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Phonics: ck and sk
Connect P3 Term 1: Unit 2
GoalHear and read the sounds ck and sk in words.
New words
sock · you wear it on your footclock · it shows the timerock · a big hard stoneskateboard · a board with wheels you ridemask · it covers your face
Explanation
The letters c and k together say k, like in sock, clock and rock. We find ck in the middle or at the end of a word. The letters s and k together say sk, like in skateboard, skate and mask. We can find sk at the start or at the end. Say: ck, ck, sock. Say: sk, sk, skate. Say the sound first, then the word.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Find ck in each word.
Listen and say. Find sk in each word.
Mina has a black skateboard. She rides it in the park. The sky is blue and the clock shows four o’clock. Mina sits on a rock. She feels well.
Now you. Write ck and sk in the air. Then write them three times on paper.
Class activity
Sound sort. Write ck on one paper and sk on another. The grown-up reads: sock, mask, black, sky, clock, skin, rock, skate. The child puts each word on the right paper and says the sound.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word end with ck or sk?
…
ck.
2
Look. Which picture has sk in its name: the skateboard or the cat?
The skateboard.
3
Look. Which picture has ck in its name: the rock or the bee?
The rock.
4
Fill in: ma__ (sk or ck?). It covers your face.
sk (mask).
5
Writing: copy ‘a black sock’.
a black sock