inspection of words and reinforces visual skills. Words are written in a horizontal direction
(left to right) and a vertical direction (top to bottom).
Sorting Box* and Grid Lock* help to develop graphic knowledge. In some Grid Lock puzzles, a few words may be
interchangeable. Suggested answers are provided at the back of the book. These can be used for reference, marking or self-checking.
Teachers may wish to put two or three words in each grid before giving it to less able pupils.
Clueless* requires the use of a dictionary and helps to develop reference skills. This activity is particularly useful for collaborative
work, in pairs or groups.
*These sections are particularly suitable for more able children.
Race Around can be used in a variety of ways:-

As a precision teaching tool:-
Each day the pupil reads as many words as he/she can in one minute. Always start at the same point. Date the word he/she ends on. This
can be good for building confidence.
As a game:-
In each game, the teacher decides on the location of the starting and landing points. You may also wish to enlarge the game to A3 size.
Game 1 - As a competitive game (2 - 4 players)
Each pupil has different coloured counters. A die is thrown and the player moves his/her token appropriately. If he/she can read the word
he/she lands on, one of his/her counters is placed on the word (once covered, a word is jumped over in subsequent turns.) The next player
takes their turn. The winner is the one with the most counters on the words at the end.
Game 2 - As a non-competitive game.
As above except no tally is kept of individuals’ scores but there can be a co-operative goal, e.g. ‘How many words can we read in 2 minutes?’
Game 3 (2 - 4 players)
A variation of the above is that the pupil has to read all the words from his/her starting point to his/her landing point. His/her counter is
placed on the last word correctly read.
Players move as in Game 1 but have to think of a word that rhymes with the one they land on. (Difficult words can be removed from play
by being covered with a neutral counter before play or during play.)
Players move as in Game 1 but the landing point is concealed from the other players. They have to give a clue to, or definition of, the word
they land on for the others to guess.
Game 6 (1 - 2 players & caller)
A caller names a word. The pupil has to find it. This can be competitive with two players having a board each and racing to cover the word
first.
Game 7 - As a non-competitive game.
EITHER: The teacher selects an appropriate word. The pupil reads it, then colours its matching picture.
OR: The pupil colours an appropriate picture then reads the matching word. He/she may also wish to colour the word.
Game 8 - As a competitive game.
As above, except pupils use a die and counters and read the word he/she has landed on.
NB For Games 7 and 8, there are some words which do not have a corresponding picture.
Teachers may wish to enlarge Race Around, especially for group work. The words can be cut out and used for various activities such as sorting
into families and matching to the picture.
Easylearn "Puzzle it out 2" Mrs McMahon
Contents
Click on a topic to go to the page.
page
Long Vowel phoneme e (ee, ea) 1 - 11

Long Vowel phoneme a (ai, a e, -ay) 12 - 27
Long Vowel phoneme i (ie, igh, -y, i e) 28 - 38
Long Vowel phoneme o (oa, o e, ow) 39 - 54
Long Vowel phoneme oo/u (oo, u e, ew, ue) 55 - 70
Long consonant clusters 71 - 75
Answers to Word Link puzzles 76 - 78
Suggested answers to Grid Lock puzzles 79 - 82
Easylearn "Puzzle it out 2 Mrs McMahon

Get in Shape e
ee
Fit the word into the right shape.
green speed weep bleed
teeth jeep sleep deep
heel creep sleet week

Word Sense
Answer the riddles using the words above.
1. Which is a part of the body?
2. Which word is to do with how fast something moves?
3. If someone was hurt, what might he do?
4. Which is a colour?
5. What could you sit in?
6. Which word means seven days?
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrse (ee)
long vowel phoneme McMahon
Easylearn Phonics level 8 Page 1
Word Link e
ee
3 4
5 6
7 8
10
Across Down
3 4 1 2
6 7 4 5
9 10 6 8

