Phonics sound cards
Sound cards, word cards and tricky-word cards for every stage on the bookshelf, from s a t p i n to vowel teams and word endings. Each stage prints on its own A4 or Letter sheet. Cut along the dashed lines.
Want only one stage? In the print dialogue, choose just that page: each stage is one page, in bookshelf order.
s a t p i n
Start here. Six sounds that make dozens of words. Read them in Pip Sits and Nan and Pip.
Sound cards
- sas in sit
- aas in ant
- tas in tap
- pas in pan
- ias in it
- nas in nap
Word cards
- sat
- sit
- pin
- pan
- tap
- tip
- tin
- nap
- pat
- taps
- sits
- naps
Tricky words read these together; they can’t be sounded out yet
- a
- is
- the
- and
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c e h r m d
Six more sounds, including short e. Read them in Ten Red Hens and The Cat and the Rat.
Sound cards
- cas in cat
- eas in egg
- has in hen
- ras in rat
- mas in mat
- das in den
Word cards
- cat
- hen
- red
- ten
- net
- men
- can
- mad
- ran
- hat
- rat
- pen
Tricky words read these together; they can’t be sounded out yet
- a
- is
- the
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g o u l f b
Short o and short u complete the five short vowels. Read them in Bug in a Cup and Dog in the Fog.
Sound cards
- gas in got
- oas in on
- uas in up
- las in log
- fas in fun
- bas in bug
Word cards
- bug
- mug
- cup
- sun
- fun
- dog
- fog
- log
- hot
- pot
- got
- but
Tricky words read these together; they can’t be sounded out yet
- to
- the
- is
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Sound cards
- shas in shop
- chas in chick
- thas in thin
- whas in whisk
Word cards
- shop
- shell
- dish
- fish
- rush
- chick
- chat
- much
- thin
- path
- with
- which
Tricky words read these together; they can’t be sounded out yet
- the
- two
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bl cr dr fl st
Two consonants side by side, and you can hear both. Read them in Stripe-Scout’s Blend Bridge.
Sound cards
- flas in flag
- cras in crab
- dras in drum
- fras in frog
- stas in step
- plas in plant
Word cards
- flag
- crab
- drum
- frog
- step
- stop
- clap
- plant
- help
- best
- grip
- lift
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a_e i_e o_e u_e
A silent e at the end makes the vowel say its name. Read them in Sub-Zero’s Magic-E Lantern.
Sound cards
- a_eas in tape
- i_eas in kite
- o_eas in note
- u_eas in cube
Word cards
- kite
- note
- home
- hope
- wave
- cube
- tape
- rope
- cape
- gate
- safe
- line
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ai ee oa ea
Two vowels team up to make one long sound. Read them in Meow-inara’s Vowel-Team Duet.
Sound cards
- aias in rain
- eeas in green
- oaas in boat
- eaas in beat
Word cards
- rain
- paint
- green
- sheet
- meet
- sweet
- boat
- coat
- road
- beat
- team
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-s -ing -ed -er
Add an ending to a word you know. Clap the beats. Read them in Quill-Berry’s Ending Clues.
Sound cards
- -sas in endings
- -ingas in jumping
- -edas in painted
- -eras in faster
Word cards
- jumping
- painted
- faster
- reader
- calling
- helping
- resting
- looking
- growing
- endings
- runner
- missing
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Three quick games
- Sound it out: lay three sound cards in a row to build a word, then read it by sliding a finger under the letters.
- Find the book word: hold up a word card and look for it in the matching book.
- Tricky-word snap: tricky words are learned by sight, so a quick game of snap works better than sounding out.
Not sure why the sounds come in this order? Read what order phonics sounds are taught in.