P3 Phonics Workbook for primary schoolers

1. Use me to practise phonics.
Keep me safe.
My English name is…
_______________

2. 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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Download it at home:
tinyurl.com/actionalphabet
Phonics action alphabet

3. 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
Download it at home:
tinyurl.com/thephonicssong
Phonics alphabet song
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4. Long & short vowel sounds
♫ The vowels of the alphabet, I know them all by name, oh…
A-E-I-O-U, A-E-I-O-U, A-E-I-O-U – I know them all by name, oh!
♫
Tune: Bingo
daddy, net, little,
mom, mud.
paint, queen,
light, ocean, tube.
Vowels can have a short sound or long letter sound…
We must say the word out loud to find out!
Give me an "A"
Give me an "E"
Give me an "I"
Give me an "O"
Give me a "U"
What do you have?
LONG VOWELS!
Give me an "A"
Give me an "E"
Give me an "I"
Give me an "O"
Give me a "U"
What do you have?
SHORT VOWELS!
Let’s sing the songs! CHORUS:
These are the vowels, (clap clap)
These are the vowels, (clap clap)
These are the vowels, these are the vowels, these are
the vowels. (clap clap)
I am the letter A,
Two sounds I can make.
Short 'a' as in lamb,
Long 'a' as in cake!
I am the letter I,
Two sounds have I.
Short 'i' as in pig,
Long 'i' as in pie!
I am the letter O,
Two sounds I know,
Short 'o' as in pot,
Long 'o' as in go!
I am the letter E,
Two sounds for me,
Short 'e' as in hen,
Long 'e' as in he!
I am the letter U,
Two sounds for you,
Short 'u' in cup,
Long 'u' in cue!
Tune: Addam’s Family
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5. Write some more ‘cl’ and ‘cr’
words in the balloons above.
4
Colour the
clown
‘cl’ & ‘cr’ blends
Make a sentence using
THREE ‘cl’ or ‘cr’
words…
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________

6. ‘fl’ & ‘fr’ blends
Write some more ‘fl’ and ‘fr’
words in the balloons above. Make a sentence using
THREE ‘fl’ or ‘fr’
words…
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
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Circle FIVE differences
between the two flags.

7. ‘gl’ & ‘gr’ blends
Write some
more ‘gl’ and ‘gr’
words in the
balloons above.
Make a sentence using
THREE ‘gl’ or ‘gr’
words…
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
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Find NINE ‘gl’ or ‘gr’ words

8. ‘pl’ & ‘pr’ blends
Write some more ‘pl’ and ‘pr’
words in the balloons above. Make a sentence using
THREE ‘pl’ or ‘pr’
words…
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
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Draw your favourite
food on the plate!

9. Finish the A-Z puzzle
Write some more ‘bl’ and ‘br’
words in the balloons above. Make a sentence using
THREE ‘bl’ or ‘br’
words…
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
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‘bl’ & ‘br’ blends

10. Write some more
‘ph’ words in
the heart shapes.
Photo starts with p and h
p and h, p and h.
Photo begins with p and h
ph ph ph ph ph.
Phonics starts with p and h
p and h, p and h.
Phonics begins with p and
h
ph ph ph ph ph.
Phone starts with p and h
p and h, p and h.
Phone begins with p and h
ph ph ph ph ph.
Philip starts with p and h
p and h, p and h.
Philip begins with p and h
ph ph ph ph ph.
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Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Colour the
phone!
The ‘ph’ sound

11. kn
Diagraphs Write words which have the ‘kn’
sound on the flower.
For example, knuckle…
wh Write words which
have the ‘wh’ sound
on the flower.
For example,
whisker…
10
___
‘kn’ sounds
like what
letter sound?
W
W-
-h
h (
(c
cl
la
ap
p,
, c
cl
la
ap
p)
),
,
W
W-
-h
h (
(c
cl
la
ap
p,
, c
cl
la
ap
p)
),
,
W
W-
-h
h,
, w
w-
-h
h,
, w
w-
-h
h (
(c
cl
la
ap
p,
, c
cl
la
ap
p)
),
,
W
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th
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wh
hi
it
te
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wh
ha
al
le
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ho
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th
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le
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sp
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th
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sh
ha
ar
rk
k?
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a ‘
‘k
k’
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an
nd
d a
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‘n
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sa
ay
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’,
,
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‘k
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nd
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sa
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,
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nd
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ck
k,
,
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nd
d k
kn
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an
nd
d k
kn
no
ow
w,
,
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a ‘
‘k
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nd
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sa
ay
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’,
,

12. Diagraphs
Circle the picture with the same starting
sound as ‘knock’
Circle the picture with the same starting
sound as ‘whistle’
Can you find 13 ‘wh’ words? 11

13. Diagraphs
Can you find 9 ‘kn’ words?
1) p h one
2) _ _ irty
3) _ _ ina
4) _ _ umb
5) _ _ ower
6) _ _ ell
7) _ _ oto
8) _ _ eese
9) _ _ eel
10) _ _ ot
Add the ‘sh’, ‘ph’, ‘ch’, ‘th’, ‘kn’ or ‘wh’
sound and match the picture…
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14. ‘ai’ / ‘ay’ /
‘a_e’
Write words which have the long ‘a’ vowel spellings. For
example, brain…
Write words which
have the long ‘e’
vowel spellings. For
example, cheap…
‘ee’ / ‘ea’,
/ ‘e_e’
Long vowel spellings
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‘ie’ / ‘y’ /
‘i_e’ / ‘igh’
Write words which
have the long ‘i’
vowel spellings. For
example, pie…