Word Search e
Find the Words ee
s e I w e s e p v b
p k o t d c a I e I
e s t r e e t I e e
n e e d e s s c b e bee street
sheet deed
g t s a d e t i e d
see bleed
r e t c u s h e e t keen greed
e a r s t e e p c s steep need
seek trees
e t r e e s I e o e
d s a i n e b o w e
e k e e n e t a b k
Sorting Box
Put the words in the right box.
3 letters 4 letters 5 letters 6 letters
Grid Lock
Put the words into the grid.
Teachers' note: Words in some Grid Lock puzzles are interchangeable. You may find it useful to write in 2 or 3
words before giving the worksheet to some pupils. See pages 79 to 82 for suggested Grid Lock answers.
Clueless e
ee
Use a dictionary or a thesaurus to write clues
for the crossword.
Give it to someone to solve.
1 2
3 4 5
7 8
10
11
Across
1. greet 1.
3. sheep 3.
7. feed 7.
9. queen 9.
10. meet 10.
11. sleet 11.
Down
2. tree 2.
3. seen 3.
4. peel 4.
5. sweet 5.
6. wheel 6.
8. deep 8.
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2"
Race Around e
ee
been free seek greet deed sweet feel sheet heel
sheen green
long vowel phoneme e (ee) Easylearn Phonics level 8
seem jeep
Mrs McMahon
speed cheek
bleed keen
reed greed
tree leek
peep bee peel wheel peek seen meet feet teeth

Page 5

Get in Shape e
ea
cream seat creak peach
fleas heat tea clean
bleat sea leap peak

Word Sense
1. What might you hear?
2. What is the opposite of 'dirty' ?
3. What could you sit on?
4. What could you eat?
5. Which is a liquid?
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrse (ea)
Word Link e
ea
1
3 4
8
10
Across Down
3 5 1 2
6 7 4 5
9 10 6 8
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrs

e (ea) Easylearn Phonics level 8 Page 7
Word Search e
Find the Words ea
f o t I e e f e a b
I b r f I e a s e c
s e e o k g r p a h beam cheats
m a c a p I b e a k tear beak
meat fleas
b m h s e c d a f s gleam beach
e I e a f t a k m t treat leaf
a n a g I e a m e r stream speak
c o t e s a w e s e
h p s r t r e a t a
I h m e a t a e s m
Sorting Box
4 letters 5 letters 6 letters
Grid Lock
Teachers' note: Words in some Grid Lock

puzzles are interchangeable. You may find it
useful to write in 2 or 3 words before giving the
Teachers' note: Words in some Grid Lock puzzles are interchangeable. You may findworksheet
it useful
toto
some
writepupils.
in 2 orSee
3 pages 79 to 82
words before giving the worksheet to some pupils. See pages 79 to 82 for suggested
for suggested
Grid Lock
Grid answers.
Lock answers.
Clueless e
ea
Use a dictionary or a thesaurus to write
clues for the crossword.
2 3 4
5
6 7
10
Across
2. steam 2.
4. clean 4.
5. read 5.
6. bean 6.
8. heap 8.
10. streak 10.
Down
1. fear 1.
3. mean 3.
4. cheap 4.
6. beast 6.
7. leak 7.
9. weak 9.
Race Around e
ea
beat steam deal cream sea reach eat cheap bleak
clean peach
long vowel phoneme e (ea) Easylearn Phonics level 8
fear team
Mrs McMahon
steal meat
heat beast
gleam peas
leaf mean
creak pleat lean flea neat leap beach peak seat

Page 10

Race Around e
ee/ea
need beam see seat leak deep treat sheep scream
week creep
long vowel phoneme e (ee/ea) Easylearn Phonics level 8
cheat sheet
Mrs McMahon
street weak
read feet
feed stream
dream bean
steep weep beak lead keep speak queen heap weed

Page 11

Get in Shape a
ai
pain snails waist rain
brain paid again afraid
hail strain stain nail

Word Sense
1. What have shells?
2. Which is a mark on clothes?
4. Which is made of metal?
5. What falls from the sky?
6. Which hurts?
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrsa (ai)
Word Link a
ai
1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8
10 11
12
Across Down
4 5 1 2
8 9 3 6
10 12 7 11

Word Search a
Find the Words ai
b w a i t s t i f r
r p i n f a a w n s
b n a i I g i a m t
c h a r m a n i b a sail stain
brain wait
a s a i I i a s r i paid afraid
f h d a r n f t a n faint nail
r a i I i s a p i t rail waist
against tail
a a g n t t i t n a
i p a i d a n n s I
d t a i I i t s a i
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless a
ai
1
2 3
6
10
Across
2. maid 2.
4. fail 4.
5. pail 5.
6. trail 6.
8. chain 8.
10. faint 10.
Down
1. paint 1.
2. mail 2.
3. drain 3.
5. plain 5.
7. bait 7.
9. vain 9.
Race Around a
ai
bait stain nail drain wait pain snail paid chain
sail faint
long vowel phoneme a (ai) Easylearn Phonics level 8
afraid rain
Mrs McMahon
fail plain
wail mail
grain paint
waist again
tail train jail vain trail laid brain maid hail

