Phonics Phase 5 Alternative Spellings Game 4 in the Phonics Factory

Teacher Specific Information

Children will learn about the different ways the same sound can be shown by playing this Phonics Phase 5 Alternative Spellings Game 4. Children need to read the words and find the matching pairs. Encourage children to notice the different spellings.
In this game, the alternative spellings featured are for the graphemes: ow, oi, ear, air, ure and er.
Please be advised that, owing to regional accents, there may be some discrepancies.

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Development Matters

40 – 60 Months
(L-R21) Begins to read words and simple sentences.

Early Learning Goal
(ELG9) Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read.

National Curriculum

Year 1

Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words.
Read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught.