Adult ESL Phonics:

Literacy Level
Units 5-8

by Jen Sacklin

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 Unit 5:
Sh and Ch pages 3-6
X and Q pages 7-9
Short U, Short O, and Short E pages 10-14
Long A pages 15-17
Sounds of A pages 18-20
Short A, E, I, O, U and Long A pages 21-26
Unit 5 Review pages 27-28

Adult ESL Phonics: Literacy Level by Jen Sacklin

CC BY-NC 4.0

p. 2
Sh sh and Ch ch in class
Sh
sh

irt op ower ot

ave ip fi pu

Ch
ch

op icken ocolate ur
p. 3
Sh sh and Ch ch in class
Watch these silly videos:
1. The Electric Company “sh”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf3RtR1n_SM

2. The Electric Company “sh”:

https://youtu.be/qeE_ YEkXQ_E?list=PLLNdDxnu7Js2gP25
NVSHg4GUWr94HkkrF (This one doesn’t have Morgan
Freeman or 70’s music, so it’s not nearly as awesome.)

3. The Electric Company “ch”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c92qTF8KNeY

Listen and circle the word:

1. chain Shane 4. watch wash
2. chop shop 5. catch cash
3. chip ship 6. teacher T-shirt

These are called rhyming words. Read these words out loud:
-ash cash, flash, rash, smash, trash
-ish dish, fish, wish
-ush blush, flush, hush, rush
-uch much, such, touch

p. 4
Sounds of Ch in class
In a few English words, ch sounds like k.
Listen and ✓ if the ch in the word sounds
like ch (like church) or k:
WORD Sounds like ch? Sounds like k?
ache ✓
backache
stomach
children
schedule
school
lunch

Count the sounds:

1. shop = sh - o - p = 3 sounds
2. chop = ch - o - p = ___ sounds
3. fish = f - i - sh = ___ sounds
4. stomach = s - t - o - m - a - ch = ___ sounds
p. 5
Sh and Ch homework
Practice writing sh and ch:

Sh sh
Ch ch
Copy these words with sh and ch:
child __ __ __ __ __ shop __ __ __ __
chips __ __ __ __ __ shirt __ __ __ __ __
ache __ __ __ __ shower __ __ __ __ __ __
school __ __ __ __ __ __ shoes __ __ __ __ __

Match the word on the left with the picture on the right:
● shower
● shirt
● child

Take a picture of a sign with Sh and a sign with Ch.

p. 6
Xx in class

X
x

si e ercise si teen -ray

Only a few English words have x. Read this list:

1. six 6. exercise
2. sixteen 7. taxi
3. sixty 8. taxes
4. X-ray 9. fix
5. next 10. mix

p. 7
Qq / Qɋ in class
Q
ɋ

uiet earth uake uarter ueer

Spelling rule: ɋ always has u.

Only a few English words have ɋ. Read this list:

1. ɋuiz 5. ɋueen
2. earthɋuake 6. turɋuoise
3. ɋuarter 7. ɋuiet
4. ɋueer 8. ɋuick / ɋuickly

p. 8
Xx and Qɋ homework
Practice writing x and q:

X x
Q ɋ
Copy these words with x and q:
six __ __ __ ɋuiz __ __ __ __
next __ __ __ __ ɋuarter __ __ __ __ __ __ __
sixty __ __ __ __ __ ɋuiet __ __ __ __ __
taxi __ __ __ __ ɋuick __ __ __ __ __

Match the word on the left with the picture on the right:
● turquoise

● quarter

● sixty

p. 9
Short U, Short O, and Short E in class

U
u

c p m g tr ck m stard

O o

d g st p ch p live

E e

gg dr ss lbow r d
p. 10
Short U, Short O, and Short E in class
These are called rhyming words. Read these words out loud:
-ell bell, fell, sell, smell, spell, tell, well, yell
-est best, chest, nest, rest, test, west
-op chop, cop, drop, mop, pop, stop, top
-ot dot, got, hot, lot, not, pot, rot, shot, spot
-ug bug, drug, hug, jug, mug, rug, shrub
-ush blush, flush, hush, rush

Listen and circle the word:

1. bot but 7. bed bud

2. bog bug 8. egg ugh
3. lock luck 9. rest rust
4. got gut 10. bet but
5. hobby hubby 11. leg lug
6. hot hut 12. better butter

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Short U, Short O, and Short E in class
Read these silly stories:
(If the direct links for #3 & #4 don’t work, go to portal.flyleafpublishing.com, click on “Students,” and
scroll down to the first section: “Emergent Reader Series: Part 1: VC, CVC Words”)

1. The short vowel e: Lex:

https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/short-v
owel-books/send/2-short-vowel-books/2-ab-book

2. The long vowel u: Rus:

https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/short-v
owel-books/send/2-short-vowel-books/11-rus-book

3. Can I see Tom?

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/books
/7-Can-I-See-Tom/mobile/index.html#p=1

4. My Wagon is Red:
https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/books
/16-My-Wagon-Is-Red/mobile/index.html#p=1

Find words with short e in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with short o in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with short u in the stories. Copy them here:

p. 12
Short U, Short O, and Short E homework
Write the short e word for each picture:

