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The phonogram OUGH is one of the toughest in the English language, with at least six variations. This set includes a handout with a word list and a worksheet to highlight different patterns. The worksheet can be copied and the words cut apart for a sort.

The letters GH can sound like /g/, /f/, or be silent. This set includes a handout with a word list and a worksheet to highlight different patterns. The worksheet can be copied and the words cut apart for a sort.

Practice two syllable words with one middle consonant with this fun soccer game. These can be challenging, since the first syllable can be either open and long (60%), or closed and short (40%). A strategy is to first try the long vowel sound to see if it is a recognizable word. If it is not, try it with the short vowel sound. Can be used for two players, team play in class, or as a word sort.

A chart of the 72 phonograms; one with example words, and one plain. This is a part of the Phonics Fun Folder Set.

This set includes a board game to practice tiger and camel two syllable words, play nice dice to practice rabbit words with doubled consonants in the middle of two syllable words. A page with all three types combined can be used as a worksheet or the words cut apart for a word sort.

Practice words with the Consonant -le final syllable. Use a marker for each player and roll a die to see how many spaces to go. If a player lands on Mable the Turtle, they go forward or back to eat a pickle. The player who gets to the end first wins. Get more practice with the Nice Dice game. Roll a die and read a word from the column. Write words until you have one from each column.

This set includes: A handout illustrating the difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants.A worksheet for two sounds of s: the letter s after an unvoiced consonant, often = /s/, after a voiced consonant, often = /z/. A worksheet for the three sounds of suffix -ed: after a voiced consonant, -ed often makes the sound of /d/ as in "jailed." After an unvoiced consonant, it often makes the sound of /t/ as in "walked." A third sound, /id/ is made after the voiced consonant d as in "needed" and t

Phonics Fun Folders make it easy to learn about phonics patterns with memorable rhymes and pictures. A color coded sequence is designed to work with color file folders available at Walmart (3 packages of 6 are needed) The information slips into the clear outer pocket, and the files can be filled with games and activities to practice the pattern. (Please consider my Phonics Patterns Board Game set, Soccer Sort Games like this one for Long Vowels, the Spot & Dot set, or other resources at the

Can be used as worksheets, or print on cardstock and cut out words for a sort.

Some one syllable words with the letter o and a silent e at the end make the long o sound, like drove and home. Others that you might expect to have a long vowel sound do not. Instead, they make the schwa sound of "uh". Some, love, and glove are a few of these. Practice these words after learning about Silent e with a worksheet, board game, and word search.

Practice words that double the letters f, l,s, and z after a short vowel.

This set of fun board games provides practice for many different phonics patterns. It includes a set with answers filled in or highlighted for many of the games. For a few of the games, different options are possible so answers can vary. See the Silent-E-Freebie-Set for a sample with the Silent e Space Race game. The set includes: A can say O AI/AY Blends C hard or soft CK or K C-le CVC Defender D EA/EA EE/EA EI/EI EW/UI/UE EY/EY Find the Gold G hard or soft I & O long or short KC OA/OW OI/OY

Can be used as a worksheet, or cut the letters out for a word sort.

Practice vowel patterns with this game that is similar to Yahtzee. Roll a word from each of 12 lists of vowel patterns. Each letter in the word rolled counts as one point. Write the words rolled on the free downloadable scorecard, and total the points to play with others or in teams.

Two player game to practice words with consonant-le. Each player chooses a ladder. Players take turns drawing the word cards. The player reads the word and places it by the correct rung of their ladder. If there is already a word with the ending on the players ladder, a set can be made and placed in front of the player. The turn is lost if a skip card is drawn. A swipe card lets the player swipe one of the other player's words. The one with the most sets wins! Print and cut out the word cards.

The /k/ sound at the beginning may be spelled with C or K. This set includes anchor charts and a worksheet for the /k/ sound at the beginning of words.

Word Sort with final y. Includes a short story to spot words with the pattern. Print word cards (card stock is optional) and cut out. Students sort words according to whether the final y makes a long I sound or a long E sound.

Word Sort with digraphs. Includes a short story to spot words with the pattern. Print word cards (card stock is optional) and cut out. Students sort words according to the digraph. Practice Digraph words with the Fish with a Wish game.

Practice i before e, except after c, and when sounding like a as in neighbor and weigh. This set includes a handout with a word list, a pattern worksheet, and a worksheet to highlight the different patterns. The worksheet can be copied and the words cut apart for a sort.

Anchor charts and word lists for word work with hard or soft c and g.