Year 1 English: Letter sounds: g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b
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Letter sounds: g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b
More letters make a sound with a picture word. Some letters can make the same sound. The c in cup and the k in kite both make a k sound.
ck is two letters that make one sound. It comes at the end of a word, like duck. Always keep the c and the k together.
Key ideas
- g is for gift.
- o is for octopus (the short o sound).
- c and k can both make the k sound, as in cup and kite.
- ck is two letters, one sound, at the end of duck.
- e is for egg. u is for umbrella.
- r is for rocket. h is for hat. b is for ball.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the end of the word duck, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a duck.
- Find the sound at the end of the word. The letters ck make one sound at the end of duck.The end sound of duck is made by ck.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.ck
Check. The other letters in duck make the other sounds. ck is the one at the end. ✓
Watch out. Write both letters, c and k, together. Do not write only c or only k.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word rocket, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a rocket.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter r makes the sound at the start of rocket.The start sound of rocket is made by r.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.r
Check. The other letters in rocket make the other sounds. r is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Rocket starts with r, and it ends with t.
Method. Find the sound at the start of kite, then find the picture that starts with the same sound.
- The start of kite makes the sound of k. Remember that c and k can make the same sound.kite starts with k
- Look at the start of each other name. Only one name starts with that sound.cup starts with c, hat starts with h, egg starts with e
- Write the answer. cup
Check. cup starts with a sound that matches kite. ✓
Watch out. Two different letters can make the same sound, so check the sound, not only the letter.
Watch out
Watch out: ck is always two letters at the end of a word, like duck. Do not write only c or only k. Also remember that c and k can make the same sound, so check the spelling of the picture word.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Play “I spy” with pictures: “I spy something that starts with the k sound.” Accept cup and kite. Show that ck at the end of duck is two letters that make one sound.
Exercise 1C Sounds: g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the end of the word duck, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a duck.
- Find the sound at the end of the word. The letters ck make one sound at the end of duck.The end sound of duck is made by ck.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.ck
Check. The other letters in duck make the other sounds. ck is the one at the end. ✓
Watch out. Write both letters, c and k, together. Do not write only c or only k.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word gift, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a gift.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter g makes the sound at the start of gift.The start sound of gift is made by g.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.g
Check. The other letters in gift make the other sounds. g is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Gift starts with g. The f and t come later in the word.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word octopus, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a octopus.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter o makes the short o sound at the start of octopus.The start sound of octopus is made by o.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.o
Check. The other letters in octopus make the other sounds. o is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Octopus starts with o, the short o sound.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word cup, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a cup.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter c makes the k sound at the start of cup.The start sound of cup is made by c.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.c
Check. The other letters in cup make the other sounds. c is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. The letters c and k can make the same sound. Cup starts with c.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word kite, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a kite.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter k makes the k sound at the start of kite.The start sound of kite is made by k.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.k
Check. The other letters in kite make the other sounds. k is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Kite starts with k, not c.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word egg, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a egg.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter e makes the short e sound at the start of egg.The start sound of egg is made by e.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.e
Check. The other letters in egg make the other sounds. e is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Egg starts with e and ends with g.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word umbrella, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a umbrella.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter u makes the short u sound at the start of umbrella.The start sound of umbrella is made by u.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.u
Check. The other letters in umbrella make the other sounds. u is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Umbrella starts with u. The other letters come later.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word rocket, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a rocket.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter r makes the sound at the start of rocket.The start sound of rocket is made by r.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.r
Check. The other letters in rocket make the other sounds. r is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Rocket starts with r, and it ends with t.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word hat, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a hat.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter h makes the sound at the start of hat.The start sound of hat is made by h.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.h
Check. The other letters in hat make the other sounds. h is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Hat starts with h. It ends with t.
Method. Find the picture that ends with the letters ck.
- Read each picture name. Each name has its own sound at the start or the end.duck, hat, ball
- Find the name with the sound at the end. Only duck ends with the sound made by ck.duck has the sound at the end
- Write the answer. duck
Check. Only duck has that sound at the end. The other names do not. ✓
Watch out. Do not choose a picture because it looks like the answer. Check the spelling of its name.
Method. Find the picture that starts with the letter e.
- Read each picture name. Each name has its own sound at the start or the end.octopus, egg, rocket
- Find the name with the sound at the start. Only egg starts with the sound e.egg has the sound at the start
- Write the answer. egg
Check. Only egg has that sound at the start. The other names do not. ✓
Watch out. Do not choose a picture because it looks like the answer. Check the spelling of its name.
Method. Check what c says about duck, then compare it with the spelling.
- Look at the word duck. Read the whole word.duck
- Find the letters at the end. We check what the word ends with.The end of duck is ck
- Compare with what was said. c is not the same as ck.c ≠ ck
- Write the answer. No. Duck ends with ck.
Check. Point to the end of duck and say what you see: ck. ✓
Watch out. Write both letters, c and k, together. Do not write only c or only k.
Method. Find the first sound of each word, then compare them.
- Look at the start of ball. The first letter tells us the first sound.ball starts with b
- Look at the start of hat. Now do the same for the second word.hat starts with h
- Compare the two. The sounds are the same only if the letters match.b ≠ h
- Write the answer. No. ball starts with b and hat starts with h.
Check. Say the first letter of each word: b and h. ✓
Watch out. Two words can have the same first letter, or two different letters. Look at both.
Key words. A sound is what a letter says. A letter is the shape we write. Two letters can make one sound, like ck.
Method. Find the sound at the start of the word gift, then write the letter or letters that make it.
- Read the name of the picture. The name tells us which word to look at.The picture is a gift.
- Find the sound at the start of the word. The letter g makes the sound at the start of gift.The start sound of gift is made by g.
- Write the answer. Write every letter that makes the sound, in order.g
Check. The other letters in gift make the other sounds. g is the one at the start. ✓
Watch out. Gift starts with g. The f and t come later in the word.