__ __n __ __n __ __ __ __s __ __d

Write the short o word for each picture:

__ __t __ __ __ __s __ __t __ __m

Write the short u word for each picture:

__ __p __ __g __ __ __ __k __ __ __ __ard

p. 13
Short U, Short O, and Short E homework
Match the words on the left to the words on the right.
Then, write e, o, or u in the blank:
● Sunday ● pr__blem
● problem ● n__ck
● husband ● t__lephone
● telephone ● S__nday
● help ● h__lp
● neck ● h__sband

Read these rhyming words out loud. Copy the words:

-est best nest rest test

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-op chop drop mop stop
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-ush blush flush hush rush
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

p. 14
Long A in class
A a

gr y d y st tes c ke

r in pl y b by g y
Words with long a sometimes have these spelling
patterns. Read these words:
ay ai a_e a
Monday daily name baby
May afraid erase table
play rain cake tomato
gray gain state potato
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Long A in class
Listen and circle the word:
1. May day 4. rain gain
2. cake take 5. baby bay
3. name same 6. play pay

Read these words out loud. Highlight words with ai in

yellow. Then highlight words with ay in green. Then
highlight words with a_e in pink.
1. afraid 8. Monday
2. cake 9. name
3. daily 10. pay
4. date 11. play
5. erase 12. rain
6. gray 13. state
7. May 14. table

p. 16
Long A homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. afraid ● c__k__
2. baby ● gr___
3. cake ● afr___d
4. daily ● er__s__
5. date ● b__by
6. erase ● pl___
7. gray ● d___ly
8. May ● t__ble
9. name ● d__t__
10. pay ● st__t__
11. play ● M___
12. rain ● n__m__
13. state ● p___
14. table ● r___n

p. 17
Sounds of A in class
A sometimes sounds like black (short a), like olive (short
o), or like gray (long a). Listen and check ✓ the sound:
WORD Sounds like Sounds like Sounds like
black? olive? gray?
sack ✓
August
mother-in-law
garden
at
daily
April
family
water
land
mail
map
take

p. 18
Sounds of A in class
Read these silly stories:
1. The short vowel a: Ab:
https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/short-v
owel-books/send/2-short-vowel-books/2-ab-book

2. The long vowel a: Abe:

https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/long-vo
wel-books/send/3-long-vowel-books/25-abe-book

3. Where is my cat?
https://global-asp.github.io/storybooks-esl/stories/en/0009/

4. Lazy Little Brother:

https://global-asp.github.io/storybooks-esl/stories/en/0129/

Find words with short a in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with long a in the stories. Copy them here:

p. 19
Sounds of A homework
Read these words with a out loud. Copy these words:

Sounds like Sounds like olive: Sounds like

black: gray:
am __ __ are __ __ __ April __ __ __ __ __
family August eraser
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
January daughter Friday
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
land __ __ __ __ fall __ __ __ __ name __ __ __ __
manager father May __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
map __ __ __ garden Monday
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
relax __ __ __ __ __ talk __ __ __ __ play __ __ __ __
sack __ __ __ __ wall __ __ __ __ rain __ __ __ __
sad __ __ __ wash __ __ __ __ same __ __ __ __
trash __ __ __ __ __ watch __ __ __ __ state __ __ __ __ __
zap __ __ __ water __ __ __ __ __ take __ __ __ __

p. 20
Short A, E, I, O, U and Long A in class

Match the words on the left to the colors on the right:

● hot
● am
● desk
● chips
● mom
● help
● city
● bus
● at
● day
● ten
● cup
● name

p. 21
Short A, E, I, O, U and Long A in class
Read these rhyming words out loud. Practice each sound:
-ay day, gray, may, pay, play, pray, say, stay
-ash cash, flash, rash, smash, trash
-ell bell, fell, sell, smell, spell, tell, well, yell
-ish dish, fish, wish
-op chop, cop, drop, mop, pop, stop, top
-ug bug, drug, hug, jug, mug, rug, shrub

Listen and write a, e, i, o, or u:

1. __t 10. gl__ss 19. r__n
2. __t 11. gr__ss 20. r__in
3. __s 12. j__b 21. r__st
4. __s 13. l__t 22. st__te
5. __n 14. l__te 23. t__ke
6. __n 15. n__t 24. tr__sh
7. b__t 16. n__te 25. w__t
8. b__g 17. qu__ck 26. y__t
9. c__t 18. qu__z 27. z__p
p. 22
Short A, E, I, O, U and Long A homework
Match the words on the left to the words on the right.
Then, write o or u in the blank:
● under ● l__nch
● lunch ● __nder
● doctor ● d__ctor
● summer ● s__mmer

Match the words on the left to the words on the right.

Then, write a or e in the blank:
● apple ● __gg
● egg ● m__n
● man ● t__en
● ten ● __pple
● can ● c__n

Match the words on the left to the words on the right.

