Use me to practise phonics.
Keep me safe.
My English name is…
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Aa ankle
Bb back
Cc come Dd down
Ee elbow
Ff finger
Gg great Hh hair
Ii in
Jj jump
Kk kick
Ll leg
Mm mouth
Nn nose
Oo on
Pp point
Qq quiet
Rr run
Ss sit
Tt teeth
Uu up
Vv victory
Ww wings
Xx six
Yy yes
Zz zip
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Phonics action alphabet
ants on the apple a, a, a
balls are bouncing b, b, b
cats in the car c, c, c
dogs are dancing d, d, d
eggs on the elephant e, e, e
five fat fish f, f, f
grass is green g, g, g
hands on head h, h, h
I am itching i, i, i
jumping in jelly j, j, j
kitties kissing k, k, k
lions like lemons l, l, l
monkeys are mad m, m, m
number nine n, n, n
old orange octopus o, o, o
pink pig’s pool p, p, p
queens are quiet qu, qu, qu
rabbits running r, r, r
snakes in the sun s, s, s
tigers on tiptoes t, t, t
up umbrellas up u, u, u
Vincent’s violin v, v, v
wash the windows w, w, w
fox in a box x, x, x
yolks are yummy y, y, y
zebras in the zoo z, z, z
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Phonics alphabet song
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✓
by
it
or
the
they
to
one
and
had
I
but
of
not
in
what
you
all
is
were
for
we
he
when
was
your
on
can
are
said
as
which
yes
an
his
each
with
there
that
use
this
she
be
do
at
how
Dolch word list – Set 1
We cannot learn most of these words with phonics, so we
need to remember the spellings! Copy the words, and tick
✓
each one when you have learned them.
me
make
go
than
have
first
will
been
that
its
up
who
out
now
them
people
then
my
many
made
some
over
so
did
these
down
would
only
other
way
into
find
has
may
more
water
her
long
two
little
like
very
him
after
see
called
time
just
could
where
from
their
no
if
Dolch word list – Set 2
The ‘r’ sound
rabbits
running r, r, r
_abbit
_ead
_ight
_un
che_ _ies
ice-c_eam
Write down two
more words with
the ‘r’ sound
Draw a rabbit!
5
R, r
[Tune: Are You Sleeping]
Are you reading?
Are you reading?
Roland Rat?
Roland Rat?
I’m reading Harry Potter,
I’m reading Harry Potter,
It is good,
Really good.
Colour me in red!
The ‘b’ sound
Balls are
bouncing b, b, b
,
_all
_ird
_at
_ed
ta_le
a_out
Write down two
more words with
the ‘b’ sound
Draw a bird!
6
B, b
[Tune: London Bridge]
Back to bed my baby boy
Baby boy,
Baby boy.
Back to bed my baby boy,
Time to sleep now!
Colour me in blue!
The ‘t’ sound
tigers on tiptoes t, t, t
_iger
_all
_en
_oy
bes_
_es_
Write down two
more words with
the ‘t’ sound
Draw a tiger!
7
T, t
Tommy the tiny tiger with a tiny tail hurt his
tiny toe. “Oh dear!” said Tall Tiger, “Wipe your
tears with a tissue”.
The short ‘a’ sound
ants on the
apple a, a, a
_nt
_pple
_nimal
f_n
h_t
c_t
Write down two
more words with
the short ‘a’ sound
Draw an ant!
8
A, a
The cat in a hat sat with
the fat rat on the mat.
Write down the starting sound for these words:
Revision page
Ann has
an apple.
How many ‘a’ sounds
can you hear in this
sentence?
I can hear ‘a’
sounds.
Draw a circle
around the
picture which has
the same starting
sound as ‘run’.
The ‘s’ sound
snakes in the sun s, s, s
_nake
_mall
_andwich
_ing
a_k
de_k
Write down two
more words with
the ‘s’ sound
Draw a snake!
10
S, s
I want to sit sit sit
On my seat seat seat
By myself self self
And sip some soup.
I want to sit sit sit
On my seat seat seat
By myself self self,
and say some sounds.
I want to sit sit sit
On my seat seat seat
By myself self self
And sing some songs.
The ‘m’ sound
monkeys are mad m, m, m
_onkey
_oney
_ilk
_onster
a_
ho_ework
Write down two
more words with
the ‘m’ sound
Draw a monkey!
11
M, m
[Tune: The Muffin Man]
Do you know the muffin man,
the muffin man,
the muffin man?
Do you know the muffin man
who likes to sing with me?
Oh, he loves the ‘m’ sound,
the ‘m’ sound,
the ‘m’ sound,
Oh, he loves the ‘m’ sound
and likes to sing with me.