Page 16

Get in Shape a
a e
cake brave case shake
grape blaze brake gate
date grate pane cape

Word Sense
1. What would slow you down?
2. Which is part of a window?
3. What might you wear?
4. What could you open and close?
5. Which is to do with fire?
6. What might you eat?
a (a-e) Easylearn Phonics level 7 Page 17
Word Link a
a e
1 2 3
6 7 8
9
10
Across Down
3 4 1 2
5 7 3 4
9 10 6 8

Word Search a
Find the Words a e
d t a e a w k c s c
t e f I a k e s a h
a b s a s I a I t a
k I c b a k e a I s date awake
frame chase
e a d I v e a t f e scales slate
s c a I e s w e I b bake flake
I a t r b k a a a I blade take
flame save
t i e a m a k e m a make
a f r a m e e t e d
e k e m e f I k e e
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless a
a e
for the crossword.
1 2
4 5
6 7
Across
1. whale 1.
4. shave 4.
5. tale 5.
6. gale 6.
8. drake 8.
9. tame 9.
Down
1. wave 1.
2. late 2.
3. plate 3.
4. sale 4.
6. grave 6.
7. crate 7.
Race Around a
a e
cake gave ape flame spade came tape skate whale
late flake
long vowel phoneme a (a-e) Easylearn Phonics level 7
shape tame
Mrs McMahon
plate date
fade brave
grape lame
mane stale
plane lake shave gale safe shade maze crate frame

Page 21

Get in Shape a
ay
bay tray days sway
play stays clay spray
jay pray way stray

Word Sense
1. What would you carry things on?
2. Which is the opposite of nights?
3. Which is a type of bird?
4. What would you make a model from?
5. Which is a dog without a home?
6. What do you do on a swing?
a (ay) Easylearn Phonics level 8 Page 22
Word Link a
1 ay
2
6 7
Across Down
3 5 1 2
6 8 4 7
9 8

Word Search a
Find the Words ay
m i p a I a c r a b
r d c I a y r I i r
a n d y e p a w p a
i m i d d a y a I y trays playpen
sway midday
I i s w a y o s a y
clay spray
w d y a s p n p y t crayon bray
a r s t r a y r p r stray railway
play runway
y u n w r a y a e a
r u n w a y t y n y
f a p I a y p n i s
Sorting Box
Grid Lock

Teachers' note: Words in some Grid Lock puzzles are interchangeable. You may findworksheet
it useful
toto
some
writepupils.
in 2 orSee
3 pages 79 to 82
words before giving the worksheet to some pupils. See pages 79 to 82 for suggested
for suggested
Grid Lock
Grid answers.
Lock answers.
Clueless a
ay
1
3 4
8 9
10
Across
2. saying 2.
3. bray 3.
5. playpen 5.
7. away 7.
8. stray 8.
10. hay 10.
Down
1. midday 1.
4. runway 4.
5. pray 5.
6. pay 6.
8. stay 8.
9. ray 9.
Race Around a
ay
Sunday sway playpen bay way stray pay fray playing
day ray
long vowel phoneme a (ay) Easylearn Phonics level 8
spray crayon
Mrs McMahon
away lay
hay runway
pray play
midday railway
stay jay saying bray may tray clay say payday

Page 26

Race Around a
ai/a e/ay
bay safe lay cape paid pay brake aim play

long vowel phoneme a (ai/a-e/ay) Easylearn Phonics levels 7 & 8
pain gate
game stray
Mrs McMahon
hay plane
blaze rail
paid clay
tray bait
chain tape sway main brain crane ray strain chase

Page 27

Get in Shape
ie/igh/-y
bright cry thigh sigh
pie tie try dried
sty right high tights

Word Sense
1. Which is an animal's home?

