Our weekly phonics focus list is posted on this page.
Please note that these words are used as a tool for practicing and retaining our phonemic "sounds of the week." These words are not formally tested, but I encourage you to identify and practice each week's "sound" at home with your child. These words will also be used and practiced on a weekly basis in the classroom.
Week 14 - Silent w with r
wrap
wrist
wrong
write
wrench
wreath
wrinkle
wrote
Challenge Words: wrecker, wrestler, wrinkle, wrongfully, wristband, wretched, wrapper
Week 9 - Consonant pair /nk/
The letter combination nk makes the sound /ŋk/. We hear this sound in the words:
sink
pink
sank
bank
link
wink
stink
skunk
think
blink
Challenge Words: outrank, wrinkle, embankment, monkeys
Week 8 - Consonant pair /ng/
The letter combination ng makes the sound /ŋ/. We hear this sound in the words:
long
song
king
wing
sang
hang
bring
swing
sling
gang
Challenge Words: nightingale, Shanghai, triangle, language
Week 7 - Soft consonant g /j/
When the letter "g" is followed by a y, i, or e, it makes the soft /j/ sound.
gem
age
cage
page
wage
huge
stage
magic
range
orange
Challenge Words: germinate, general, agitate, encourage
Week 6 - Soft consonant c /s/
When the letter "c" is followed by a y, i, or e, it makes the soft /s/ sound.
ice
nice
mice
rice
face
race
price
slice
trace
place
Challenge Words: ceiling, cinnamon, emergency, decision
Week 5 - R-controlled vowel: /ur/
curl
fur
hurt
surf
turn
burn
burst
curb
blurt
slurp
Challenge Words: hamburger, burlap, injury, curdled
Week 4 - R-controlled vowels: /er/ and /ir/
herd
after
river
perch
number
dirt
girl
shirt
chirp
third
Challenge Words: neither, passenger, director, whirlwind
Week 3 - R-controlled vowels: /ar/ and /or/
car
farm
barn
shark
chart
horn
corn
north
short
sport
Challenge Words: cartoon, guitar, largest, parsley
Week 2 - Long Vowel Review
acorn
eagle
ice
open
unicorn
make
here
time
stone
music
Week 1 - Short Vowel Review
apple
pant
egg
west
mop
stop
cup
club
igloo
mist