Then, write i or e in the blank:
● is ● m__n
● red ● r__d
● men ● __s

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Short A and Long A in class
Listen to and read these rhyming words:
-ail fail, hail, jail, mail, nail, sail, snail, tail, trail
-ain brain, gain, main, pain, rain, stain, train
-ay day, gray, may, pay, play, pray, say, stay
-ack back, black, crack, pack, sack, snack, track
-am am, clam, ham, jam, swam, yam
-ap cap, clap, lap, map, nap, snap, strap, tap
-ash cash, flash, rash, smash, trash
-at bat, cat, chat, fat, flat, hat, mat, rat, sat

Bingo! Write one word from the chart above in each box.
Cross o the word that your tutor says:

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Short E, I, O, U in class
Listen to and read these rhyming words:
-ell bell, fell, sell, smell, spell, tell, well, yell
-est best, chest, guest, nest, rest, test, west

-ill bill, fill, grill, hill, kill, mill, pill, spill, still, will

-ip drip, flip, hip, lip, rip, skip, slip, trip, zip
-op chop, cop, drop, mop, pop, stop, top
-ot dot, got, hot, lot, not, pot, rot, shot, spot
-ug bug, drug, hug, jug, mug, rug, shrub
-ush blush, flush, hush, rush

Bingo! Write one word from the chart above in each box.
Cross o the word that your tutor says:

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Short A, E, I, O, U and Long A in class
Listen to and read these words.
For each question, cross o the word that doesn’t rhyme.

1. back black cop sack

2. mop bill shop chop

3. bug hug mug map

4. dot bell fell sell

5. bat drop cat sat

6. gain am ham jam

7. fail mail nail fill

8. shop drip flip skip

9. bay gray shrub pray

10. main swam rain pain

p. 26
Unit 5 Review homework
Write the word for each picture.

s__ __ __ __ s__ __ __ c__ __ __ c__ __ __ __ __

s__ __ s__ __ __ __ q__ __ __ __ e__ __ __ __

c__ __ m__ __ t__ __ __ __ d__ __ __ __

d__ __ p__ __ s__ __ __ e__ __

p. 27
The Alphabet homework
Here are all the letters of the alphabet, CAPITAL and small:
. A . a . . J . j . S . s
. B . b . . K . k . . T . t
. C . c . . L . l . . U . u
. D . d . . M . m . . V . v
. E . e . . N . n . . W . w
. F . f . . O . o . . X . x
. G . g . . P . p . . Y . y .
. H . h . . Q . q . . Z . z .
. I . i . . R . r .

Write all the letters of the alphabet, CAPITAL and small:

. A _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ . Z _____
_____ _____
_____ _____

p. 28
 Unit 6:
Long E pages 30-32
Silent E and Sounds of E pages 33-36
Long I pages 37-39
Long I and Short I pages 40-41
Short A, E, I, and Long A, E, I pages 42-45
Sounds of the Alphabet pages 46-47
Vowels and Consonants pages 48-51
Y as a Vowel pages 52-54
Unit 6 Review pages 55-56

Adult ESL Phonics: Literacy Level by Jen Sacklin

CC BY-NC 4.0

p. 29
Long E in class
E e

gr n sl p s d b

b ans p ach r ad l af
Words with long e sometimes have these spelling
patterns. Read these words:
ee ea e
green beans me
sleep peach she
seed read he
bee leaf we

p. 30
Long E in class
Listen and circle the word:

1. green greed 4. she he

2. seed deed 5. peach beach
3. bean mean 6. sweet sweep

Read these words out loud. Highlight words with

ee in yellow. Then highlight words with ea in
green. Then highlight words with e in pink.
1. beach 9. peach
2. beans 10. read
3. bee 11. seed
4. green 12. she
5. me 13. sleep
6. he 14. sweep
7. leaf 15. sweet
8. meat 16. we

p. 31
Long E homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. beach ● b___
2. beans ● m___t
3. bee ● b___ch
4. green ● b___ns
5. me ● sl___p
6. he ● gr___n
7. meat ● w__
8. read ● m__
9. seed ● h__
10. she ● s___d
11. sleep ● sw___t
12. sweep ● r___d
13. sweet ● sh__
14. we ● sw___p

p. 32
Silent E in class
Sometimes when e is at the end of a word, it’s silent.
You can’t hear it!

nin tabl stat s cak

I live in
Eugene.

volum liv fir purpl

Read these words. Name each letter, and say “silent e”

if you can’t hear the e in the word:
1. nine (say: “n - i - n - silent e”) 5. Eugene
2. table 6. live
3. state 7. fire
4. cake 8. purple

p. 33
Sounds of E in class
Watch this silly video:
1. The Electric Company “e/ee”:
https://youtu.be/WnWQiz8920M?list=PLLNdDxnu7Js2gP2
5NVSHg4GUWr94HkkrF

E sounds like red (short e), like green (long e), and silent (you
can’t hear it!). Listen and check ✓ the sound that you hear:
WORD Sounds like Sounds like SILENT (no
red? green? sound)?
desk
table
he
sleep
cake
neck
she
me
nine
ten

p. 34
Sounds of E in class
Read these silly stories:
1. Colors:
https://view.publitas.com/teach-abc-english/colors/page
/1

