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  • Phonics resources
    • 01. Preschool
    • 02. Classroom
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      • Alphabets
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    • 10. Assessments
      • Spelling tests
        • Introduction
        • Level 1 test
          • Level 1 answer key
        • Level 2 test
          • Level 2 answer key
        • Level 3 test
          • Level 3 answer key
        • Level 4 test
          • Level 4 answer key
        • Level 5 test
          • Level 5 answer key
        • Level 6 test
          • Level 6 answer key
        • Level 7 test
          • Level 7 answer key
    • 11. Training
    • 12. Phonological awareness
  • Spelling lists
    • Sorted by sound
      • 2 sounds
      • a
        • a as in pat
        • ah as in Fahrenheit
        • ai as in plait
        • al as in salmon
        • e as in Cheyenne
        • ei as in reveille
        • i as in timbre
      • air
        • aer as in aeroplane
        • air as in hair
        • aire as in millionaire
        • ar as in parent
        • are as in care
        • ayer as in prayer
        • ayor as in mayor
        • eah as in yeah
        • ear as in bear
        • eir as in their
        • er as in sombrero
        • ere as in there
        • err as in Herr
        • erre as in nom de guerre (usually French)
      • ar
        • a as in last
        • aa as in baa
        • aar as in aardvark
        • ah as in galah
        • al as in half
        • ar as in car
        • are as in are
        • arr as in charred
        • arre as in bizarre
        • arrh as in catarrh
        • au as in aunt
        • ear as in heart
        • er as in clerk
      • aw
        • a as in all
        • al as in walk
        • ar as in wart
        • arr as in Warrnambool
        • au as in faun
        • augh as in taught
        • augha as in Vaughan
        • aul as in baulk
        • aur as in dinosaur
        • aw as in saw
        • awe as in awe
        • ea as in Sean
        • oa as in broad
        • oar as in board
        • oh as in bohrium
        • oor as in door
        • oore as in Moore
        • or as in for
        • ough as in bought
        • our as in four
        • u as in insurance
        • ure as in sure
      • ay
        • a as in paper
        • a…e as in make
        • ae as in sundae
        • ah as in dahlia
        • ai as in rain
        • aigh as in straight
        • ao as in gaol
        • au as in gauge
        • ay as in say
        • e as in cafe (mostly from French)
        • ê…e as in fête (from French)
        • ea as in break
        • ée as in matinée (mostly from French)
        • ei as in vein
        • eigh as in eight
        • er as in metier
        • ey as in they
        • ie as in lingerie
      • b
        • b as in bob
        • bb as in rubber
        • bh as in Bhutan
        • bu as in build
        • pb as in cupboard
      • ch
        • c as in cello
        • cc as in cappuccino
        • ch as in chip
        • ci as in ciao
        • q as in qigong
        • t as in culture
        • tch as in hutch
        • te as in righteous
        • ti as in question
        • tsch as in kitsch
      • d
        • d as in did
        • dd as in sudden
        • de as in aide
        • dh as in dhal
        • ed as in wagged
      • e
        • a as in any
        • a…e as in Thames
        • ae as in haemorrhage
        • ai as in said
        • ay as in says
        • e as in bed
        • e…e as in creme fraiche
        • ea as in head
        • ei as in leisure
        • eo as in leopard
        • ey as in Reynold
        • ie as in friend
        • u as in bury
      • ear
        • ear as in hear
        • eer as in beer
        • eir as in weird
        • er as in bacteria
        • ere as in here
        • ier as in pier
        • ir as in souvenir
      • ee
        • ae as in paediatric
        • ay as in quay
        • e as in me
        • e…e as in these
        • ea as in sea
        • ee as in see
        • ei as in protein
        • eigh as in Leigh
        • eo as in people
        • ey as in turkey
        • i as in taxi
        • i…e as in marine
        • ie as in chief
        • j as in fjord (Scandinavian)
        • oe as in amoeba
        • y as in funny
      • er
        • ear as in learn
        • er as in her
        • ere as in were
        • err as in preferred
        • eu as in cordon bleu (mostly French)
        • eur as in masseur (mostly from French)
        • ir as in bird
        • irr as in stirred
        • oe as in Goethe (from German)
        • or as in work
        • ore as in more
        • our as in journal
        • ur as in turn
        • urr as in blurred
        • yr as in myrtle
        • yrrh as in myrrh
      • f
        • f as in fun
        • fe as in carafe
        • ff as in off
        • ffe as in gaffe
        • ft as in often
        • gh as in rough
        • ph as in phone
        • pph as in sapphire
        • u as in lieutenant
        • v as in Chekhov
        • wh as in Whakapapa
      • g
        • g as in got
        • gg as in dagger
        • gh as in ghost
        • gu as in guess
        • gue as in league
        • x as in example
      • h
        • gh as in Callaghan
        • h as in have
        • j as in jojoba
        • kh as in Khomeini