2. What could you wear?
3. Which word means 'shiny'?
4. What is the opposite of 'left'?
5. What might you do if you were sad?
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrs McMahon
long vowel phoneme i (ie,igh,-y) Easylearn Phonics levels 8 & 9 Page 28
Word Link
ie/igh/-y
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
10 11
Across Down
3 5 1 2
7 9 4 6
10 11 7 8

Word Search
Find the Words ie/igh/-y
s k e i s g t e i I
f I i e s t r s w f
f r i b t r i t h t
p e b I r y e e y b flies sky
dried tried
r d r e h p d f h r slight pry
y r i d a y I r g i fry why
w i g s t y i y i h sty tight
bright try
y e h r t i g h t t
h d t i s I i g h t
s k y b r g h t s I
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless
ie/igh/-y
3 4
5 6
Across
1. shy 1.
2. tie 2.
3. sight 3.
5. right 5.
8. fried 8.
9. sky 9.
Down
1. slight 1.
3. sly 3.
4. tried 4.
6. high 6.
7. pie 7.
8. fly 8.
Race Around
ie/igh/-y
high die cry sty light spy tried sly flies

long vowel phoneme i (ie,igh,-y) Easylearn Phonics levels 8 & 9
try slight
sigh might
Mrs McMahon
pry dried
lie sky
dry night
fight cried
bright fly pie thigh sight tie shy flight why

Page 32

Get in Shape
i e
glide wine drive pine
wife spire lime bride
prize hike white ripe

Word Sense
1. Which is a type of tree?
2. Which is a part of a church?
3. Which is a way of travelling?
5. Which is a drink?
6. Which word is used for a woman, never a man?
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrsi (i-e)
Word Link
1 i e
2
7 8
9 10
11
Across Down
3 5 1 2
7 8 4 6
10 11 8 9

Word Search
Find the Words i e
I s t r i k e t b e
h i w i v i d e i c
k g v n e n i v s h
s I i s I i m e w i like glide
strike bite
e i n i I i k e i m white slime
i d e d w i p e p e dive vine
d e s e h c i d e e swipe wipe
inside chime
i t e I i h b i t e
v m g I t i m e s i
e d i s e n e t r k
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless
i e
for the crossword.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
8
9 10
11
12
Across
1. spike 1.
6. stripe 6.
8. twine 8.
10. tile 10.
11. mine 11.
12. slide 12.
Down
2. pipe 2.
3. kite 3.
4. stride 4.
5. invite 5.
7. prize 7.
9. smile 9.
Race Around
i e
size bike stripe mile prize white dive line tile
life glide
long vowel phoneme i (i-e) Easylearn Phonics level 7
slime swipe
Mrs McMahon
wipe fine
side spire
kite pile
chime time
ripe spine wife hike crime pine wise five bride

Page 37

Race Around
ie/igh/-y/i e
kite light sigh pies sty bike shy fried line

long vowel phoneme i (ie,igh,-y/i-e) Easylearn Phonics levels 7, 8 & 9
fly sight
high tie
Mrs McMahon
tide lies
cry might
die like
file sly
night try spire tight cried my chime flight dried

Page 38

Get in Shape o
oa
oats moan throat foam
foal coach float goal
toast soap moat stoat

Word Sense
1. What would you use in the bath?
2. Which is an animal?
3. What could you travel in?
6. What is around a castle?
o (oa) Easylearn Phonics level 8 Page 39
Word Link o
oa
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
Across Down
1 3 1 2
5 7 3 4
8 9 5 6

Word Search o
Find the Words oa
t I h g a o I t p a
r o a t s o a p s r
t a g r o a n o a o
h f b f I o t t s a goal throat
float loaf
r a o I s m o w o s soak toast
o t f o a I a g a t groan soap
a b k r w e s o k c foal bloat
roast boat
t o b I o a t a o t
t a f I o a t I a I
o t a b p f I t o s
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless o
oa
for the crossword.
1 2
5 6
8 9
10
Across
1. roam 1.
4. bloat 4.
5. coast 5.
7. float 7.
8. cloak 8.
10. foal 10.
Down
1. roast 1.
2. moan 2.
3. poach 3.
4. boast 4.
6.soak 6.
9. load 9.
Race Around o
oa
boat groan loan coat loaf bloat foal roast toad
moan poach
long vowel phoneme o (oa) Easylearn Phonics level 8
stoat load
Mrs McMahon
coal soap
throat coast
moat goat
cloak coach
road croak boast foam roam float goal toast soak

Page 43

Get in Shape o
o e
sole froze cone choke
slope home pole globe
stove phone rope hole