2. Shopping:
https://view.publitas.com/teach-abc-english/shopping/p
age/1

3. Drinks:
https://view.publitas.com/teach-abc-english/drinks/page
/1

4. Food:
https://view.publitas.com/teach-abc-english/food/page/1

Find words with short e in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with long e in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with silent e in the stories. Copy them here:

p. 35
Silent E homework
Copy these words with silent e:
1. ate __ __ __
2. make __ __ __ __
3. take __ __ __ __
4. cake __ __ __ __
5. lake __ __ __ __
6. state __ __ __ __ __
7. same __ __ __ __
8. plane __ __ __ __ __
9. late __ __ __ __
10. table __ __ __ __ __
11. uncle __ __ __ __ __
12. ankle __ __ __ __ __
13. nine __ __ __ __
14. live __ __ __ __
15. Eugene __ __ __ __ __ __
16. purple __ __ __ __ __ __

p. 36
Long I in class
I i

wh te ce f ve w ne

r ght n ght p e t e
Words with long i sometimes have these spelling
patterns. Read these words:
i_e igh ie
ice night pie
five light tie
white right die
time high lie

p. 37
Long I in class
Listen and circle the word:
1. night light 4. die tie
2. ice high 5. right pie
3. time dime 6. light lie

Read these words out loud. Highlight words with i_e in

yellow. Then highlight words with igh in green. Then
highlight words with ie in pink.
1. die 9. lime
2. dime 10. night
3. fire 11. pie
4. five 12. right
5. high 13. tie
6. ice 14. time
7. lie 15. tire
8. light 16. white

p. 38
Long I homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. high ● f__v__
2. die ● r____t
3. fire ● p___
4. five ● d___
5. ice ● h____
6. lie ● l__m__
7. light ● __c__
8. lime ● t__m__
9. night ● l___
10. pie ● wh__t__
11. right ● l___t
12. time ● f__r__
13. white ● n____t

p. 39
Long I and Short I in class
I sometimes sounds like white (long i) or like silver
(short i). Listen and ✓ the sound that you hear:
WORD Sounds like white? Sounds like silver?
light
in
six
five
sit
white
sister
time
right
sick
night
is
nine
mine

p. 40
Long I and Short I in class

Read these silly stories:

1. The short vowel i: Vic:
https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/short-v
owel-books/send/2-short-vowel-books/10-vic-book

2. The long vowel i: Ike:

https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/long-vo
wel-books/send/3-long-vowel-books/20-ike-book

3. Pam likes to Nap:

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/6-Pam-Likes-to-Nap/mobile/index.html#p=1

4. Fran can Flip:

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/14-Fran-Can-Flip/mobile/index.html#p=1

Find words with short i in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with long i in the stories. Copy them here:

p. 41
Short A, E, I, and Long A, E, I in class
Listen and circle the word:

1. black gray red green silver white

2. am April desk beach chips die

3. Africa erase get beans city fire

4. at day help bee dinner five

5. bag name leg green his high

6. family make lemon me in ice

7. land May men he is lie

8. mad play neck read live lime

9. relax same pets she sister pie

10. sack state seven sleep sit right

11. sad take ten sweep six time

p. 42
Short A, E, I, and Long A, E, I homework
Read these words out loud. Copy each word:

black gray red green silver white

(short a) (long a) (short e) (long e) (short i) (long i)
am day desk be his die
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
at name help bee is five
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

bag May leg he it high

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

land play men meat kid lie

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
last rain neck read quit lime
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

mad say pen seed sick mine

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

map take ten she sit nine

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

sack way wet we six time

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

p. 43
Short A, E, I and Long A, E, I in class
Read these rhyming words. Do the words sound like
, , , , , or ?

-ail fail, hail, jail, mail, nail, sail, snail, tail, trail
-ay bay, day, gray, may, pay, play, pray, say, stay
-ack back, black, crack, pack, rack, sack, snack, track
-ap cap, clap, lap, map, nap, snap, strap, tap
-at bat, cat, chat, fat, flat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat
-eat cheat, heat, meat, neat, seat, treat, wheat
-eep beep, deep, keep, sheep, sleep, sweep
-ell bell, fell, sell, shell, smell, spell, tell, well, yell
-est best, chest, guest, nest, pest, rest, test, west
-ick click, kick, lick, thick, pick, quick, Rick, sick, stick
-ill bill, fill, grill, hill, Jill, kill, mill, pill, spill, still, will
-ip drip, flip, hip, lip, rip, skip, slip, trip, zip
-ine fine, line, mine, nine, wine
-ight fight, light, night, right, sight, tight

p. 44
Short A, E, I and Long A, E, I in class
For each question, cross o the word that doesn’t rhyme.

1. back black bay sack

2. light bill night right

3. beep nest deep sleep

4. click bell fell sell

5. bat best cat sat

6. gain am ham jam

7. fail mail nail fill

8. line drip flip skip

9. bay gray meat pray

10. main swam rain pain

p. 45
Sounds of The Alphabet in class
Practice making the sounds of each letter of the
alphabet. (The letters make more sounds than this, but
these are the sounds you’ve learned so far!)

A makes the sounds in black, walk, and gray.

