Reception English and phonics: The sounds of j, v and w

Method. Find the picture whose name starts with the sound /j/.

1. Look at the start of each name. The first letter, or first letters, give the first sound. A grown-up can read each name aloud.
   jug starts with j · web starts with w · van starts with v
2. Find the sound /j/. Only one name starts with this sound.
   /j/ is at the start of jug.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   jug

Check. Say jug slowly, sound by sound. It starts with /j/. ✓

Watch out. Look at the start of the name, not at the end or the middle.

Method. Find the picture whose name starts with the sound /v/.

1. Look at the start of each name. The first letter, or first letters, give the first sound. A grown-up can read each name aloud.
   ship starts with sh · van starts with v · jug starts with j
2. Find the sound /v/. Only one name starts with this sound.
   /v/ is at the start of van.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   van

Check. Say van slowly, sound by sound. It starts with /v/. ✓

Watch out. Look at the start of the name, not at the end or the middle.

Method. Find the picture whose name starts with the sound /w/.

1. Look at the start of each name. The first letter, or first letters, give the first sound. A grown-up can read each name aloud.
   van starts with v · chick starts with ch · web starts with w
2. Find the sound /w/. Only one name starts with this sound.
   /w/ is at the start of web.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   web

Check. Say web slowly, sound by sound. It starts with /w/. ✓

Watch out. Look at the start of the name, not at the end or the middle.

Method. Say the name of the picture. Then find the letter that makes its first sound.

1. Read the name. Read every letter in the name.
   jug
2. Find the first sound. The first letter tells the first sound.
   The first sound is /j/.
3. Choose the letter for that sound. Choose from j, g, v.
   j

Check. The word jug starts with j. ✓

Watch out. Some letters make a different sound in other words. Check the start of this word only.

Method. Say the name of the picture. Then find the letter that makes its first sound.

1. Read the name. Read every letter in the name.
   web
2. Find the first sound. The first letter tells the first sound.
   The first sound is /w/.
3. Choose the letter for that sound. Choose from w, v, b.
   w

Check. The word web starts with w. ✓

Watch out. Some letters make a different sound in other words. Check the start of this word only.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   van
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   v - a - n
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   v-a-n

Check. Read the letters back: v-a-n. They spell van. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   jug
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   j - u - g
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   j-u-g

Check. Read the letters back: j-u-g. They spell jug. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   w - e - b
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /w/ /e/ /b/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /w/ /e/ /b/ = web

Check. Check the picture of a web. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   v - a - n
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /v/ /a/ /n/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /v/ /a/ /n/ = van

Check. Check the picture of a van. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Look at the start of each name. One of them starts with a different sound.

1. Look at the first letter of each name. Read the names as a grown-up points to them.
   van: v · vase: v · web: w
2. Find the one that is different. The other names all start with v.
   web is different.
3. Write the answer. Say what the odd one starts with.
   web (starts with w)

Check. The other pictures start with v, so web is the odd one. ✓

Watch out. Find the sound that most names share first. The odd one is the name that does not match.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   vet
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   v - e - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   v-e-t

Check. Read the letters back: v-e-t. They spell vet. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Look at the first letter of each word.

1. Look at jug. The first letter is j.
   jug: j
2. Look at van. The first letter is v.
   van: v
3. Give your answer. Say whether the first letters match.
   Accept any answer that says no: jug starts with j, but van starts with v.

Check. j and v are different letters and sounds. ✓

Watch out. Read each word slowly.

Method. Find the picture whose name starts with the sound /w/.

1. Look at the start of each name. The first letter, or first letters, give the first sound. A grown-up can read each name aloud.
   ship starts with sh · web starts with w · jug starts with j
2. Find the sound /w/. Only one name starts with this sound.
   /w/ is at the start of web.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   web

Check. Say web slowly, sound by sound. It starts with /w/. ✓

Watch out. Look at the start of the name, not at the end or the middle.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   j - u - g
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /j/ /u/ /g/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /j/ /u/ /g/ = jug

Check. Check the picture of a jug. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Think of a word that starts with v.

1. Look at the pictures. van starts with v.
   van
2. Write another word. The first letter is v.
   vet
3. Write the answer.
   Accept any word that starts with v, such as van or vet.

Check. The first letter is v, and it makes /v/. ✓

Watch out. Check the first letter, not the rest of the word.