Word Sense
1. Which is not flat?
2. What shape can you eat?
3. What might you find in a house?
4. What could ring?
5. What might get tied up in knots?
6. What has nothing in it?
o (o-e) Easylearn Phonics level 7 Page 44
Word Link o
1
o e
2 3
5 6 7
9
10
11
Across Down
2 7 1 3
8 9 4 5
10 11 6 10

Word Search o
Find the Words o e
d o z e s v h s t c
s p s f t o r d g I
I b t j o k e o s o
o d r e r w m m t s drove stone
vote dome
p r o t k v i e r e slope strode
e o k r n j s k o c joke close
a v e s v o t e d h choke doze
pole mope
e e p o I e o I e o stroke
s t o n e q n o m k
r m o p e r t n p e
Sorting Box
Grid Lock

worksheet to some pupils. See pages 79 to 82
for suggested GridTeachers' note: Words in some Grid Lock puzzles are interchangeable. You may find it useful to write in 2 or 3
Lock answers.
Clueless o
o e
4 5
6
8 9
10
Across
2. rose 2.
5. rode 5.
6. mole 6.
7. chose 7.
8. doze 8.
10. note 10.
Down
1. woke 1.
3. poke 3.
4. slope 4.
7. close 7.
8. dome 8.
9. zone 9.
Race Around o
o e
bone hope broke hole woke sole choke rode tone
quote doze
long vowel phoneme o (o-e) Easylearn Phonics level 7
rope robe
Mrs McMahon
home stole
zone drove
globe note
throne poke
joke code lone froze phone cove mole spoke dome

Page 48

Get in Shape o
ow
crow slow glow hollow
elbow grow tow window
mow flow yellow burrow

Word Sense
1. Which is a bird?
2. Which word means 'to pull something'?
3. What could you see through?
5. Where could an animal live?
o (ow) Easylearn Phonics level 8 Page 49
Word Link o
ow
1
5 6 7
8 9
10
Across Down
3 4 1 2
6 8 3 4
9 10 5 7

Word Search o
Find the Words ow
w i d g b I o s r a
r g o w a e I b o w
o I a r r o w s i n
r o d h r w w h s b rainbow glow
blown barrow
a w o a o o s o p w sparrow elbow
i a s p w f I w a i snow widow
n d n b I o w n r d shadow pillow
arrow show
b a o w h s y g r o
o r w o p i I I o w
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ow
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4 5
6 7
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4. minnow 4.
7. widow 7.
8. bellow 8.
9. show 9.
10. sorrow 10.
Down
2. rainbow 2.
3. low 3.
4. mow 4.
5. willow 5.
6. elbow 6.
9. slow 9.
Race Around o
ow
follow grow slow pillow narrow sow bellow tow arrow
bow shadow
long vowel phoneme o (ow) Easylearn Phonics level 8
hollow blow
Mrs McMahon
show elbow
window borrow
low crow
marrow throw
snow yellow mow stow row rainbow flow burrow glow

Page 53

Race Around o
oa/o e/ow
stone goat show vote flow throat stove throw groan

long vowel phoneme o (oa/o-e/ow) Easylearn Phonics levels 7 & 8
croak blow
glow hole
Mrs McMahon
stroke code
loaf road
tow slow
goal slope
dome soap mow soak broke low hope foal bow

Page 54

Get in Shape oo
oo
cools boots broom tooth
room goose stool spoon
hoot moose root bloom

Word Sense
1. Which is part of a plant?
2. What would you use to eat?
3. What is the noise an owl makes?
4. What would you use to sweep?
5. Which is part of a house?
6. Which is a living thing?
long vowel phoneme oo McMahon
(oo) Easylearn Phonics level 8 Page 55
Word Link oo
oo
2 3
4 5
7 8
10
Across Down
1 2 1 2
4 6 3 5
9 10 7 8

Word Search oo
Find the Words oo
p r o f o f s t o p
s c o o p s o o m e
o o s o I m o j p m
g t a g I r n n r w fool scoop
proof soon
I h I g o o s e o p loop goose
o f o o I o o t o I gloom smooth
o h o n r s o s f h stoop hoof
saloon roost
m o n o s t o o p o
f o m o I o o p g o
s m o o t h s t h f
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless oo
oo
for the crossword.
1 2 3
5
6 7
8 9
10
Across
2. groom 2.
4. scoot 3.
5. boost 5.
7. cool 7.
8. zoom 8.
10. droop 10.
Down
1. stool 1.
3. root 3.
5. boot 5.
6. mood 6.
7. coop 7.
9. moon 9.
Race Around oo
oo
droop tooth mood boo room hoot coot zoom hoof
roost boot
long vowel phoneme oo (oo) Easylearn Phonics level 8
groom coop
Mrs McMahon
cool boom
proof goose
coo zoo
moon broom
shoot bloom too spoon moose root stool baboon boost

