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Phonics & Reading Practice

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Phonics & Reading Practice

Help Talia and Harper sort the post office parcels. Read the words aloud, spot the focus sounds, and use clues from the story. Say each sound as you work.

Sound Sort

The post office has parcels labelled with words. Read each word. Find and circle the two letters that make the focus sound: sh, ch, th, wh, ng, nk, ai, ay, oa or ow.

ship

chin

when

that

ring

think

train

play

boat

snow

1.Two parcels have the same focus sound at the start: ship and shell. Write the focus sound and one other word that begins with it.

Read the Story

Talia was helping at the post office counter. A parcel had no address, only a note: “Please send this to the person who can sing.” Harper read the label aloud: “A shiny shell, a thin ring, and a song book.” “The sounds sh, th and ng are clues,” said Talia. They asked the customers, “Who likes to sing?” A child holding a small drum raised a hand. “That’s for me,” they said. Talia and Harper checked the name on the parcel, then placed it in the outgoing-mail tray. The child thanked them and began humming a tune.

2.What three items were listed on the parcel label? Choose the correct answer.
  • A shiny shell, a thin ring and a song book
  • A ship, a train and a coat
  • A drum, a shop and a snowman
3.Which sound helped Talia and Harper notice the word “sing”?
  • sh
  • ng
  • ch
4.Who was the parcel for, and what clue showed it was theirs?
5.True or false: Talia and Harper put the parcel in the incoming-mail tray.
TrueFalse

Build and Check Words

Use the sound clues to complete each word. Then read the whole word aloud.

6.Add sh to the beginning of ip to make a parcel label word.
7.Choose the correct spelling for a word that means “a vehicle that travels on tracks”: train or trane? Write it and underline the vowel team.
8.Sort these words into the sound groups: ring, think, play, snow. Write the words under -ng, -nk, ay and ow.
  • -ng
  • -nk
  • ay
  • ow
  • think
  • snow
  • play
  • ring
9.Write one complete sentence about a parcel. Include a word with sh or ch and underline that sound.
10.Dictation practice: Copy this sentence, then circle the focus sounds: “The train brought a shiny shell.”

4 printable pages

  • Phonics & Reading Practice, page 1 of 4: Sound Sort

    Page 1

  • Phonics & Reading Practice, page 2 of 4: Read the Story

    Page 2

  • Phonics & Reading Practice, page 3 of 4: Build and Check Words

    Page 3

  • Phonics & Reading Practice, page 4 of 4: 10. Dictation practice: Copy this sentence, then circle the focus sounds: “The train

    Page 4

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