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Friendship & Phonics Fun

Mere, Keira and Tui are playing in a friendly netball tournament. Read each question carefully. Look for the special letter teams ch and sh, and the word endings -s and -ing.

Spot the sound teams

The letters ch can make a sound like the start of cheer. The letters sh make the sound at the start of share.

1.Mere wants to cheer for her team. Which word begins with the same sound as cheer?

chair
sock
fish

2.Keira is going to share the ball. Which word has sh at the beginning?

shop
chip
clap

3.Read each word and sort it by its letter team: chip, fish, lunch, shell. Write the ch words and the sh words.

Build words for the match

A suffix is a word ending. Add -s or -ing to make a new word that fits the sentence.

4.Tui jump for the ball. Add -s or -ing to complete the sentence.

5.The friends are cheer for their teammates. Add -s or -ing to complete the sentence.

6.Choose the correctly spelled word to finish the sentence: Mere is ___ the ball with Keira.

sharing
shareing
sharesing

7.Read the sentence: Tui helps her team. Which word tells what Tui does?

Kind teammates

Good friends listen, take turns and encourage one another.

8.Keira misses a goal and looks disappointed. What is a kind thing Mere could say?

You can try again. We are cheering for you!
That was silly.
I will not pass to you.

9.The team needs to decide who will pass first. Write one kind way the friends could solve this together.

10.Make a sentence about the netball friends. Include a word with ch or sh, or a word ending in -s or -ing.

Draw Mere, Keira or Tui showing good teamwork at the netball tournament. Then write a sentence about your picture using a word with ch, sh, -s or -ing.