Page 59

Get in Shape u
u e /ew/ue
stew tune huge statue
newt cue few rescue
mule yew volume tube

Word Sense
3. Which word means 'save from danger'?
4. Which is a tree?
5. What could you hear?
6. What could be made of stone?
long vowel phoneme u (u-e McMahon
/ew/ue) Easylearn Phonics levels 7 & 8 Page 60
Word Link u
u e /ew/ue
1
2 3 4
5 6
7
10
Across Down
2 4 1 3
5 7 4 6
9 10 7 8

Word Search u
Find the Words u e /ew/ue
c a s e t I t s n n
r s a v a o h p a f
d h t a b n d e w u
u c e I I e n t h s tissue cue
fume dew
n u t u e w g e i e
volume newt
e e i e c t f u m e cube statue
r i s t a t u e e h dune fuse
value yew
y I s c c u b e o p
e i u e a t a s t r
w t e w v o I u m e
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Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" long vowel phoneme u (u-e Mrs McMahon
Clueless u
u e /ew/ue
1
4
5 6
Across
2. duke 2.
3. crew 3.
5. avenue 5.
7. few 7.
8. nephew 8.
9. tissue 9.
Down
1. dune 1.
3. cube 3.
4. fume 4.
6. value 6.
7. fuse 7.
8. new 8.

Race Around u
u e /ew/ue
cube dew value fuse cue tune fume hue amuse

long vowel phoneme u (u-e /ew/ue) Easylearn Phonics levels 7 & 8
avenue dune
mule yew
Mrs McMahon
few June
pure duke
rescue newt
new tissue
volume huge statue mute stew cute nephew due tube

Page 64

Get in Shape oo/u
oo/ u e /ew/ue
rude chew scoop grew
blue loop plume flute
brew glue shrew true

Word Sense
1. What could you play?
3. What is the opposite of 'false'?
4. Which word means 'got bigger'?
5. What would you use to stick something?
6. Which word means 'bite' or 'grind'?
long vowel phoneme oo/u (oo/ u-eMcMahon
Word Link oo/u
oo/ u e /ew/ue
1
2 3
5 6
8 9 10
11
Across Down
2 6 1 3
7 8 4 5
9 11 8 10

Word Search oo/u
Find the Words oo/ u e /ew/ue
t I t c r e w h m o
a e z w i I I a c s
k e o h t f I u t e
g I o o m u s u h e boo smooth
gloom crew
h o b i n r p I r s rule threw
s r t r u e o b e m zoo true
o w e r c e o I w o soon spoon
flute blew
o b b o o t n e c o
n I e w i u I w a t
y r u I e I f o t h
Sorting Box
Grid Lock
Clueless oo/u
oo/ u e /ew/ue
for the crossword.
1
3
6 7 8
10
Across
1. blew 1.
3. fluke 3.
5. smooth 5.
6. booth 6.
9. rule 9.
10. due 10.
Down
1. blue 1.
2. gloom 2.
4. cool 4.
5. screw 5.
7. true 7.
8. hue 8.
Race Around oo/u

oo/ u e /ew/ue
prune cool blue screw plume chew booth threw loop

long vowel phoneme oo/u (oo/ u-e /ew/ue) Easylearn Phonics levels 7 & 8
stoop crew
brew flute
Mrs McMahon
scoop true
rude soon
clue drew
smooth fluke
blew rule grew boo glue brute flew gloom shrew

Page 69

oo/u
Race Around
oo/ u e /ew/ue
stool blue rule shrew glue threw June rude drew

long vowel phoneme oo/u (oo/ u-e /ew/ue) Easylearn Phonics levels 7 & 8
flew screw
hoof prune
Mrs McMahon
fluke true
crew plume
baboon chew
pool flute
brute scoop clue droop blew flume mood grew spoon

Page 70

Get in Shape long consonant clusters
str/spr/shr/squ/scr/thr
shrimp square scrap spring
scrub sprig squint shred
struck stretch thrill throb

