Longman English Phonics pack Lesson 1

Lesson 1: p, pp
Exercise 1 Read the words
The following words contain the same consonant sound. What is it? Read the words. Then listen to the
words on the recording. Repeat them after you hear each one.

Initial sound Middle sound Final sound Hint

pancake apple envelope Make sure that you know the difference
between the /p/ and /b/ sounds —/p/ is a
peg happy lip
voiceless sound (i.e. if you put your hand
pick open sheep on your throat when you make the sound,
pocket report stop you will not feel anything), /b/ is a
punish zipper tape voiced sound (i.e. if you put your hand
on your throat when you make the sound,
you will feel your throat move). The /b/
sound will be covered in Lesson 2.
Exercise 2 Read the tongue twisters
Read the following tongue twisters. How many words can you see that have the /p/ sound? Underline
all the /p/ sounds.
1 Peter patted the happy puppies.
2 Pink slippers always have zippers.
3 Polly’s pet pig eats berries and apples.
4 Benny picked pizza and a cup of tea.
5 Pandas love picnics with parrots.
6 Hoppy hops in puddles in the park.
Now listen to the tongue twisters on the recording. Then read the tongue twisters out loud with a
partner. Make sure you say all the /p/ sounds correctly.

Exercise 3 Play the game

Work in pairs. Think of a word with a /p/ sound, and write a blank for each letter in the space below.
Then write down the letters that show the /p/ sound (e.g. p _ p _ _).

My word:

Now take turns to guess the missing letters in your partner’s word. If your partner’s guess is right, write
down the letter in the appropriate blank(s). If their guess is wrong, add a body part (head, body, two
arms, two legs) to one of the drawings below.

If your partner guesses the word correctly, they score a point. If they have six wrong guesses and you
complete the body, you score a point. The first player to score three points wins the game.
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Answer key
Exercise 2
1 Peter patted the happy puppies.
2 Pink slippers always have zippers.
3 Polly’s pet pig eats berries and apples.
4 Benny picked pizza and a cup of tea.
5 Pandas love picnics with parrots.
6 Hoppy hops in puddles in the park.

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Longman English Phonics pack Lesson 56

Lesson 56: i, ui, y

Exercise 1 Read the words
The following words contain the same short vowel sound. What is it? Read the words. Then listen to the
words on the recording. Repeat them after you hear each one.

i ui y Hint
bin build bicycle The /I/ sound can also be spelt with the
letter ‘a’ when it is followed by the letters
give guilty lyric
‘ge’, e.g. manage.
sit guitar mystery
visit symbol
whip typical

Exercise 2 Read the passage

I sound? Underline all the
Read the following passage. How many words can you see that have the /I/
I sounds.
/I/

Every Sunday, I visit my grandmother. She lives in Tuen Mun. I live in Causeway Bay, so I take
the number 30 bus and give the driver eighteen dollars. I get off at the last stop and take the
number 34 minibus. It’s quite quick, and it stops right in front of my grandma’s building.

Since she’s from Beijing, my grandma usually makes delicious Beijing food for dinner. Sometimes
we sit and listen to her favourite symphonies on the radio. She loves classical music, and so do I.
She can play the violin and piano brilliantly even though she’s eighty-six!

Now listen to the passage on the recording. Then read the passage out loud with a partner. Make sure
I sounds correctly.
you say all the /I/

Exercise 3 Do the puzzle

Work in pairs. Read the clues below and write down answers that contain the /I/ I sound in the spaces
provided. Then take the last letter from each answer and rearrange the letters to find the secret word. The
I sound.
secret word also contains the /I/
1 A piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper
2 A large, important town
3 The opposite of ‘innocent’
4 An instrument with six strings
5 The opposite of ‘her’
6 The word you use to address a female teacher
7 To go and see a person
8 The secret word is: .

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Answer key
Exercise 2

Every Sunday, I visit my grandmother. She lives in Tuen Mun. I live in Causeway Bay, so I take
the number 30 bus and give the driver eighteen dollars. I get off at the last stop and take the
number 34 minibus. It’s quite quick, and it stops right in front of my grandma’s building.

Since she’s from Beijing, my grandma usually makes delicious Beijing food for dinner. Sometimes
we sit and listen to her favourite symphonies on the radio. She loves classical music, and so do I.
She can play the violin and piano brilliantly even though she’s eighty-six!

Exercise 3
1 article
2 city
3 guilty
4 guitar
5 him
6 Miss
7 visit
8 mystery

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Longman English Phonics pack Lesson 63

Lesson 63: ee, ea, ie, e_e

Exercise 1 Read the words
The following words have the same long vowel sound. What is it? Read the words. Then listen to the
words on the recording. Repeat them after you hear each one.

ee ea ie e_e
bee eager achieve athlete
feet clean believe complete
see dream chief extreme
sleep real field gene
tree teacher piece these

Hint
The /if/ sound can also be spelt ‘ey’, e.g. key, ‘i’, e.g. kiwi,
‘i_e’, e.g. machine, and ‘e’, e.g. she.