15. Play Hangman phonics on your computer:
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Long vowel spellings
‘oa’ / ‘oe’ /
‘ow’ / ‘o_e’
Write words which
have the long ‘o’
vowel spellings. For
example, goat…
‘ew’ / ‘ue’ /
‘u_e’
Write words which have the
long ‘u’ vowel spellings. For
example, drew…

16. To form the plural of a noun, we usually add an “s”:
pen  pens
door  doors
day  days
A good book  some good books.
Some nouns are always plural in English:
Scissors, glasses, tights, jeans, trousers, shorts,
pyjamas.
You can use “some” or the expression “ a pair of” with
these. For example, I need some scissors or I need a pair
of scissors.
ee.g. cakes / chairs / apples / frogs / years
We add 'es' if the noun ends in...
–s / -ss / -sh / -ch / -x
Bus  buses
Dish  dishes
Church  churches
Box  boxes
e.g. foxes / wishes / kisses / witches / mixes
Plural Forms
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17. We remove the ‘y’ and add ‘ies’ for nouns ending in
<consonant> + y
a country  some countries
a lady  some ladies
a city  some cities
a family  some families
e.g. countries / cities / ponies / tries / jellies
For nouns ending in ‘-f’ or ‘-fe’, we change it to ‘ves’
a shelf  some shelves
a wife  some wives
a loaf  some loaves
a life  some lives
e.g. wolves / elves / ourselves / leaves / scarves
Some words do not follow the rules!
e.g. men / teeth / feet / women / mice / mice
Plural Forms
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18. Complete the sentences using the correct plural…
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1. There are some ______________(child) in the playground.
2. My mother buys _____________ (potato) at the supermarket.
3. Don’t play with those _______________! (knife).
4. Be careful with your wallet. There are many _____________
(thief) around here.
5. I like _____________(sandwich), but don’t like
______________(banana).
6. Everybody has two ________________ (foot).
7. Big _________________ (city) are very crowded.
8. I see many ________________ (butterfly) in the park.
9. My sister is afraid of ____________(mouse).
10. These _____________(watch) belong to my brother.
Plural Forms
Match the picture to the sentence.

19. Final Consonant Clusters
-it
Write words which
end in the ‘-it’
cluster sound. For
example, submit…
Write words which
end in the ‘-nt’
cluster sound. For
example, important…
-nt
-mp
Write words which
end in the ‘-mp’
cluster sound. For
example, dump…
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20. Final Consonant Clusters
-nd
Write words which
end in the ‘-nd’
cluster sound. For
example, bend…
Write words which
end in the ‘-ing’
cluster sound. For
example, morning…
-ing
-mb
Write words which
end in the ‘-mb’
cluster sound. For
example, crumb…
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21. -ng
Write words which
end in the ‘-ng’
cluster sound. For
example, thing…
Write words which
end in the ‘-ix’
cluster sound. For
example, transfix…
-x
Final Consonant Clusters
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22. 1. liked / moved / typed / faxed / missed
2. stopped / swallowed / begged / spelled
3. washed / looked / needed / washed
4. ruled / phoned / hiked / feared / fried
5. climbed / snowed / watched / tasted
6. enriched / blessed / soaped / dished
7. painted / trained / started / loaded
8. parked / fastened / drummed / loved
9. denied / treated / lined / believed
10. added / learned / wanted / admired
11. cared / alarmed / offered / sited /
12. pained / placed / killed / failed / warned
13. passed / blessed / jumped / accessed
14. divided / elected / naked / focused
15. killed / passed / planned / covered
16. dismissed / weakened / seemed / died
17. dogged / ragged / addressed / crooked
18. coated / obsessed / forced / soaked
19. changed / expected / ended / sloped
20. lacked / released / paved / finished
21. talked / naked / wicked / wretched
22. rained / pointed / mentioned / relied
Listen to your teacher say the words. Which one is the
odd one out? Which ending sound is different? Circle it!
‘ed’ or ‘d’
endings can
have 3
different
sounds…
“-id”
or
soft “-d”
or
soft “-t”
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Past tense ending sounds

23. Decoding Listening Test
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
6. _____________________
7. _____________________
8. _____________________
9. _____________________
10. ____________________
11._____________________
12. _____________________
13. _____________________
14. _____________________
15. _____________________
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24. My name is ________
________________.
I am in class _______.
My school is _______
_________________
_________________
________________.
I am ____ years old.
About me
A drawing of me
Note to parents: How to decode new words using
phonics.
1. When encountering an unknown word, ask your
child to point at it. Ask what the first letter is.
子
女
遇
到
生
字
，
先
請
他
們
留
意
第
一
個
英
文
字
母
2. Ask your child what sound the letter makes and
have them repeat it. 然
後
使
他
們
嘗
試
重
複
拼
出
該
字
母
的
發
音
。
3. Break the word up into syllables (分音節) and ask
your child to ‘sound out’ and clap each part. (e.g.
cro-co-dile). Each syllable has a vowel (a, e, i, o,
u) 把
生
字
分
為
不
同
音
節
，
隨
着
拍
手
方
式
把
不
同
音節
讀
出
。
4. Ask them to put the sounds together and say the
new word out loud. 重
複
朗
讀
生
字
。
5. Use it or lose it! Ask your child to add the new
vocabulary item to their Word Bank Dictionary.
把
生
字
記
錄
在
Word Bank Dictionary中
C
Cr
ro
oc
co
o-
-
w
wh
ha
at
t!
!?
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T
Th
he
e f
fi
ir
rs
st
t
s
so
ou
un
nd
d i
is
s ‘
‘c
c’
’…
…
c
c-
-c
c-
-c
c-
-c
c!
!
C
Cr
ro
oc
co
od
di
il
le
e!
!
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