Reception English and phonics Segmenting and writing words: check-up and practice test questions

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.
   cup
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   c - u - p
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   c-u-p

Check. Read the letters back: c-u-p. They spell cup. ✓

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.
   ship
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   sh - i - p
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   sh-i-p

Check. Read the letters back: sh-i-p. They spell ship. ✓

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.
   dog
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   d - o - g
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   d-o-g

Check. Read the letters back: d-o-g. They spell dog. ✓

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

Method. Say rain one sound at a time.

1. Say the sounds. ai is one sound.
   r - ai - n
2. Count the boxes. Count each box once.
   r, ai, n
3. Write the answer.
   3 boxes.

Check. Count again: r, ai, n. There are 3 boxes. ✓

Watch out. Count sounds, not letters.

Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.

1. Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.
   p - i - g
2. Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.
   P ... pig
3. Write the label. Check the letters one more time.
   Pig

Check. Read the label back: Pig. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.

Method. Say the picture name, sound by sound. Then check each part of the spelling.

1. Say the picture name. Say each sound in order.
   c - a - t
2. Check the spelling that was written. The spelling kat does not match the sounds.
   kat
3. Write the right spelling. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   cat

Check. Read the right spelling back: cat. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter, in order, against the sounds.

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.
   goat
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   g - oa - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   g-oa-t

Check. Read the letters back: g-oa-t. They spell goat. ✓

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.
   bed
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   b - e - d
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   b-e-d

Check. Read the letters back: b-e-d. They spell bed. ✓

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

Method. Say the picture name, sound by sound. Then check each part of the spelling.

1. Say the picture name. Say each sound in order.
   sh - i - p
2. Check the spelling that was written. The spelling sip does not match the sounds.
   sip
3. Write the right spelling. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   ship

Check. Read the right spelling back: ship. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter, in order, against the sounds.

Method. Think about how you write a word.

1. Say the word. Split it into sounds.
   p - e - n
2. Make one box for each sound. Each sound gets one box.
   p, e, n
3. Give your answer. Use the word boxes.
   Accept any answer that says segmenting splits the word into sounds, and each sound gets one box.

Check. Split the word, then write one box for each sound. ✓

Watch out. Count sounds, not letters.

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.
   pin
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   p - i - n
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   p-i-n

Check. Read the letters back: p-i-n. They spell pin. ✓

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.
   mat
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   m - a - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   m-a-t

Check. Read the letters back: m-a-t. They spell mat. ✓

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

Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.

1. Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.
   b - u - s
2. Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.
   B ... bus
3. Write the label. Check the letters one more time.
   Bus

Check. Read the label back: Bus. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.

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.
   fish
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   f - i - sh
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   f-i-sh

Check. Read the letters back: f-i-sh. They spell fish. ✓

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

Method. Say the picture name, sound by sound. Then check each part of the spelling.

1. Say the picture name. Say each sound in order.
   d - u - ck
2. Check the spelling that was written. The spelling duk does not match the sounds.
   duk
3. Write the right spelling. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   duck

Check. Read the right spelling back: duck. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter, in order, against the sounds.

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.
   bird
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   b - ir - d
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   b-ir-d

Check. Read the letters back: b-ir-d. They spell bird. ✓

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

Method. Count the sounds, not the letters.

1. Count the sounds. ai is one sound, so there are three sounds.
   r, ai, n
2. Compare with Ben. Ben used four boxes, one for each letter.
   4 boxes
3. Give your answer. Say how many boxes are needed.
   Accept any answer that says no: rain has three sounds, so it needs three boxes.

Check. Three sounds, three boxes. ✓

Watch out. Two letters can share one box.

Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.

1. Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.
   ch - i - ck
2. Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.
   C ... chick
3. Write the label. Check the letters one more time.
   Chick

Check. Read the label back: Chick. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.

Method. Say the picture name, sound by sound. Then check each part of the spelling.

1. Say the picture name. Say each sound in order.
   t - r - ee
2. Check the spelling that was written. The spelling tre does not match the sounds.
   tre
3. Write the right spelling. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   tree

Check. Read the right spelling back: tree. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter, in order, against the sounds.

Method. Choose a word with three sounds, then write one box for each sound.

1. Choose a word. The word has three sounds.
   cat
2. Write one box for each sound. Each sound gets one box.
   c | a | t
3. Write the answer.
   Accept any word with three sounds that uses letters from this chapter, such as hut, cat or pen, written in three boxes.

Check. Three sounds, three boxes. ✓

Watch out. Count sounds, not letters.

Method. Say the picture name, sound by sound. Then check each part of the spelling.

1. Say the picture name. Say each sound in order.
   c - oi - n
2. Check the spelling that was written. The spelling c - oy - n does not match the sounds.
   c - oy - n
3. Write the right spelling. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   c - oi - n

Check. Read the right spelling back: c - oi - n. It matches the picture. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter, in order, against the sounds.