6 Rainbow Phonics level 6 BS4

RAINBOW PHONICS & SPELLING LEVEL 6 Author and publisher John Akwasi Amponsah This book belongs to:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Identifying all letter sounds 1-3 2 ph mb wh 4-9 3 ing ed er 10-20 4 The spelling Pattern or as Alternative For er 21-26 5 The spelling Patterns air, are and ear 27-39 6 The spelling Pattern i-e as alternative to ie and y 40-43 7 The spelling Pattern oy as alternative to oi 44-48 8 au aw al 49-55 iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 Recognizing and reading compound words 56-65 10 Breaking Words into Syllables 66-85 11 Recognizing the variant sounds for the letter c 86-88 12 Recognizing the variant sounds for the letter g 89-91 13 The spelling patterns ph and wh 14 92-99 15 The spelling Pattern gh as alternative to ph 100-102 The special spelling pattern ch 103-106 16 The special Letter sound O 107-109 iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS 17 The consonant clusters sk, sp,dr at medial position 110-112 18 The prefix un 113-116 19 The prefix dis 117-119 20 The prefix re 120-122 21 The prefix pre 123-125 22 The spelling patterns al and all 126-127 23 The word endings le, el, al, il and ol 128-131 24 Homophones 132-137 v

TABLE OF CONTENTS 25 138-143 Silent letters 144-148 26 27 Reading for fluency and comprehension 149-175 REFERENCES 176 GLOSSARY 177 CERTIFICATE 178 vi

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UNIT 1 Identifying all letter sounds Learning Outcomes The learners will be able to: I. recognize all the letter sounds learnt in the previous year.

AB CE ...............................Id..e..n.t.i.f.y.i.n..g..a..l.l..l.e.t.t.e..r..s.o..u.n..d..s. THE LETTER SOUNDS A Each of the letters in the circle makes one sound. Point to each circle and sound out the letters in it. Ss Aa Tt Ii Pp Nn Ck Ee Hh Rr Mm Dd Gg Oo Uu Ll Ff Bb ai j oa ie ee or z w ng v oo oo y x ch sh th th ur ir air ear ew ar qu ou oi ue er ure How do you feel about the work? 2

AB CE ...............................Id..e..n.t.i.f.y.i.n..g..a..l.l..l.e.t.t.e..r..s.o..u.n..d..s. Read the passage below. Underline the B sounds you have learnt. Reading Practice: Key Wordwsell Peter and thewell bird hill hill bird something Once a man was walking along a path. caught He saw a bird. The bird was in a nest. kitchen It was pecking at something in the nest. tweet “This bird is so nice,” the man said. “I think I should have it for my son.” So, the man went close to the bird and caught it. When the man got home, he gave the bird to Peter, his son. Peter was so happy to see a bird alive. He kept the bird in a cage and rushed to the kitchen for some grains. “Here you are, little bird,” he said as he gave the grains of corn to the bird to eat. Tweet! Tweet! the bird cried as it pecked at the grains. After eating, Peter gave the bird some water to drink. Tricky words Point to each word and read it out loud. You can use a dictionary on the internet to listen to how each word is pronounced. a once the so said I have was kitchen some should as of water 3

UNIT 2 ph mb wh Learning Outcomes The learners will be able to: I. recognize the target spelling patterns in words; ii. read words with the target spelling patterns; iii. write sentences using words with the target spelling pattern.

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. Sometimes, two consonant letters come together to make one sound. The spelling pattern ph makes the sound /f/ as in food. 1 Read the words in the word box below. dolphin pheasant trophy alphabet elephant phone 2 Match each of the words above with the correct picture. Use the letter clues. a. b. c. one al__abet ele__ant d. e. f. __easant dol__in tro__y Tricky Words pheasant elephant 5

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. Sometimes, two consonant letters come together to make one sound. The spelling pattern mb makes the sound /m/ as in mat. 3 Read the words in the word box below. lamb comb climb bomb plumber thumb 4 Match each of the words above with the correct picture below. Use the letter clues to help you. a. b. c. la__ plu__er cli__ d. e. f. thu__ bo__ co__ Tricky Words photo pheasant elephant 6

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. Sometimes, two consonant letters come together to make one sound. The spelling pattern wh makes the sound /w/ as in wig. 5 Read the words in the word box below. whip white whisker whistle whisk wheel 6 Match each of the words above with the correct picture below. Use the letter clues to help you. a. b. c. d. e. f. Tricky Words some come o 7

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 7 Use the words below to make as many compound words as you can. The first one is done for you. Some + where = somewhere hill well some hill no one any thing every where body 8 Complete the sentences below 1. My mum went .......................yesterday. 2. I will go ....................today. 3. .................knows who is coming for dinner. 4. ....................knows Jerry’s dad. 5. You can give me ........................ 6. You can go ......................if you like. 7. .................will clap hands for him. Tricky words Point to each word and read it out loud. You can use a dictionary on the internet to listen to how each word is pronounced. come some one once love 8

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 9 Read the poem below in pairs. Work in pairs. One of you will read the first line and the other will read the next line. Reading Prwaell ctice : Key Wordwsell Elephantshill hill Have you ever seen an elephant? elephant Where did you see it and what was it doing? mammals Elephants are mammals. grassy Some elephants live in Africa. They like oldest to live in grassy plains. There is not much gallons rain on a plain. It does not rain for days and days in the plains. But elephants need water to bath and drink. Elephants drink up to fifty gallons of water a day. The oldest elephant knows the way to the water. She walks all day to find it. The other elephants stay with her as she goes. They make a long chain of elephants so their babies may not lose their way. Soon, they are close to the water. They stay in the water and drink from it. From the water, they walk a long way and are hungry. They eat grass from the plain. Elephants can eat up to three hundred pounds of food a day. Tricky words Point to each word and read it out loud. You can use a dictionary on the internet to listen to how each word is pronounced. have you was do live a does of other goes as lose their 9

UNIT 3 ing ed er Learning Outcomes The learners will be able to: I. identify the target sounds in words; ii. read words with the target sounds; iii. write sentences using words with the target letter sounds.