B makes the sound in baby.
C makes the sounds in cat and city.
D makes the sound in dog.
E makes the sounds in red and green.
F makes the sound in fan.
G makes the sound in game.
H makes the sound in happy.
I makes the sound in six and white.
J makes the sound in jam.
K makes the sound in back.
L makes the sound in live.
M makes the sound in mom.
N makes the sound in no.
O makes the sound in mop.
p. 46
Sounds of The Alphabet in class
P makes the sound in pop.
Q makes the sound in quiz.
R makes the sound in rest.
S makes the sound in seven.
T makes the sound in two.
U makes the sound in up.
V makes the sound in very.
W makes the sound in we.
X makes the sound in six.
Y makes the sound in yes.
Z makes the sound in zero.

Practice saying letters with h:

Ch makes the sound in church.

Sh makes the sound in shirt.
Th makes the sounds in this and think.

p. 47
Vowels and Consonants in class

The vowels in English are: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

The consonants in English are all of the other letters in
the alphabet.

Circle each vowel in the alphabet:

. A . a . . J . j . S . s
. B . b . . K . k . . T . t
. C . c . . L . l . . U . u
. D . d . . M . m . . V . v
. E . e . . N . n . . W . w
. F . f . . O . o . . X . x
. G . g . . P . p . . Y . y .
. H . h . . Q . q . . Z . z .
. I . i . . R . r .

What words do you know with a?

What words do you know with e?
What words do you know with i?

p. 48
Vowels and Consonants in class
We make vowels with very open mouths.
We make consonants with our lips and tongue.
Look at this woman’s mouth. She is saying a word with 3
sounds. In each picture, is she saying a consonant or a vowel?

In the first picture, the woman is making a th. In the second picture,
the woman is making a short e (as in red). In the third picture, the
woman is making an m. She is saying “them.”

In these pictures, she is saying another word with 3 sounds. In

each picture, is she saying a consonant or a vowel?

In the first picture, the woman is making an f. In the second

picture, the woman is making a short i (as in silver). In the third
picture, the woman is making an sh. She is saying “fish.”

Practice saying words with your tutor. Watch your tutor’s

mouth. Take pictures or videos of your own mouth.

p. 49
Vowels and Consonants in class
Every word needs at least one vowel. Words usually have
some consonants. Count the sounds. (Don’t count silent e as
a sound!) How many consonants are there? How many
vowels?
1. flop = f - l - o - p =
➢ 4 sounds; 3 consonants; 1 vowel
2. cheese = ch - ee - se =
➢ 3 sounds; 3 consonants; 3 vowels
3. feed = f - ee - d =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowels
4. fishes = f - i - sh - e - s =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowels
5. makes = m - a - ke - s =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowel
6. bee =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowel
7. child =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowel
8. I =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowels

p. 50
Vowels and Consonants homework
Read this story.

My name is Kelly. I live in Junction City with my family.

I have six sisters. One of my sisters is married and has one

kid, so I have one brother-in-law and one nephew. We

have two pets: a cat and a rabbit. Our cat’s name is Len

and our rabbit’s name is Fred.

Find words in the story with long a (like gray) and copy
them here:

Find words in the story with short a (like black) and

copy them here:

Find words in the story with silent e and copy them

here:

p. 51
Yy as a Vowel in class

Y y
Y at the beginning of a word is a consonant:

ear ellow ogurt esterday

Copy these words with consonant y:
you __ __ __
your __ __ __ __
yes __ __ __
young __ __ __ __ __
yard __ __ __ __

Y at the end of a word is a vowel:

happ famil fl yesterda

p. 52
Yy as a Vowel in class
Y as a vowel can be pronounced like gray (long a),
green (long e), or white (long i). Read these words:

gray green white

(long a) (long e) (long i)
Spelling: ay Spelling: y Spelling: y
Monday daily fly
May happy my
play family why
yesterday twenty dry
pray fifty cry
pay sunny July

Listen and circle the word:

1. play pray pay 4. fry dry cry

2. may bay nay 5. who why when

3. twenty thirty forty 6. my me am

p. 53
Yy as a Vowel in class
Read these silly stories:
1. Family:
https://view.publitas.com/teach-abc-english/family/page
/1

2. Feelings:
https://view.publitas.com/teach-abc-english/feelings/pa
ge/1

3. Feelings:
https://global-asp.github.io/storybooks-esl/stories/en/00
30/#text02

4. My body:
https://global-asp.github.io/storybooks-esl/stories/en/01
12/

Find words with y as a consonant in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with y as a vowel that sounds like gray (long a) in the
stories. Copy them here:

Find words with y as a vowel that sounds like green (long e) in the
stories. Copy them here:

Find words with y as a vowel that sounds like white (long i) in the
stories. Copy them here:

p. 54
Unit 6 Review homework
Write all the letters of the alphabet, CAPITAL and small. Circle
each vowel:
. A __a__ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ . Z _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____

Do it again! Write all the letters of the alphabet, CAPITAL and

small. Circle each vowel:

