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Phonics and Print Conventions

Children reading books with phonics sounds

🔤 Part 1: Phoneme Blending and Segmenting

1. Circle the word that matches the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/:

bat

cat

hat

2. Break these words into separate sounds. Write each sound in a box:

dog: _____ _____ _____

sun: _____ _____ _____

pen: _____ _____ _____

3. Blend these sounds to make a word:

/m/ /a/ /p/ = __________

/f/ /i/ /sh/ = __________

/b/ /e/ /d/ = __________

4. Which words rhyme with "top"? Tick all that apply:

hop

tap

mop

stop

📖 Part 2: Print Conventions

5. Look at this sentence: "The big dog ran fast."

Circle the capital letter and put a square around the full stop.

6. Which way do we read words on a page?

Right to left

Left to right

Top to bottom only

7. Add the missing punctuation to make these sentences correct:

my cat is black___

___here is my book___

___an you help me___

8. Count the words in this sentence and write the number:

"I like to play outside."

Number of words: _____

✏️ Part 3: Reading and Writing Practice

9. Read this short text and answer the questions:

"The cat sat on the mat. It was a big, fat cat. The cat had a nap."

a) Where did the cat sit? ________________

b) What did the cat do? ________________

c) How many sentences are there? _____

10. Write three CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using these sounds:

/b/ /i/ /g/ = ___________

/r/ /u/ /n/ = ___________

/h/ /o/ /t/ = ___________

11. Extension Challenge: Make a word chain by changing one sound at a time:

cat → _____ → _____ → dog

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