Stage 1, 2 & 3

Vocabulary flashcards for phonics teaching, covering Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 word lists.

at

A short 'a' sound word

sad

A word using 's', 'a', and 'd' sounds.

pin

A word using 'p', 'i', and 'n' sounds.

red

A word using 'r', 'e', and 'd' sounds.

dad

A word using 'd', 'a', and 'd' sounds.

in

A short 'i' sound word

ck

Sound made by two consonants together.

ee

A long 'e' sound, often represented by 'ee'.

ai

A vowel digraph creating a long 'a' sound.

oa

A dipthong where you hear two vowel sounds together.

sh

A consonant digraph often creating an 'sh' sound.

ch

a digraph producing a 'ch' sound

th

A consonant digraph typically producing a voiceless dental fricative.

ng

A cluster of letters often at the end of words

phon-

Relating to sound

oo

Sound made by the letters 'oo'.

oy

The sound made when blending the letters 'o' and 'y'.

qu

Begins with /kw/ sound

aw

Combined letters a and w

-ful

A suffix conveying that something is full of something

ow

A combination of vowel and 'w' to represent a dipthong.

ou

Blend of two vowels with the sound of 'ow'

igh

Blend of letters to represent a unique vowel sound

i-e

Vowel and consonant to make a long 'i' sound

-o-e

A long 'o' sound spelling variation.

a-e

Long 'a' sound using e

u-e

Long 'u' sound variation.

e-e

Long 'e' sound variations.

ss

Representing double 's'.

wr

Relates to writing

ea

Relates to speaking or breathing.

was

Past tense auxiliary verb

-ed

The past tense suffix added to a word

g

A letter representing a hard 'g' as in 'giant'.

se

sound related to measurement

ch

words starting with 'ch' related to musicals

ti

Related to time or an order of things

ey

The sound made by the letters 'ey'

ie

Letters 'ie' making long e sound

oe

letters 'oe' to represent a sound