. A _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____ . Z _____
_____ _____
_____ _____

p. 55
Unit 6 Review homework
Write the word for each picture:

n__ __ __ __ f__ __ __ f__ __ c__ __ __

w__ __ __ s__ __ __ __ i__ __ b__ __

b__ __ __ __ r__ __ __ __ r__ __ __ l__ __ __

n__ __ __ t__ __ __ __ f__ __ __ p__ __ __ __

y__ __ __ __ __ f__ __ __ __ __ t__ __ __ __ __ s__ __ __ __

p. 56
 Unit 7:
Ng and Nk pages 58-60
Long O pages 61-63
Long O and Short O pages 64-66
Long U pages 67-69
Long U and Short U pages 70-72
Short O, U and Long O, U pages 73-74
Long A, E, I, O, U page 75
Short A, E, I, O, U page 76
Er, Ir, Or, Ur, Ear (Purple) pages 77-79
Or (Purple/Orange) page 80
Or, Ore, Our, Oor (Orange) pages 81-82
Vowels with R pages 83-84
Unit 7 Review pages 86-86

Adult ESL Phonics: Literacy Level by Jen Sacklin

CC BY-NC 4.0

p. 57
Ng and Nk in class

ng

hu ry ri ju le lu s

nk

si pi dri bu

Read this silly story:

1. I Sang a Song to Spring:

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/b
ooks/37-I-Sang-a-Song-to-Spring/mobile/index.html#p=1

p. 58
ng and nk in class
Listen and circle the word:
1. drink drank 6. sink sing
2. think thank 7. think thing
3. sing sang 8. rink ring
4. rang wrong 9. rank rang
5. angry hungry 10. bank bang

We use some of these words to talk about the past.

Talk about these questions:
● Every day I drink co ee. Yesterday I drank co ee.
Do you drink co ee? Did you drink co ee yesterday?

● I like to sing songs. Yesterday I sang a lot.

Do you like to sing songs? Did you sing yesterday?

● My phone rings loudly. Yesterday my phone rang.

Does your phone ring loudly? Did your phone ring yesterday?

A note on pronunciation:
People pronounce the a vowel in -ang and -ank in di erent ways.
Some people use , , or .

p. 59
ng and nk homework
Read these rhyming words out loud. Copy the words:
-ing sing ring finger
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-ink pink sink think
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-ang sang rang angry
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

-ank bank thank blanket

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

-ung lung hungry jungle

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-unk bunk junk skunk
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

p. 60
Long O in class
O o

r se st ve h me thr at

s ap pen c at c ld
Words with long o sometimes have these spelling
patterns. Read these words:
o_e oa o ow
rose throat go grow
smoke soap no slow
home coat so yellow
close road cold bowl
p. 61
Long O in class
Listen and circle the word:
1. coat cold 4. smoke soap
2. so soap 5. no note
3. throat rose 6. grow go

Read these words out loud. Highlight words with

o_e in yellow. Then highlight words with oa in
green. Then highlight words with ow in pink.
1. bowl 9. potato
2. close 10. road
3. coat 11. rose
4. cold 12. smoke
5. go 13. snow
6. grow 14. soap
7. home 15. throat
8. no 16. yellow

p. 62
Long O homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. bowl ● g__
2. close ● gr___
3. coat ● r___d
4. cold ● cl__s__
5. go ● b___l
6. grow ● c___t
7. home ● s___p
8. no ● c__ld
9. slow ● n__
10. road ● sl___
11. rose ● yell___
12. soap ● r__s__
13. throat ● h__m__
14. yellow ● thr___t

p. 63
Long O and Short O in class
O sometimes sounds like rose (long o) or like olive (short o).
Listen and ✓ the sound that you hear:
WORD Sounds like rose? Sounds like olive?
mop ✓
yellow
road
no
not
home
go
hot
cold
Listen and circle the word:
1. no not 4. cold cot
2. go got 5. road rot
3. home hot 6. stove stop

p. 64
Long O and Short O in class
Read these silly stories:
1. The long vowel o: Zoad:
https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/long-vo
wel-books/send/3-long-vowel-books/30-zoad-book

2. On a Log:
https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/12-On-a-Log/mobile/index.html#p=1

3. The Sunset Pond:

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/17-The-Sunset-Pond-Companion/mobile/index.ht
ml#p=1

4. Meg and Jim’s Sled Trip:

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/28-Meg-and-Jim-Companion/mobile/index.html#
p=1

Find words with short o in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with long o in the stories. Copy them here:

p. 65
Long and Short O homework
Read these words out loud. Copy these words:
Sounds like olive Sounds like olive Sounds like rose
(a spelling) (o spelling) (long o):
all __ __ __ boss __ __ __ __ bowl __ __ __ __
are __ __ __ box __ __ __ close __ __ __ __ __
call __ __ __ __ cop __ __ __ cold __ __ __ __
garden dog __ __ __ go __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
March __ __ __ __ __ hot __ __ __ home __ __ __ __
sister-in-law job __ __ __ potato
__ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ - __ __ __
talk __ __ __ __ lock __ __ __ __ road __ __ __ __
walk __ __ __ __ lot __ __ __ slow __ __ __ __
wall __ __ __ __ mom __ __ __ so __ __
watch __ __ __ __ __ mop __ __ __ stove __ __ __ __ __
water __ __ __ __ __ not __ __ __ yellow
__ __ __ __ __ __
yawn __ __ __ __ pot __ __ __

p. 66
Long U in class
U u

s it j ice fr it c te

m sic st dent bl e so p

Words with oo also sound like long u:

t th
f d br m m n
p. 67
 Long U in class

Words with long u sometimes have these spelling

patterns. Read these words:
u_e ui u oo
June suit music food
cute juice student broom
mule fruit July tooth
rule ruin human moon