Exercise 2 Read the story

if
if sound? Underline all the /i:/
Read the following story. How many words can you see that have the /i:/
sounds.

There was once a queen whose hobby was eating. At every meal, she ate a different type of food.
Sometimes she ate roast beef and potatoes followed by a big piece of apple pie with ice cream. But her
favourite meal was grilled sardines followed by peaches, pears and kiwi fruit. One evening before
dinner, the queen went out for a walk. While she was walking, she fell over and hurt her knee. ‘Help
me!’ she shrieked.
Luckily, a knight heard her scream and carried her back to the castle. ‘What a relief!’ said the queen.
‘How can I thank you?’
‘Please, there’s no need to thank me,’ replied the knight.
‘Then let me feed you instead,’ said the queen. ‘What would you like to eat?’

Now listen to the story on the recording. Read the story out loud with a partner. Make sure you say all
if sounds correctly.
the /i:/

Exercise 3 Answer the questions

Work in pairs. Read the questions below about the queen in the story. Write the answers in the spaces
provided. Then take turns asking and answering questions.
1 What was the queen’s hobby?

2 What was her favourite meal?

3 What happened to the queen when she went out for a walk?

4 What did the queen offer to do for the knight?

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Answer key
Exercise 2

There was once a queen whose hobby was eating. At every meal, she ate a different type of food.
Sometimes she ate roast beef and potatoes followed by a big piece of apple pie with ice cream. But her
favourite meal was grilled sardines followed by peaches, pears and kiwi fruit. One evening before
dinner, the queen went out for a walk. While she was walking, she fell over and hurt her knee. ‘Help
me!’ she shrieked.
Luckily, a knight heard her scream and carried her back to the castle. ‘What a relief!’ said the queen.
‘How can I thank you?’
‘Please, there’s no need to thank me,’ replied the knight.
‘Then let me feed you instead,’ said the queen. ‘What would you like to eat?’

Exercise 3
1 The queen’s hobby was eating.
2 Her favourite meal was grilled sardines followed by peaches, pears and kiwi fruit.
3 She fell over and hurt her knee.
4 She offered to feed him.

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Longman English Phonics pack Lesson 68

Lesson 68: ai, ay, a_e, a, ey

Exercise 1 Read the words
The following words have the same compound vowel sound. What is it? Read the words. Then listen to
the words on the recording. Repeat them after you hear each one.

ai ay a_e a ey
gain away appreciate April grey
laid delay blame cable hey
straight maybe create education prey
train play game favour survey
wait stay tape lady they

Hint
The letter ‘a’ usually makes the /C/ sound, e.g. map (see Lesson 61).
The /eI/ sound can also be spelt ‘eigh’, e.g. weight, ‘ea’, e.g. great, and ‘et’, e.g. buffet.
Be careful not to pronounce words with ‘a_e’ incorrectly, e.g. tape as /tCp/.

Exercise 2 Read the passage

eI sound? Underline all the
Read the following passage. How many words can you see that have the /eI/
eI sounds.
/eI/

My parents went to the same primary school. They have been friends since they were eight. My
father likes to rollerblade and my mother likes to ice-skate. Mum also has ballet lessons on
Wednesdays. She does a lot of exercise because she is afraid of gaining weight.

Dad is very fast on his rollerblades so Mum is scared he will break his leg or scrape his knees.
Dad tells her not to say crazy things, but Mum is always worried when she is waiting for him to
come back from rollerblading. Dad is always very hungry when he gets back, so every Sunday
evening, we eat steak, potatoes and chocolate cake.

Now listen to the passage on the recording. Then read the passage out loud with a partner. Make sure
eI sounds correctly.
you say all the /eI/

Exercise 3 Play the game

eI sound in the table below. Follow the
Work in pairs. Take turns to write down a word with the /eI/
examples.

1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4+ syllables

(2 points) (4 points) (6 points) (8 points)
weigh breaking anyway communicate

When you have both written down five words, add up your score. The player with the highest score is the winner.
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Answer key
Exercise 2

My parents went to the same primary school. They have been friends since they were eight. My
father likes to rollerblade and my mother likes to ice-skate. Mum also has ballet lessons on
Wednesdays. She does a lot of exercise because she is afraid of gaining weight.

Dad is very fast on his rollerblades so Mum is scared he will break his leg or scrape his knees.
Dad tells her not to say crazy things, but Mum is always worried when she is waiting for him to
come back from rollerblading. Dad is always very hungry when he gets back, so every Sunday
evening, we eat steak, potatoes and chocolate cake.

Exercise 3
Student’s own answers

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