Word Sense
1. What lives in water?
2. What has four sides?
3. How might you clean something?
4. Which word means 'to make longer'?
5. Which is a season?
6. Which is part of a tree or bush?
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrs McMahon Easylearn Phonics level 6
long consonant clusters (str,spr,shr,squ,scr,thr) Page 71
Word Link long consonant clusters
1 2
8
Across Down
1 4 2 3
5 6 4
3 5
7 8 6 7

Word Search long consonant clusters
Find the Words str/spr/shr/squ/scr/thr
t h s s d s q u i d
s t r a p c l a s t
h r a s c r u n c h
stretch struck
r e m p a a p l a s thrift scruff
i s t r e s s n t c strap stress
scrunch shrimp
m t u i c k t e h r script sprig
p e k g i p r a r u scram squid
s c r a m s u t i f
d s t r e t c h f f
s c r i p t k e t r
Sorting Box
Grid Lock

worksheet to some pupils. See pages 79 to 82
for suggested Grid Lock answers.
Clueless long consonant clusters
for the crossword.
2 3
4 5
6
7 8
Across
1. scram 1.
3. script 3.
5. string 5.
6. squint 6.
8. thread 8.
9. shrill 9.
Down
1. sprint 1.
2. split 2.
3. street 3.
4. squeal 4.
5. stray 5.
7. shrink 7.
Race Around long consonant clusters

scream split scram street screech squeal thrush sprint shrink

long consonant clusters (str,spr,shr,squ,scr,thr) Easylearn Phonics level 6
shred scrape
squeeze sprat
Mrs McMahon
screen shrill
thrill squelch
spray strict
throne splint
strap shrub sprain stride splash stripe three squeak throat

Page 75

Word Link Answers
Page 2 Page 7 1
1 s
l 2
2 c t
s e 3 4
3 4 d r e a m e
h e e l s w e e t 5
e e p e a s
e h k 6
5 6 b e a k a e m
e f w e e d 7
7 8 e m l e a d
t e e t h e j 8
9 a s c
e e p e e l 9
10 d b e a c h
t r e e e
s a
l p 10
l e a f
1
c
Page 13 2
t s
3
h
4 5 6
b r a i n w a i t
7 8
a a w i a i m
9
i i r a i n i
10 11
n a i l s i l
a s
12
p a i n t
l
Page 18
1 2 3
s s g a t e
4
s n a k e a a
5
p a f l a m e
1
6
c a
7 8
t a p e e Page 23 h
2
r d e l c a
3
9
m a z e a l a y
4
n n s a
10 5
e w h a l e p l a y
r
a
6 7
t r a y
a
8
p r a y
a
9
w a y
Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrs McMahon Page 76
Word Link Answers
Page 29
1 2
p d
3 4
l i g h t r
5 6
e i ts y
g i
7 8
h f l i e s 1
9 w
n i g h t l p 2
10 11 s i
s k y c r y
p n
3
n i n e
4
t n
5
s h i n e
Page 34 6
s l
7 8
b i t e b r i d e
r i
9 10
i r k i t e
11
p r i z e
e d
e
1 2 3 4
c o a t g o a l
Page 40 o h o o
5 6
c l o a k r r a a
7
o c o b o a t f
8
s o a p h a a
9
l t o a d
1
s
Page 45 t Page 50
r
2 3 1
c o n e o m
4 2
o 2 m k o r
5 6 7 3
g p s m o k e t o w o
8 4
l h o l e l h b o w
5 6 7
o o e p a r r o w l
9
b o n e i o i o
10 8 9
r o p e e e l b o w s n o w
o l d
11 10
h o s e o s h a d o w
e w w