Listen and circle the word:

1. rule ruin 6. bruise broom
2. mule moon 7. too tooth
3. juice June 8. suit soup
4. cute cool 9. student school
5. noon soon 10. food mood

p. 68
Long U homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. broom ● r__l__
2. cute ● m___n
3. food ● j___ce
4. fruit ● J__n__
5. juice ● c__t__
6. June ● fr___t
7. moon ● n___n
8. noon ● s___n
9. rule ● br___m
10. school ● t___th
11. soon ● so__p
12. soup ● st__dent
13. student ● sch___l
14. tooth ● f___d

p. 69
Long U and Short U in class
U sometimes sounds like blue (long u) or like mustard (short
u). Listen and check ✓ the sound you hear:
WORD Sounds like blue? Sounds like
mustard?
bus
cut
cute
food
fruit
husband

juice
June
school
student
sun
tooth
under

p. 70
Long U and Short U in class
Listen and circle the word:
1. cute cut 5. food fun
2. juice just 6. student study
3. boot bus 7. soup sun
4. room rum 8. true truck

Read these silly stories:

1. The long vowels review: June
Rides:
https://www.freephoneticreaders.com/download/long-vo
wel-books/send/3-long-vowel-books/29-june-rides-book

2. Grandma Dot:
https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/31-Grandma-Dot-Companion/mobile/index.html#p
=1

Find words with short u in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with long u in the stories. Copy them here:

p. 71
Long U and Short U homework
Write the word for each picture:

m__ __ __ t__ __ __ __ b__ __ __ f__ __ __

m__ __ __ __ j__ __ __ __ f__ __ __ __ b__ __ __ __

c__ __ m__ __ t__ __ __ __ b__ __

Read these rhyming words out loud. Copy the words:
-ush blush flush hush rush
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-ute cute flute mute
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-ool cool pool school
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
p. 72
Short O, U and Long O, U in class
Read these words. Do the vowels sound like ,
, , or ?

-ot dot, got, hot, lot, not, pot, rot, shot, spot
-op chop, cop, drop, mop, pop, stop, top
-ock clock, lock, rock, sock, shock
-oat boat, coat, goat, throat
-ow blow, flow, grow, low, show, slow, snow
-oke broke, coke, joke, smoke, spoke
-ug bug, drug, hug, jug, mug, rug, shrub
-uck buck, duck, luck, stuck
-um drum, gum, hum
-ule rule, mule
-ute cute, flute, mute
-ool cool, fool, pool, school, tool

p. 73
Short O, U and Long O, U in class
For each question, cross o the word that doesn’t rhyme.

1. hot not pot boat

2. chop mop buck stop

3. broke joke smoke stuck

4. clock spoke sock lock

5. bug hug rule mug

6. drum cool school pool

7. cute got flute mute

8. snow shot grow show

9. lock boat coat throat

10. duck broke luck stuck

p. 74
Long A, E, I, O, U homework
Read these words out loud. Copy the words:
gray green white rose blue
(long a) (long e) (long i) (long o) (long u)
day bean die bowl cute
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
name feed find cold food
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
make me five grow June
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
May he high hole moon
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
play read ice most pool
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
rain seed lie no room
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
take she lime own soup
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
way weed side so who
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

p. 75
Short A, E, I, O, U homework
Read these words out loud. Copy the words:

black red silver olive mustard

(short a) (short e) (short i) (short o) (short u)
can desk big are bus
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
at help fill cost but
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
has leg in hard cup
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
land men is hot duck
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
last neck it lot hug
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
sack pen kid not much
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
sad rest sit rock sun
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
van ten six top up
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

p. 76
Er, Ir, Or, Ur, Ear (Purple) in class
In these words, the vowels all sound like purple, even
though the spelling is di erent. Read these words:

purple purple purple purple purple

Spelling: Spelling: Spelling: Spelling: Spelling:
er ir or ur ear
her bird work nurse early
term first doctor turtle learn
person shirt world burn heard
father third worst purse earn
driver girl worry surprise earth
teacher birth word church search

Read these words silently. Look at the words in the

chart above. Can you find the missing letters?
1. fath___ 5. w___ld
2. g___l 6. w___d
3. f___st 7. ch___ch
4. doct___ 8. l_____rn
p. 77
Er, Ir, Or, Ur, Ear (Purple) in class
Read these silly stories:
1. I Like Soccer:
https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/25-I-Like-Soccer/mobile/index.html#p=1

2. I Can Plant a Seed:

https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/
books/41-I-Can-Plant-a-Seed/mobile/index.html#p=1

Find words with er in the stories. Copy them here:

