Description

Download and print these 12 decks of child-sized 4.5 X 6.5cm phonics playing cards. Each card is printed with a word containing the sound targeted in that deck. Each deck illustrates multiple spellings of that sound:

1. u/cute, u/student, ue/due, ew/few
2. u/number, o/front, ou/cousin, oo/blood
3. o/cotton, a/wander, au/fault
4. s/sent, c/cent, scent, ss/less, se/house, ce/voice, st/castle
5. j/jump, g/gem, ge/large, dge/bridge, dj/adjust, gi/region
6. f/fifty, ff/office, ph/phone, gh/cough
7. c/cat, k/kit, ck/back, x/box, q/quit, ch/school, que/mosque, qu/conquer, cc/soccer
8. n/not, nn/bunny, kn/knit, gn/sign
9. m/mum, mm/hammer, mb/thumb, mn/autumn, gm/paradigm
10. r/run, r/hurry, wr/wrist, rh/rhubarb, rrh/diarrhoea
11. i/city, y/symbol, e/pretty
12. y/yes, i/union, j/hallelujah, ll/tortilla, gn/lasagne, ñ/mañana

Use these cards for any game requiring a standard deck of playing cards, such as War, California Speed or Spit. When playing a card, a player must read the word on it. Adults should help learners read accurately, prompt for rereading of misread words, and provide any missing sounds.

Between games, have a quick, 5-word spelling quiz with a random sample of words from the cards.