1 Pronunciation worksheet

1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the sound /ə/. $ CD3
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1 4

mirror ✓ plant clock poster

2 5

rug computer scooter bike

3 6

spider cat lamp picture

2 Match and write. Say the words.

1 1 picture
pict

2 2
comput

3 or 3
mirr
er
4 4
spid ure

5 5
scoot

6 6
post

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 2 Pronunciation worksheet

1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the sound /ʃ/. $ CD3
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shirt ✓
T-shirt

shorts

shoes
socks skirt

trainers

2 Listen and circle the words with the sound /ʃ/. $ CD1
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Shona’s in a shop.

She’s got some shoes and socks.

She’s got a T-shirt and some shorts,

And a white sheep in a box. Baaa!

3 Write four words with the /ʃ/ sound.

1 2

3 4

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 3 Pronunciation worksheet

1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the sound /r/. $ CD3
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11 44

✓
rug lamp play games ride a bike

22 55

cat rabbit read a book play football

33 66

recorder violin draw write

2 Listen and circle the words with the sound /r/. $ CD1
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Rob’s playing a recorder.

Rosie’s reading a comic.

Rob’s writing a story.

Rosie’s riding a rocket.

3 Write five words with the /r/ sound.

1 2 3

4 5

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 4 Pronunciation worksheet

1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the sound /w/. $ CD3
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1 3

✓
king wizard explorer wings nose legs

2 4

hill tree wood bookcase wardrobe picture

2 Look and draw a line. Follow the words with the sound /w/.

START

ISH
FIN

3 Can you find five words with the sound /w/ in the maze?

1 2 3

4 5

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 5 Pronunciation worksheet

1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the sound /i:/. $ CD3
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curly hair ✓

ear furry

monkey
ponytail

happy
tail

trousers

shoes tree

2 Listen and circle the words with the sound /i:/. $ CD2
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Funny monkey, furry monkey,

Eating a pink peach.

Lively monkey, noisy monkey,

Running on the beach.

3 Write five words with the /i:/ sound.

1 2 3

4 5

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 6 Pronunciation worksheet

1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the sound /b/. $ CD3
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1
1 2
2 3
3

✓
apples bananas wardrobe bookcase beef chicken
4
4 5
5 6
6

belt gloves moustache beard bin plant

2 Look and draw a line. Follow the words with the sound /b/.

START

ISH
FIN

3 Can you find five words with the sound /b/ in the maze?

1 2 3

4 5

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Teaching notes and transcripts Pronunciation

Unit 1 Unit 3
1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the 1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the
sound /ə/. sound /r/.
1 mirror, plant [pause] mirror, plant 1 rug, lamp [pause] rug, lamp
2 rug, computer [pause] rug, computer 2 cat, rabbit [pause] cat, rabbit
3 spider, cat [pause] spider, cat 3 recorder, violin [pause] recorder, violin
4 clock, poster [pause] clock, poster 4 play games, ride a bike [pause] play games, ride
5 scooter, bike [pause] scooter, bike a bike
6 lamp, picture [pause] lamp, picture 5 read a book, play football [pause] read a book, play
football
Answers:
6 draw, write [pause] draw, write
1 mirror
2 computer Answers:
3 spider 1 rug
4 poster 2 rabbit
5 scooter 3 recorder
6 picture 4 ride a bike
5 read a book
2 Match and write. Say the words.
6 write
1 pict-ure
2 comput-er 2 Listen and circle the words with the
3 mirr-or /r/ sound.
4 spid-er Rob’s playing a recorder.
5 scoot-er Rosie’s reading a comic.
6 post-er Rob’s writing a story.
Rosie’s riding a rocket.
Unit 2 Answers:
1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the Rob’s / recorder / Rosie’s / reading / writing / story /
sound /ʃ/. riding / rocket
shirt [pause] 3 Write five words with the /r/ sound.
shorts [pause] Children’s own answers.
socks [pause]
trainers [pause] Unit 4
T-shirt [pause] 1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the
skirt [pause] sound /w/.
shoes 1 king, wizard, explorer [pause] king, wizard, explorer
Answers: 2 wings, nose, legs [pause] wings, nose, legs
[words ticked] 3 hill, tree, wood [pause] hill, tree, wood
shirt 4 bookcase, wardrobe, picture [pause] bookcase,
shorts wardrobe, picture
T-shirt Answers:
shoes 1 wizard
2 Listen and circle the words with the 2 wings
sound /ʃ/. 3 wood
Shona’s in a shop. 4 wardrobe
She’s got some shoes and socks. 2 Look and draw a line. Follow the words with
She’s got a T-shirt and some shorts, the sound /w/.
And a white sheep in a box. Baaa! Two possible routes:
Answers: 1 START – wing – witch – FINISH
Shona’s / shop / she’s / shoes / T-shirt / shorts / sheep 2 START – wizard – wood – witch – wardrobe – FINISH
3 Write four words with the /ʃ/ sound. 3 Can you find five words with the /w/ sound
Children’s own answers. in the maze?
wing, witch, wizard, wood, wardrobe

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 Pronunciation

Unit 5 Unit 6
1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the 1 Listen and tick ✓ the words with the
sound /iː/. sound /b/.
curly hair [pause] curly hair 1 apples, bananas [pause] apples, bananas
curly [pause] curly 2 wardrobe, bookcase [pause] wardrobe, bookcase
ear [pause] ear 3 beef, chicken [pause] beef, chicken
ponytail [pause] ponytail 4 belt, gloves [pause] belt, gloves
trousers [pause] trousers 5 moustache, beard [pause] moustache, beard
shoes [pause] shoes 6 bin, plant [pause] bin, plant
monkey [pause] monkey Answers:
tail [pause] tail 1 bananas
trees [pause] trees 2 bookcase
happy [pause] happy 3 beef
tree [pause] tree 4 belt
furry [pause] furry 5 beard
Answers: 6 bin
[words ticked] 2 Look and draw a line. Follow the words with
curly hair the sound /b/.
ponytail Two possible routes:
monkey 1 START – banana – belt – FINISH
tree 2 START – beard – bookcase – beef – FINISH
happy
3 Can you find five words with the sound /b/ in
furry
the maze?
2 Listen and circle the words with the banana, belt, beard, bookcase, beef
sound /iː/.
Funny monkey, furry money,
Eating a pink peach.
Lively monkey, noisy monkey,
Running on the beach.
Answers:
Funny / monkey / furry / lively / noisy
3 Write five words with the /iː/ sound.
Children’s own answers.

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