Fluent Reading Start: Word Formation with Phonics for Class 1

Ready for the next phonics adventure? The Ultimate Guide for Phonics – Part 2 builds on foundational skills with 6 focused exercises covering word families, r-controlled vowels, vowel teams, diphthongs, and hard/soft consonant sounds. This colorful and engaging workbook strengthens decoding, spelling, and pronunciation through structured sound-based activities.

📌 Why Is This Guide Valuable for Class 1?

🧠 Teaches children how letter combinations change sounds.

🔤 Strengthens pattern recognition with vowel teams and blends.

🗣️ Supports better reading fluency and word recognition.

✍️ Prepares kids for advanced grammar and writing.

🎯 What Are the Learning Outcomes?

By completing this guide, learners will:

1. Identify and apply word families (–at, –an, –ig).

2. Decode r-controlled vowels like ar, or, er.

3. Spot and color words with vowel teams like ai, oa, ee.

4. Complete diphthong words using oi, oy, or.

5. Classify hard vs. soft sounds of c and g based on the next letter.

📚 What Does This Workbook Offer?

📘 A structured printable with 6 focused phonics tasks.

🖍️ Engaging visuals and color-based sorting activities.

🧩 Word family building, vowel combinations, and sound categorization.

👧 Great for individual, small group, or classroom practice.

🧠 Breakdown of the Exercises:

a. Word Families – AT, AN, IG

Fill in blanks to complete picture-word matches.

🎯 Practice with: cat, hat, pig, man

b. R-Controlled Vowels

Color the correct word with ar, or, er, ir, ur.

🧠 Words: bird, car, corn, fur, park, jar

c. Vowel Teams – ai, oa, ee, ea

Color the words with vowel teams from a large word bank.

🎨 Words: rain, jeep, team, goat, soap, feet

d. Diphthongs – oi, oy, or

Complete words by filling in the correct vowel pair.

✏️ Words: coin, soil, toy, shout, fork

e. Hard and Soft Sounds of C

Sort words like cup, car, cake vs. city, cent, face.

🎯 Reinforces spelling and pronunciation rules.

f. Hard and Soft Sounds of G

Write hard g words (goat, gum, gold) vs. soft g words (gem, giraffe, giant).

🔡 Develops confidence with consonant sounds and spelling logic.

✨ Master Advanced Phonics Skills with Ease!

Download the Ultimate Guide for Phonics – Part 2 and give your child the tools to handle advanced phonics patterns—perfect for building confident, fluent, and independent readers in Class 1.

Build reading fluency by blending letter sounds into full words. 

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