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Māori Phonics Practice

Māori Phonics Practice

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🎵 Wāhanga 1: Ngā Oro (Part 1: Sounds)

1. Circle the correct sound for each letter:

m

/mmm/

/nnn/

/sss/

ā

/ah/ (short)

/aah/ (long)

/ee/

k

/g/

/k/

/t/

📝 Wāhanga 2: Ngā Kupu (Part 2: Words)

2. Read these words and write them in the boxes below:

māra (garden)

(village)

(burn)

tēte (bridge)

(night)

🔤 Wāhanga 3: Whakarite Kupu (Part 3: Match Words)

3. Match the Māori words with their English meanings:
1. māra
2. pā
3. pō
4. tēte
A. night
B. garden
C. village
D. bridge

🎯 Wāhanga 4: Whakakī (Part 4: Fill in the Blanks)

4. Complete these words using the sounds: m, ā, a, k, t, p, ō, e, ē

__āra (garden)

__ō (night)

__ā (village)

__ē__e (bridge)

k__ (burn)

5. Which sounds can you hear in these words? Check all that apply:

māra - Check the sounds you can hear:

m

ā

r

a

k

- Check the sounds you can hear:

p

ō

t

e

m

✏️ Wāhanga 5: Tuhituhi (Part 5: Writing)

6. Practice writing these letters and sounds:

Write the letter m three times:

Write the letter ā three times:

Write the letter k three times:

7. Write a sentence using some of our phonics words:

Try to use words like: māra, pā, pō, kā

🎨 Wāhanga 6: Whakaahua (Part 6: Drawing)

8. Draw a picture of a māra (garden):
9. Draw a picture to show pō (night):

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