Word Link Answers
Page 56 1
b r o o m
o
2 3
r o o m
4 5
o t o o t h
6
z o o o o
7 8
t n o g s
9
f o o d t
o o
10
s p o o n
e l
Page 61 n
1 Page 66 s
1
2 3 4 2 3
t i s s u e n e w s c o o p
4
t w e h o f
5 6 5 6
a s t e w s e p o o l
7
t u t s h r e w n u
u b o t
7 8 9 10
e c u e b o o t s s c r e w
u l t r
8 11
m b u g l u e
9
d u n e e w
l
10
t u n e
Page 72
1 2
st r e a m
3
s h
4
c s c r a t c h
5
s t r a p o
6
q u l n s q u a r e
u b a e h
7
e s s p r a y
8
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Suggested Grid Lock Answers
Page 3 Page 8
s e e k
g e
r s h e e t
b e e t r
b e a m
l e r k e e n
c e e
e d e e d e e
h a a
e e s e
s p e a k t
d s t e e p d
t a t
r t e a r
e s e
a b e a c h
g l e a m t
Page 14 e
w
a
a r a i n
f l e a s
f a i n t i
r s a i l
b a g a i n s t
r i t
p a i d w a i t
i i a
n a i l n i
l
Page 19
f r a m e
l w
b l a d e a a
s a a m a k e
c f l a k e t a k e e
h a e e
a s t
s c a l e s
e v
e

Page 24 Page 30
r c l a y
u r
b m n a
r a i l w a y
a d a o
y d y n
f l i e s
t s a
r k
r p l a y p e n
w h y s t y
a r l
l
y a s w a y
t i
s t r a y y
b r i g h t
i h i
p e t g
d r i e d h
Page 35 y t r y
s w i p e
s h
b i t e i
r t l
c i n s i d e i
h k l i k
g l i d e i v i n e
m m e
w i p e e
Page 41 g r o a n
o
s o a p b o a t
s l
t h r o a t
a o g
f l o a t a o
o s o a k
a t l
l o a f

Page 46
j c h o k e
o s l
k s t r o k e
d r o v e o s
o o n e
z s t r o d e
e e o
m o p e
e o
s l o p e
Page 51
s n o w s h a d o w
p h r
a p o r
r a i n b o w o
r l a w
e o l r
g l o w o r
b w o
o w i d o w
b l o w n
Page 57
s
o
o
s a l o o n
g m o s
f o o l o o g c
o o p r o o f o
r o o s t o o
m h o o f s t o o p
e

Page 62 s
t d e w
a u
t n e w t
v o l u m e i
a e s
l f u s e
u u u
c u b e m e
u e
y e w
Page 67
c f t
g r u l e r
l e u u
z o o b l e w t h r e w
o o e
s m o o t h
o
o
s p o o n
Page 73 s s
t s s c r a m
s t r u c k r
p a r s q u i d
r p i n
i p c
g s t r e t c h
t h
r s h r i m p
e i
s c r u f f
s t

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Notes for Teachers

Many activities suitable for collaborative work in pairs or groups.

Other Easylearn materials to help with phonics

Easylearn "Puzzle it out 2 Mrs McMahon

*These sections are particularly suitable for more able children.

Race Around can be used in a variety of ways:-

As a precision teaching tool:-

Game 1 - As a competitive game (2 - 4 players)

Game 2 - As a non-competitive game.

Game 6 (1 - 2 players & caller)

Game 7 - As a non-competitive game.

Game 8 - As a competitive game.

Long Vowel phoneme e (ee, ea) 1 - 11

Long Vowel phoneme a (ai, a e, -ay) 12 - 27

Long Vowel phoneme i (ie, igh, -y, i e) 28 - 38

Long Vowel phoneme o (oa, o e, ow) 39 - 54

Long Vowel phoneme oo/u (oo, u e, ew, ue) 55 - 70

Long consonant clusters 71 - 75

Answers to Word Link puzzles 76 - 78

Suggested answers to Grid Lock puzzles 79 - 82

Easylearn "Puzzle it out 2 Mrs McMahon

green speed weep bleed

teeth jeep sleep deep

heel creep sleet week

Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrse (ee)

been free seek greet deed sweet feel sheet heel

peep bee peel wheel peek seen meet feet teeth

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cream seat creak peach

fleas heat tea clean

bleat sea leap peak

Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrs

Teachers' note: Words in some Grid Lock

beat steam deal cream sea reach eat cheap bleak

creak pleat lean flea neat leap beach peak seat

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need beam see seat leak deep treat sheep scream

steep weep beak lead keep speak queen heap weed

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pain snails waist rain

brain paid again afraid

hail strain stain nail

Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrsa (ai)

bait stain nail drain wait pain snail paid chain

tail train jail vain trail laid brain maid hail

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cake brave case shake

grape blaze brake gate

date grate pane cape

Easylearn "Puzzle it Out 2" Mrs

cake gave ape flame spade came tape skate whale

plane lake shave gale safe shade maze crate frame

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