The ‘h’ sound
hands on head h, h, h
_ands
_orse
_am
_elp
s_ark
un_appy
Write down two
more words with
the ‘h’ sound
Draw a horse!
12
H, h
Helpful Harry hugs horses.
The short ‘o’ sound
old orange
octopus o, o, o
_ctopus
_range
_ld
_pen
f_rk
h_t
Write down two
more words with
the short ‘o’ sound
Draw an octopus!
13
O, o
[Tune: Happy and You Know It]
Oh, I wish I was an orange octopus.
Oh, I wish I was an orange octopus.
I'd wave my crazy legs,
And splash around the sea,
Oh, I wish I was an orange octopus.
Colour me orange!
Write down the starting sound for these words:
Sad Sam
sees
snakes in
the house.
How many ‘s’ sounds
can you hear in this
sentence?
I can hear ‘s’
sounds.
Draw a circle
around the
picture which
has the same
starting sound
as ‘man’.
Revision page
The ‘c’ sound
cats in the car c, c, c
_at
_ut
_up
_andy
a_robat
_u_umber
Write down two
more words with
the short ‘c’ sound
Draw a cat!
15
C, c
Cat ate a cup of corn,
Camel ate a carrot,
Cow ate a big fat cake,
and lion ate a parrot!
The short ‘e’ sound
eggs on the
elephant e, e, e
_gg
_lephant
_xam
b_d
t_nnis
w_t
Write down two
more words with
the short ‘e’ sound
Draw an elephant!
16
E, e
Excellent Elizabeth ate eight eggs.
The ‘n’ sound
number nine n, n, n
_ine
_ooodles
_ose
_ight
a_y
a_d
Write down two
more words with
the ‘n’ sound
Draw your nose!
17
N, n
The nine nice nurses needed noisy Nelly
to stop shouting. "Naughty Nelly, please
be quiet!” they said.
The ‘l’ sound
lions like lemons l, l, l
_ion
_emon
_ip
_ittle
_ate
me_on
Write down two
more words with
the ‘l’ sound
Draw a lion!
18
L, l
I love limes,
I love lemons,
I like lollies,
The ‘qu’ sound
Queens are quiet qu, qu ,qu
__iet
__een
__iz
__ick
__estion
__ack
Draw a queen!
19
Qu, qu
The quacking duck quickly
questions the quiet queen
Write down the starting sound for these words:
Edward
has ten
red eggs.
How many ‘e’ sounds
can you hear in this
sentence?
I can hear ‘e’
sounds.
Draw a circle
around the
picture which
has the same
starting sound
as ‘cup’.
Revision page
The ‘v’ sound
Vincent’s violin v, v, v
_ulture
_iolin
_ery
_est
_ase
e_ery
Write down one
more word with
the ‘v’ sound
Draw a van!
21
V, v
Vincent drives a big white van,
And always wears a vest,
He likes to play the violin,
His friends say he’s the best.
The ‘p’ sound
pink pig’s pool p, p, p
_ig
_aper
_ink
_ear
hel_
ca_
Write down two
more words with
the ‘p’ sound
Draw a pig!
22
P, p
What do
you
have in yourI have a pencil in my pocket!
What do
you
have in yourI have a pear in my pocket!
What do
you
have in yourI have a peanut in my pocket!
What do
you
have in yourI have a pig in my pocket!
Colour me pink!
The ‘j’ sound
jumping in jelly j, j, j
_elly
_ump
_ar
_acket
_uice
_ob
Write down one
more word with
the ‘j’ sound
Draw a jelly!
23
J, j
[Tune: Farmer in the Den]
Jiggling jam and jelly,
Jiggling jam and jelly
We are jolly
The ‘y’ sound
yolks are yummy y, y, y
_olks
_ummy
_es
_ellow
_ear
_o-_o
Write down one
more word with
the ‘y’ sound
Draw a yo-yo!
24
Y, y
Yan ate some yellow yolks,
He yelled ‘yummy!’
Yan ate some yoghurt,
He yelled ’yucky!’
Colour me in yellow!
The short ‘i’ sound
I am itching i, i, i
_tch
_n
_nk
s_t
b_g
M_ckey
Write down one
more word with
the short ‘i’ sound
Draw Mickey!
25
I, i
[Tune: Farmer in the Den]
The big pig hid,
The big pig hid,
Where is the pink pig?
The big pig hid.
Write down the starting sound for these words:
Yes! Yan
has a
yellow
yo-yo.
How many ‘y’ sounds
can you hear in this
sentence?
I can hear ‘y’
sounds.
