Phonics

Activity Booklet
 Phonics Activity Booklet

Activity 1: Fill in the Missing Letters

Instructions: Fill in the missing letters to complete each word.

1. j m 5. j ck t

2. v n 6. j b

3. j t 7. b x

4. v t 8. j g

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Activity 2: What Am I?
Instructions: Match the clues to the correct word.

I live on a farm. I say, "cluck cluck". moth

You can only see me at night. fox

I am a baby bird. I say, "cheep cheep". chicken

I live on a farm. I eat grass. fish

I am a bug with wings. cow

I live in water and have sharp teeth. chick

I give you milk, and I say "moo". owl

I have a bushy tail. goat

I am white and fluffy. I say "baa". shark

I live in water and have gills. sheep

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Activity 3: Word Jumble

Instructions: Using the letter grid below, write as many CVCC words you can find
that have the “oa” sound. An example has already been done for you.

b g c
r oa l
f m t

Words I can make that have the “oa” sound:

1. boat 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6.

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Activity 4: Word Guess

Instructions: Use the words below as your guide to fill in the missing word. The
first one has been done for you.

tail hear teeth boots stars

jam car taxi yuck song

1. The fox has a long tail.

2. Liam sees a green on the road.

3. Sharks have sharp .

4. I don’t like the smell of manure, !

5. We can see the at night.

6. Kevin has red rain .

7. There is in the jar.

8. Jen yells for a cab.

9. Can you the chicks say “cheep, cheep”?

10. Vic sang a .

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Activity 5: Sentence Scramble

Instructions: Rearrange the words below to make a full sentence. The first one has
been done for you.

1. river. / on / There / are / boats

There are boats on the river.
2. in / The / shed. / tools / the / are

3. in / the / dish. / fish / and / chips / see / I

4. on / the / farm. / a / goat / and / cow / see / I

5. books. / of / lot / a / has / She

6. night. / at / moon / the / see / I / and / stars / the

7. on / the / chair. / sat / Vic

8. in / the / shed. / are / sheep / The

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Activity 6: Word Search

Instructions: Look at the wordsearch and try to find all the words listed below. An
example has already been done for you.

e s b u a u s a c v j p

b t k n o r t h a b u o

m r s z y g a d o h a e

o x d a x r r a f r h d

r t m k m i g h t l c a

n w e o i a n n c w j r

i v u a o y r l k r s k

n s e m z n p q i n t w

g b n p q u e e n u g h

o a l m i d n i g h t x

r q x u y d e y k v t z

q g o o d v f c w j i s

Word List:
morning might north queen midnight moon

star good charm dark art king

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Activity 7: Word Choice

Complete each sentence by choosing the best answer from the options provided. Put
a tick next to your answer. The first one has been done for you.

1. I see a spider .
✓ web
wag

2. Put the toy in the .

fox
box

3. The bee says .

fizz
buzz

4. The duck says .

quack
quick

5. A baby chicken is called a .

check
chick

6. My favourite season is .
summer
supper

7. I like this .
song
sang

8. I can see the in the tree.

cow
owl

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Activity 8: Rhyme Time

Instructions: Look at the wordlist below, and then use those words to match their
rhyming partner in the table. The first one has already been done for you.

Word List:
litter oil tail fear king chop
dish vain manure pow mash pure

CVCC Word Rhyming Word CVCC Word Rhyming Word

chip ship ring

bitter wow

fish boil

shop mail

mush rain

cure tear

secure

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Activity 9: Word Sort

Instructions: Look at the word list below, and then categorise each word under the
correct sounds. An example has been done for you.

Word List:
year turnip tonight burp tear light
sight hurtful curl ear midnight burn
churn rear beard fur high pear
thigh dear lightening shear surf sigh

Phoneme Categorisation:
“igh” sound “ur” sound “ear” sound

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Activity 10: Word Cloud

Instructions: Write your own sentences using each word from the word cloud. An
example has already been done for you.

queen
farmer
torch
ship singer
brother
chain hamburger

1. My brother came to visit me.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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Activity 11: Fill in the Missing Letters

Instructions: Fill in the missing letters to complete each word.

1. w g 5. l qu d

2. s x 6. w n

3. s n 7. r ch

4. y s 8. qu ck

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Activity 12: What Am I?

Instructions: Match the clues to the correct word.

There are many hot days. jacket

You use me to eat. jar

You use me to pay for things. summer

You use me to hear. farmer

You wear me when it's cold. cash

I have a crown. shop

Flowers grow in me. king

I live on a farm. soil

You can buy things from me. ear

You can find jam in me. fork

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Activity 13: Word Jumble

Instructions: Using the letter grid below, write as many CVCC words you can find
that have the “oo” sound. An example has already been done for you.

b c k
d oo m
z f r

Words I can make that have the “oo” sound:

1. book 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6. 12.

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Activity 14: Word Guess

Instructions: Use the words below as your guide to fill in the missing word.
The first one has been done for you.

bark soap thorn king coat

rain ship seed chess see

1. The dog likes to bark.

2. I wear a when it’s cold.

3. I a red car on the road.

4. Put the in the soil.

5. This flower has a .

6. I wear my boots in the .

7. The has a crown.

8. She likes to play .

9. He uses in the shower.

10. I see a in the sea.

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Activity 15: Sentence Scramble

Instructions: Rearrange the words below to make a full sentence. The first one has
been done for you.

1. wings. / moth / The / has / wings

The moth has wings.
2. fox / The / tail. / has / long / a

3. chicken /eggs. / the/ laying / can / see / I

4. “cheep”. / chick / says, / The

5. teeth. / shark/ sharp / has / The

6. night. / at / will / the / see / We / owl

7. says, / ”moo”. / cow / The

8. on / many / farm. / are / the / goats / There

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Activity 16: Word Search

Instructions: Look at the wordsearch and try to find all the words listed below. An
example has already been done for you.

i a w q e r u c e s n i

n r b o a p r y d t f a

s c h o w l x d o i a j

e t s j e e p h c e r m

c v i e t i g l r a m k

u c i a d x d e o e y p

r s w v f s g r o f a e

e h e y i n n e f z r r

e l i u i d y n t o d e

v b r s t i n f o i l w

x u a o d n r a p y p o

r o c k e r g m z n f t

Word List:
afford jeep rooftop farmyard tinfoil wow

insecure rocker singer vivid howl tower

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