Reading Common words Number names (Sound out)

What’s included?
This download includes x1 sheet, landscape orientation, pdf format to sound out number names to ‘twenty’ - from the ‘common word’ list.

What’s it for?
This activity set has been designed to give learners an opportunity to look more closely at a set of the common words and practise seeing these words on sight while matching these words with images. This set focuses on those ‘number names’ which ‘can’ be sounded out from ‘three’ to ‘twenty’ (excluding some in between!) All words included have a matching image (of the numeral and correct number of objects). There are x15 number names to read and match.

This is a simple, predictable activity to promote independence and consolidate learning. This activity is ideal for individuals/groups to be getting on with independently or those needing some individual 1:1 support.

Who’s it for?
This resource has been designed for Early Years children/pupils in Year 1 who are learning these sounds (and words) for the first time, pupils in Year 2 who need some practise/reinforcement of these sounds/words. This resource is also suitable for older learners who need to revisit these tricky words/spelling as well as pupils with additional learning needs.

How to use it?
Learners cut out words along dotted lines provided and (ideally to avoid getting words in a muddle!) look at one word at a time to ‘sound it out’. Learners then match the word with the image - placing each word card on/in the box underneath the images. Word cards are to be secured with glue once learners are happy they have matched the words with the images.

Resource Details…
These words are all from the list of ‘common words’ to read and spell. It is possible to ‘sound out’ these words’. Words have been organised depending on which phonics phase they fit in with. The 'title box’ (top-right)’ makes the colour coded system clear. Pink indicates that the words are from ‘phase 2’, purple indicates that the words are from 'phase 3’, turquoise indicates that the words are from 'phase 5’ and grey indicates that the words are from phase 6+. Red letters indicate the tricky/irregular letters/sounds, e.g. the second ‘e’ in ‘seven’ which can be commonly pronounced as an ‘u’.

Where individual letters are underlined - this indicates that together these (underlined) letters have one sound, e.g. ‘th’ and ‘ee’ in ‘three’. This is also indicated on the ‘key’ included on the sheet itself (right side).

Special request
ANY issues with any of this please don’t hesitate to let me know - I am happy to make changes. Feedback would be wonderful! Thank you!