Draw a circle
around the
picture which
has the same
starting sound
as ‘jacket’.
Revision page
The ‘z’ sound
zebras in the zoo z, z, z
_ebra
_ip
_ero
_oo
_ig_ag
Draw a zebra!
27
Z, z
[Tune: Are You Sleeping?]
Zoo zoo keeper,
Zoo zoo keeper,
How are you?
How are you?
Where are the zebras?
Where are the zebras?
Zig zag zoo,
The ‘f’ sound
five fat fish f, f, f
_at
_ish
_ather
_ive
_ire
a_ter
Write down two
more words with
the ‘f’ sound
Draw a fish.
28
F, f
[Tune: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes]
Freezing fingers,
Freezing toes, freezing toes
Freezing face and
Freezing nose, freezing nose,
Freezing feet and freezing toes,
I am a snowman, very cold,
The ‘w’ sound
wash the
windows w, w, w
_indow
_ash
_atch
_alk
home_ork
arro_
Write down two
more words with
the ‘w’ sound
Draw a watch!
29
W, w
Wow! Let’s go to the Wild and Wet Water Park. We will walk
to the warm water pool and slide down the wet slides. We will
also wear our water wings! What wonderful fun!
The short ‘u’ sound
up umbrellas
up u, u, u
_mbrella
_p
_gly
_ncle
_nder
b_gs
Write down one
more word with
the short ‘u’ sound
Draw an umbrella!
30
U, u
What can you
see
when you look up?I can see the sun!
What can you
see
when you look up?I can see an umbrella!
What can you
see
when you look up?I can see a cup!
What can you
see
when you look up?The ‘at’ ending sound
sat can sit hat bat van mat pat new
her bit cat hit fat rat and dog
Look at the words. Write words which have
the ‘at’ sound on the flower. For example: ‘hat’.
Draw a rat!
31
Nat the fat cat
And Kat the bat
Sat on a red mat
A rat with a hat
Came along for a chat
And that was that!
Revision page
Write down the starting sounds for
these words:
Fat
father
sees the
fire.
How many ‘f’ sounds
can you hear in this
sentence?
I can hear ‘f’
sounds.
Draw a circle
around the
picture which
has the same
starting sound
as ‘under’.
32
Write down
the ending
sound for
this word:
The ‘x’ sound
fox in a box x, x, x
fo_
bo_
si_
mi_
fi_
o_
Draw a fox!
33
X, x
[Tune: If You’re Happy]
Oh have you seen the fox in a box? (clap, clap),
Oh have you seen the fox in a box? (clap, clap),
Will you come and see,
It is very scary,
The ‘d’ sound
dogs are dancing d, d, d
_og
_ad
_ancing
_irty
re_
hea_
Write down two
more words with
the ‘d’ sound
Draw a dog!
34
D, d
Denny dolphin dances in her dreams.
The ‘k’ sound
kitties kissing k, k, k
_itten
_ite
_angaroo
_issing
_ing
Hong _ong
Write down two
more words with
the ‘k’ sound
Draw a kangaroo!
35
K, k
[Tune: If You’re Happy]
Oh I wish I was a kicking kangaroo (clap, clap),
Oh I wish I was a kicking kangaroo (clap, clap),
I would play with a kite,
and play on my keyboard,
The ‘g’ sound
grass is green g, g, g
_rass
_reen
_oat
_ame
_ood
fla_
Write down two
more words with
the ‘g’ sound
Draw a goat.
36
G, g
[Tune: The Muffin Man]
Do you know the green grapes man,
the green grapes man,
the green grapes man?
Do you know the green grapes man
who likes to sing with me?
Oh, he loves the ‘g’ ‘g’ sound,
the ‘g’ ‘g’ sound,
the ‘g’ ‘g’ sound,
Oh, he loves the ‘g’ ‘g’ sound
and likes to sing with me.
Colour me in green!
un
The ‘un’ ending sound
fun ate man run ten age ask red
egg sun ink net zip bun gun day
Look at the words. Write words which have
the ‘un’ sound on the flower. For example: ‘fun’.
Draw the sun!
37
We have lots of fun
Running in the sun!
How many ‘k’ sounds can you
hear in this sentence?
Revision page
Write down the starting sounds for
these words:
King Kong
kicks the ball
in Hong Kong.
I can hear ‘k’ sounds.
Draw a circle
around the
picture which
has the same
starting sound
as ‘dog’.
38
Write down the
ending sounds
C Crrooccoo- -w whhaatt!!?? T Thhee ffiirrsstt s soouunndd iiss ‘‘cc’’…… c c--cc--cc--cc!! C Crrooccooddiillee!!