AB CE ...................................................in..g....e..d....e.r... ing sounds /ɪŋ / as in licking. The e of ed is called a magic e. It is not read so you will only hear the /d/ sound. ‘er’ sounds /ər/ as in runner. If something is happening now, the action often ends with ing. 1 Read the words in the word box below. ringing swimming picking singing running singing 2 Match a word in the box above to each of the picture clues below. a. b. c. sing swimm pick d. e. f. runn ring lay How do you feel about the work? 11

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 3 Read the words in the word box below. carrying counting throwing breathing pulling sleeping riding walking watching 4 Match a word in the box above to each of the picture clues below. a. b. c. breath pull sleep f. d. e. carry count throw g. h. I. watch rid walk How do you feel about the work? 12

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 5 Read the words in the word box below. reading writing clapping holding pointing tasting washing seeing smelling 6 Match a word in the box above to each of the picture clues below. a. b. c. smell wash see d. e. f. tast point hold g. h. I. read writ clapp How do you feel about the work? 13

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. Remember that if something has happened already, the action word often ends in ed. The e is a magic letter. It is often silent. 7 Read the words in the word box below. entered fetched clapped played kicked picked 8 Match a word in the box above to each of the picture clues below. a. b. c. kick play pick d. e. f. enter fetch clapp How do you feel about the work? 14

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 9 This table has some action words. Write the correct action word to fill in the missing words. happening now already noun happened player played thanking thanked talked talker walking walker licked bather picking picked jumper testing tester Note: The e in tested is not silent. How do you feel about the work? 15

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. The spelling pattern er sounds /ər/ as in weaver. 10 Read the rhyme below. Sing it out and draw lines under the er sounds. Goosey goosey gander, Say the where shall I wander? words that Upstairs and downstairs end in “er” and in my lady's chamber. There I met an old man gander who wouldn't say his prayers. wander So I took him by his left leg chamber and threw him down the stairs. prayers Note: “er” at the end of a word sounds /ə r / How do we say the end How do you feel about the work? “er” sound? 16

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. Remember that if somebody does something, the noun often ends with er. 11 Read the words in the word box below. player carver farmer driver cleaner painter 12 Match a word in the box above to each of the picture clues below. a. b. c. clean play farm d. e. f. paint carv clapp How do you feel about the work? 17

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 1B3. Trace the spelling pattern er below. eBr erB erB erB erB erB 1C4. Point to each picture and read the word under it aloud. 1. 2. 3. grandfather grandmother mother 4. 5. 6. father sister brother Log on to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Type in the words above and click on the UK sound icon to listen to how each word is pronounced. Repeat the word after clicking on the sound icon. How do you feel about the work? 18

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 15 Read the story below and answer the questions that follow. Draw a line under the sounds you have met. Reading Prwaell ctice 1: Key Wordwsell The Watehrillfall hill Once a boy went for camping in a rainforest. He pitched his camping tent and got his camera ready. camera “With this camera, I can take lots rainforest of photos,” he said as he walked animals through the forest. waterfall beneath Soon, he was in the middle of the forest. There, he could see many animals. He could see a giraffe. He could see an elephant, too. As he walked past these animals, he spotted a waterfall. Two kids were playing in the stream beneath the waterfall.“Just look at the waterfall. Isn’t it amazing?” he marveled as he picked his camera and shot the scene. Tricky words Point to each word and read it out loud. You can use a dictionary on the internet to listen to how each word is pronounced. his ready through could many scene waterfall 19

AB CE ...................................................p.h....m...b....w..h.. 17 Read the passage below and underline the sounds you have met in your previous lesson. Reading Prwaell ctice 2: Key Wordwsell Months ofhill the year hill There are twelve months in a year. They are favorite January, February, March, April, May, June, because July, August, September, October, November holidays and December. celebrate A teacher once asked his pupils, “Tell me delicious your favorite month of the year.” Larbi: I like December and January because they have a lot holidays. We celebrate Christmas and have lots of beautiful clothes and delicious meals from our parents. Ama: As for me, I prefer January, February, March, May and June. This is because school reopens and we can meet our friends to learn and play together. Yao: I like December but I prefer July, August and September. This is because, in the villages, these are harvest times. My dad makes a lot of profit to pay my fees. Tricky words Point to each word and read it out loud. You can use a dictionary on the internet to listen to how each word is pronounced. January [ /ˈdʒæn.ju.ə.ri/] February [ /ˈfeb.ru.ər.i/] July [ /dʒuˈlaɪ/] August [ /ɔːˈɡʌst/] October [ /ɒkˈtəʊ.bər/] November [ /nəʊˈvem.bər/] 20

UNIT 4 The spelling Pattern or as Alternative for er Learning Outcomes The learners will be able to I. recognize the spelling pattern “or” as alternative to “er” in words; iii. read words with the target spelling pattern; iv. write words containing the target spelling.