        • wh as in whole
        • x as in Don Quixote
      • i
        • a…e as in village
        • e as in pretty
        • ea as in bream
        • ee as in breeches
        • ei as in chow mein
        • ey as in Boleyn
        • i as in big
        • ia as in marriage
        • ie as in sieve
        • o as in women
        • u as in busy
        • y as in gym
      • I
        • a as in naive
        • ae as in maestro
        • ai as in bonsai
        • aille as in Versailles
        • ay as in kayak
        • aye as in aye
        • ei as in feisty
        • eigh as in height
        • ey as in Cheyenne
        • eye as in eye
        • i as in hi
        • i…e as in like
        • ia as in Chiang Mai
        • ia as in diamond
        • ie as in pie
        • igh as in night
        • ir as in iron
        • oy as in coyote
        • y as in my
        • y…e as in type
        • ye as in bye
      • j
        • d as in educate
        • dg as in budgie
        • dge as in edge
        • di as in soldier
        • dj as in adjective
        • g as in gel
        • ge as in sponge
        • gg as in suggest
        • gi as in region
        • j as in jog
        • y as in Yogyakarta
      • k
        • c as in cat
        • cc as in soccer
        • cch as in zucchini
        • ch as in school
        • ck as in back
        • cq as in acquit
        • cqu as in racquet
        • g as in Bundestag (from German)
        • k as in kit
          • kh as in khaki
        • ke as in Bourke
        • kk as in trekking
        • q as in Qantas
        • q as in quit
        • qu as in mosquito
        • que as in cheque
        • sc as in viscount
        • x as in excel
        • x as in fox
        • x as in luxury
        • xe as in axe
        • xi as in anxious
      • l
        • gl as in imbroglio
        • l as in lot
        • le as in bottle
        • ll as in bell
        • lle as in grille
      • m
        • gm as in paradigm
        • m as in mum
        • mb as in limb
        • mbe as in bombe
        • me as in gendarme
        • mm as in summer
        • mme as in programme
        • mn as in autumn
      • n
        • gn as in lasagne
        • gn as in sign
        • kn as in know
        • n as in not
        • ne as in caffeine
        • ng as in Pekingese
        • nn as in runner
        • nne as in julienne
        • pn as un pneumonia
      • ng
        • n as in bank
        • nd as in handkerchief
        • ng as in sing
        • ngh as in Singh
        • ngue as in tongue
      • No sound
        • h as in hour
        • s as in chablis
        • t as in ballet
        • x as in Grand Prix
        • z as in chez
      • o
        • a as in want
        • au as in fault
        • e as in entrée (mostly from French)
        • eau as in bureaucracy
        • eo as in cheongsam
        • i as in lingerie
        • o as in pot
        • oh as in John
        • ou as in cough
        • ow as in knowledge
      • oh
        • au as in mauve
        • aud as in Madame Tussaud (from French)
        • ault as in Renault (from French)
        • eau as in plateau (mostly from French)
        • eo as in yeoman
        • eou as in Seoul
        • ew as in sew
        • o as in no
        • o…e as in home
        • oa as in boat
        • oe as in goes
        • oh as in doh
        • ol as in folk
        • oo as in brooch
        • ou as in soul
        • ough as in dough
        • ow as in grow
        • owe as in owe
      • oo
        • o as in woman
        • oo as in look
        • ou as in tour
        • oul as in could
        • u as in put
      • ooh
        • eu as in sleuth
        • ew as in chew
        • o as in to
        • oe as in shoe
        • oo as in soon
        • ooh as in Pooh
        • ou as in soup
        • ough as in through
        • oui as in bouillon (from French)
        • oup as in coup
        • u as in hula
        • u..e as in June
        • ue as in blue
        • ui as in fruit
        • uo as in fluoride
        • wo as in two
      • ou
        • aos as in Laos
        • aow as in miaow
        • au as in kauri
        • eo as in McLeod
        • oa as in Maori
        • ou as in out
        • ough as in drought
        • ow as in how
        • owe as in Howe
      • oy
        • awy as in lawyer
        • eu as in Freud (usually from German)
        • o as in Dostoevsky (Russian)
        • oi as in boil
        • oy as in boy
        • ue as in Brueghel (Dutch)
      • p
        • p as in pup
        • pe as in troupe
        • pp as in cuppa
        • ppe as in steppe
      • r
        • r as in run
        • rh as in rhubarb
        • rr as in barrel
        • rrh as in diarrhoea
        • wr as in wrist
      • s
        • c as in cell (before e, i or y)
        • ç as in façade
        • ce as in voice
        • ps as in psychologist
        • s as in sell
        • sc as in scent
        • sce as in coalesce
        • se as in house
        • ss as in less
        • sse as in mousse
        • st as in castle
        • sth as in asthma
        • sw as in sword
        • x as in indexes
        • z as in quartz
      • sh
        • c as in appreciate
        • ce as in ocean
        • ch as in chef
        • che as in moustache
        • ci as in facial
        • s as in sugar
        • sc as in fascism
        • sch as in schnitzel
        • sci as in luscious
