In Phase 5 children are introduced to new graphemes for reading. Some of these graphemes represent phonemes (sounds) that they have already learnt a grapheme for. For example, in Phase 3 children were taught 'ai' as the grapheme for the phoneme /a/ (as in rain). In Phase 5, children are taught that the phoneme /a/ can also be represented by the graphemes 'ay' (as in play) or 'a-e' (as in make). This variation needs to be taught as it is common in our language system.
Phase 5 Teaching Overview
Click on each grapheme below to download a set of A5 flashcards with words containing this grapheme. Practise reading these with your child.
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a-e
(as in came)
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au
(as in Paul)
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aw
(as in saw)
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ay
(as in day)
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e-e
(as in these)
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ea
(as in sea)
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ew
(as in stew)
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ew
(as in chew)
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ey
(as in money)
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i-e
(as in like)
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ir
(as in girl)
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o-e
(as in bone)
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oe
(as in toe)
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ou
(as in out)
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oy
(as in boy)
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ph
(as in Phil)
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u-e
(as in June)
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u-e
(as in huge)
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ue
(as in clue)
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ue
(as in due)
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wh
(as in when)
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