Phase 5

Sound families, alternative pronunciations, and alternative spellings.

Vowel Sound Families – a, e, i, o, u

Other Sound Families

Alternative Pronunciations

Alternative Spellings

More Alternative Spellings

Set 1

ai ay a-e

Set 1

Set 2

ee ea ey e-e

Set 2

Set 3

igh ie i-e

Set 3

Set 4

oa oe ow o-e

Set 4

Set 5

oo ue ew u-e

Set 5

Set 6

a e i o u

Set 6

Set 7

ou ow

Set 7

Set 8

oy oi

Set 8

Set 9

ir ur er

Set 9

Set 10

aw au or

Set 10

Set 11

wh w ph f ff

Set 11

Set 12

c k ck nk

Set 12

Set 13

'y' alternative pronunciations

Set 13

Set 14

'g' & 'c' hard and soft pronunciations

Set 14

Set 15

'ie' alternative pronunciations

Set 15

Set 16

'ea' alternative pronunciations

Set 16

Set 17

'er' stressed and unstressed pronunciations

Set 17

Set 18

'a' alternative pronunciations

Set 18

Set 19

ch tch

Set 19

Set 20

or ore

Set 20

Set 21

air are ear

Set 21

Set 22

v ve

Set 22

Set 23

j ge dge

Set 23

Set 24

n kn gn

Set 24

Set 25

r rr wr

Set 25

Set 26

le el al il

Set 26

Set 27

al all

Set 27

Set 28

u as o

Set 28

Set 29

wor war

Set 29

Set 30

zh

Set 30

Phase 5 teaches that sounds can be written in different ways (alternative spellings), and that the same letters don’t always make the same sound (alternative pronunciations).

All sounds are taken from the KS1 statutory National Curriculum list.

  • N181 Games to Play
  • NLesson Plans
  • NFlashcards
  • NPicture & Word Cards
  • NSpelling Rules Posters
  • NSound Mat
  • NTricky Words