Rainbow Phonics & Spelling Level 1

RAINBOW PHONICS & SPELLING LEVEL 1 Author and publisher John Akwasi Amponsah This book belongs to:

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TABLE OF 1-11 CONTENTS 12-30 32-53 1 Ss, Aa, Tt, Ii, Pp, and Nn 54-66 2 Cc, Kk, ck, Ee, Hh, Rr, Mm, Dd 67-74 3 Gg, Oo, Uu, Ll, Ff, Bb 75-88 4 Jj, Zz, Ww, Vv, Yy, Xx 5 /ai/, /oa/, /ie/, /ee/, /or/, /ng/ 6 oo, oo, ch, sh, th, th iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 (qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar) 89-102 8 READING TRICKY WORDS 103-109 9 SPOTTING THE DIGRAPHS /WH/ 110-115 10 (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl,) 116-120 11 (tr, cr, dr, gr, fr, br, wr ) 121-123 12 CREATING AND 124-127 READING WORD FAMILIES iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS 13 EXTENSIVE READING AND COMPREHENSION 128-147 APPENDIX A: TONGUE TWISTERS 148-153 REFERENCES 154 GLOSSARY 155 CERTIFICATE 156 v

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UNIT 1 Ss, Aa, Tt, Ii, Pp, and Nn Learning Outcomes The learners will be able to: I. identify the target letters and their make corresponding sounds; ii. blend the target sounds to read syllables and blend syllables to read words; iii. write letters of the target sounds; iv. apply their knowledge of the target sounds to read a story with a simple plot.

AB CE ................................................S..s., A..a., .T.t,.I.i,.P.p.,.N..n... A The letter s sounds /s/ as in sun. Make the sound for the letter s. Trace it. B Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Say the name for the picture. Ss dh ds xf sun How do you feel about the work? 2

AB CE ...........................................SS.pp..oo.tt.ttS.ii.snn., ggA..a.PP, .Thh.t,oo.I.inn,.Pee.p.mm,.N.ee.nss... C The letter a sounds /a/ as in ant. Make the sound for the letter a. Write over the letter a. 12 12 12 3 3 3 D Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Say the name for the picture. Aa da ds tf an t How do you feel about the work? 3

AB CE ...........................................SS.pp..oo.tt.ttS.ii.snn., ggA..a.PP, .Thh.t,oo.I.inn,.Pee.p.mm,.N.ee.nss... E The letter t sounds /t/ as in tap. Make the sound for the letter t. Write over the letter t. 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 F Trace the letter that is in the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Tt dt dp nf sa t How do you feel about the work? 4

AB CE ...........................................SS.pp..oo.tt.ttS.ii.snn., ggA..a.PP, .Thh.t,oo.I.inn,.Pee.p.mm,.N.ee.nss... G The letter i sounds /i/ as in sit. Make the sound for the letter i. Write over the letter i. 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 33 H Trace the letter that is in the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Ii dq df Ii s ii t How do you feel about the work? 5

AB CE ...........................................SS.pp..oo.tt.ttS.ii.snn., ggA..a.PP, .Thh.t,oo.I.inn,.Pee.p.mm,.N.ee.nss... I The letter p sounds /p/ as in pat. Make the sound for the letter p. Write over the letter p. 12 12 12 12 J Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Pp do dy pf p Ii t How do you feel about the work? 6

AB CE ...........................................SS.pp..oo.tt.ttS.ii.snn., ggA..a.PP, .Thh.t,oo.I.inn,.Pee.p.mm,.N.ee.nss... K The letter n sounds /n/ as in nap. Make the sound for the letter n. Write over the letter n. 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 L Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Nn dg dn bf na p How do you feel about the work? 7

AB CE ...........................................SS.pp..oo.tt.ttS.ii.snn., ggA..a.PP, .Thh.t,oo.I.inn,.Pee.p.mm,.N.ee.nss... M Say the name for each picture. Join each picture to the right word. The first one is done for you. 1. 2. 3. tap pit ant 4. 5. 6. pin tin pan NB. Trace and copy the letters below. Ss Aa Tt Ii Pp Nn Ss How do you feel about the work? 8

Reading Practice Tricky words is is It is Pat. 9

ReRaedaindginPgraPcraticcteice aTricky words a has has she she too too Pat has a tin. She has a pin, too. 10

Reading Practice Tricky words are are the the and and Pat’s tin and pin are in the pan. 11

UNIT 2 Learning Outcomes The learners will be able to: I. identify the target letters and make their corresponding sounds; ii. blend the target sounds to read syllables and blend syllables to read words; iii. write letters of the target sounds; iv. apply their knowledge of the previous sounds and the target sounds to read a story with a simple plot.

AB CE ..................................C..c...K.k...c.k..E..e..H..h...R.r..M...m..D..d.. A The letter c sounds /k/ as in cat. Make the sound for the letter c. Write over the letter c. 1 1 11 B Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Cc dc dw nf ca t How do you feel about the work? 13

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. C The letter k sounds /k/ as in kit. Make the sound for the letter k and write over the upper and lower case letter k. 12 12 12 3 3 3 D Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Kk dv dk pf kic k How do you feel about the work? 14

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. C On this page, c blends with k and makes a /k/ sound. Make the sound for the letter blend ck. Write over them. D Trace the letters that are in the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Kk dv ck pf k i ck How do you feel about the work? 15

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. E The letter e sounds /e/ as in egg. Make the sound for the letter e. Write over the upper and lower case letter e. 12 12 12 33 3 44 4 F Trace the letter that is in the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Ee dv dk ef pe n How do you feel about the work? 16

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. G The letter h sounds /h/ as in hat. Make the sound for the letter h. Write over the upper and lower case letter h. 12 12 12 3 3 3 H Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Hh dh dw ff he n How do you feel about the work? 17

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. I The letter r sounds /r/ as in rat. Make the sound for the letter r. Write over the upper and lower case letter r. 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 J Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Rr dc dr h rat How do you feel about the work? 18

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. K The letter m sounds /m/ as in man. Make the sound for the letter m. Write over the upper and lower case letter m. 3 42 3 42 3 42 1 1 1 L Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word under the picture. Mm dg dn m ma n How do you feel about the work? 19

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. M The letter d sounds /d/ as in den. Make the sound for the letter d. Write over the upper and lower case letter d. 12 12 12 N Trace the letter that begins the word for the picture. Blend the letters to read the word for the picture. Dd dg y d den How do you feel about the work? 20

AB CE ..................................C..c..K..k..c.SS.kpp..ooE.tte.tt.ii.nnH.gg.h..PPR.hh.roo..nnM.ee.m.mm..Dee.ss.d.. O Look at the picture in each box. Put the letter in the right order to write the word. 1 n2 e3 e ant mh n P Say the word for each picture. Join each picture to the right word. 1. 2. 3. rat cat kid QB. Trace and copy the letters below Cc Kk Ee Hh Rr Mm Dd Cc How do you feel about the work? 21