        • sh as in shop
        • shi as in fashion
        • si as in pension
        • ss as in tissue
        • ssi as in passion
        • t as in initiate
        • ti as in lotion (mostly from Latin)
      • t
        • bt as in doubt
        • cht as in yacht
        • ct as in indict
        • d as in joked
        • dt as in Rembrandt
        • ed as in backed
        • pt as in receipt
        • t as in tot
        • te as in route
        • th as in Thomas
        • tt as in butter
        • tte as in laundrette
        • z as in Nazi
        • zz as in pizza
      • th
        • phth as in phthalates
        • th as in thin
      • th
        • th as in this
        • the as in soothe
      • u
        • a as in hangi
        • o as in front
        • oe as in does
        • oo as in flood
        • ou as in young
        • u as in up
        • wo as in twopence
      • unstressed vowel
        • a as in sofa
        • a…e
        • ae as in aesthetic
        • ah as in mynah
        • ai as in portrait
        • ar as in dollar
        • e as in event
        • er as in super
        • ere as in hovered
        • i as in pencil
        • i…e as in engine
        • ir as in tapir
        • o as in omit
        • o…e
        • oi as in tortoise
        • or as in actor
        • ou as in jealous
        • ough as in thorough
        • our as in colour
        • r as in fire
        • re as in centre
        • u as in awful
        • u as in status
        • u…e as in minute
        • ui as in biscuit
        • ur as in murmur
        • ure as in nature
        • y as in vinyl
        • yr as in martyr
      • v
        • f as in of
        • ph as in Stephen
        • v as in van
        • ve as in solve
        • vv as in skivvy
        • w as in Wagner
      • w
        • oi as in coiffure
        • oir as in memoir
        • oire as in armoire
        • ou as in ouija
        • Ø as in one
        • u as in quack
        • w as in wet
        • wh as in when
      • y
        • i as in onion
        • j as in hallelujah
        • l as in carillon
        • ll as in tortilla
        • ñ as in La Niña
        • y as in yum
      • you
        • eau as in beauty
        • eu as in feud
        • ew as in new
        • ewe as in ewe
        • ou as in Houston
        • u as in human
        • u…e as in use
        • ue as in cue
        • ugh as in Hugh
        • ui as in nuisance
      • z
        • s as in his
        • se as in please
        • si as in hosiery
        • ss as in dissolve
        • ssi as in brassiere
        • X as in xylophone
        • z as in zip
        • ze as in ooze
        • zz as in buzz
      • zh
        • g as in regime
        • ge as in beige
        • j as in deja vu
        • s as in pleasure
        • si as in vision
        • ti as in equation
        • z as in seizure
    • Sorted by spelling
      • a…e as in sesame
      • ai as in mosaic
      • ar as in diary
      • aw as in seaweed
      • ea as in idea
      • eo as in neon
      • er as in heron
      • ew as in driveway
      • i…e as in recipe
      • ie as in alien
      • ir as in pirate
      • o…e as in abalone
      • oe as in poem
      • oi as in stoic
      • oo as in coopt
      • or as in forest
      • u…e as in museum
      • ue as in cruel
      • ur as in fury
    • Sorted from easy to hard
      • Level 01: CVCs
      • Level 02: CVCCs
        • CVCCs
        • CVs
        • past new syllable
      • Level 03: CCVCs
        • 5 and 6 sound words
        • CCVCs
        • irregular past tense
      • Level 04: “long” vowels
        • adding e
      • Level 05: other vowels
      • Level 06: consonants, homophones, overlaps
        • homophones
      • Level 07: Two-syllable words
        • -er and -est adjectives
        • -es plurals and third person present verbs
        • -ing nouns
        • -ing words
        • ays, eys, oys
        • bored-boring
        • compound words
        • double letters
        • double the last letter and add -ing
        • f-ve plurals
        • homographs
        • Irregular plurals
        • Long vowels plus ing
        • r affects 2 syllables
        • remove the last e then add -ing
        • Should have double letters, but don’t
        • y and ie
      • Level 08: vowels in long words
        • os as in kilos
      • Level 09: consonants in long words
        • ce or se
        • ge or g
        • ise or ize
        • l or ll
        • other UK and US spellings
        • UK and US vocabulary
        • US and UK verbs
      • Level 10: the trickiest spellings
    • Teaching Sequence
      • Level 1
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
        • -ing nouns
        • Add -ing
        • Closed syllables
        • Compound words
        • containing a and ending in le
        • Containing i and ending in le
        • Contractions
        • Delete e and add -ing
        • Double consonants
        • Double last letter and add -ing
        • Dropped syllables
        • ending in le
        • Homographs
        • ire as in fire, yre as in tyre
        • Split vowel spellings
        • Two consonants then le
        • ure as in pure
        • Words with and without double consonants
      • Level 4
      • Level 5
      • Level 6
      • Level 7
      • Level 8
      • Level 9
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