Find words with ir in the stories. Copy them here:

(These stories don’t have any words with or, ur, or ear).

p. 78
Er, Ir, Or, Ur, Ear (Purple) homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. bird ● ch___ch
2. church ● p___son
3. doctor ● g___l
4. early ● doct___
5. first ● ____ly
6. girl ● f___st
7. heard ● h____d
8. her ● b___d
9. learn ● l____n
10. person ● h___
11. shirt ● w___k
12. teacher ● sh___t
13. word ● teach___
14. work ● w___d

p. 79
Or (Purple/Orange) in class

Sometimes or sounds like orange and sometimes it sounds

like purple. Listen and check ✓ the sound you hear:

WORD Sounds like purple? Sounds like orange?

work
doctor
corn
world
born
color
worry
pork
word
fork
short
morning

p. 80
Or, Ore, Our, Oor (Orange) in class
The sound in orange can be spelled or, ore, our, or oor.
Read these words:
purple orange orange orange orange
Spelling: Spelling: Spelling: Spelling: Spelling:
or or ore our oor
work corn more four floor
doctor short chore fourth door
world morning sore your poor
color pork store
worry fork before
word north explore

When you see a vowel with an r after it, the r changes

the sound of the vowel! Add an r to each of these
words. How does the sound of the vowel change?

he → ______________ drive → ____________

lean → ____________ head → ____________
you → _____________ poo → _____________
p. 81
Or, Ore, Our, Oor (Orange) homework
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
Then, write the missing letters in the blanks:
1. before ● c___n
2. corn ● m_____
3. door ● f_____
4. floor ● fl_____
5. four ● f_____th
6. fourth ● d_____
7. fork ● m___ning
8. more ● bef_____
9. morning ● s_____
10. north ● y_____
11. poor ● p_____
12. sore ● st_____
13. store ● f___k
14. your ● n___th

p. 82
Vowels with R in class
Some vowels don’t change very much when we add r.
Read these words:
green white olive gray
(long e) (long i) (short o) (long a) or Note:
red People speak
(short e) English with
beer fire arm hair many accents.
The vowel
clear retired car pear sound in hair
and where
here tire garden stare sounds
near tired jar wear di erent for
di erent
queer wire yard where people.

Write the correct vowel(s) before the r:

__ __r f__re j__r h__ __r

t__red c__r g__rden p__ __r

p. 83
Vowels with R in class
Read these words. Which vowel sounds do they have?
-ar bar, car, far, jar, scar, star
-ard card, guard, hard, yard
-are care, glare, rare, scare, share, square, stare
-ark bark, dark, mark, park, shark
-ear clear, fear, hear, near, rear, year
-eer beer, deer, queer, steer
-ore bore, chore, more, sore, store, wore
-orn born, corn, horn, torn, worn

Write the correct vowel(s) before the r:

ch__rch sh__rt n__rse b__rd

__rm f__rk h__ __rt d__ __r

p. 84
Unit 7 Review homework
Write the word for each picture:

r__ __ __ s__ __ __ __ t__ __ __ __ __ c__ __ __

s__ __ __ __ __ __ c__ __ __ b__ __ __ s__ __ __ __

o__ __ __ __ s__ __ __s s__ __ __ b__ __

e__ __ f__ __ __ a__ __ soap

f__ __ __ s__ __ __ __ n__ __ __ __ d__ __ __

p. 85
Unit 7 Review homework
Write the word for each picture:

b__ __ __ l__ __ __s g__ __ __ c__ __ __ __ __

c__ __
t__ __ __ __ g__ __ __ __ __ p__ __ __

h__ __ __ s__ __ __ j__ __ h__ __ __ __

s__ __ __ j__ __ __ __ __ o__ __ __ p__ __ __

d__ __ __ __ r__ __ __ h__ __ __ __ __ t__ __ __ __

p. 86
 Unit 8:
Story: This is Barb and Mark pages 88-90
Ph page 91
Oi, Oy (Turquoise) pages 92-93
Ow, Ou (Brown) pages 94-95
Sounds of Ou pages 96-97
Oo, U (Good / Wooden) page 98
Sounds of Oo pages 99-100
Sounds of U pages 101-102
Sounds of The Alphabet pages 103-104
Vowels of English pages 105-106
Story: The Sack Garden pages 107-110
Write About You page 111

Adult ESL Phonics: Literacy Level by Jen Sacklin

CC BY-NC 4.0

p. 87
Story: This is Barb and Mark in class

1. This is Barb and Mark. 2. They have a son, Clark.

3. Barb has a younger sister, Fern. 4. The four of them go to the park.

5. They have a picnic. 6. They eat oranges.

p. 88
Story: This is Barb and Mark in class

7. They eat a watermelon. 8. Barb and Clark play soccer.

10. They pack their car and go

9. They are happy at the park.
home.

Find 5 purple (spelled er) words in the story.

Find 2 orange (spelled or and our) words in the story.

Find 5 words that sound like olive + r (spelled ar) in the story.

Find 1 word that sounds like gray or red + r (spelled eir) in the
story.

p. 89
Story: This is Barb and Mark in class
Circle Yes or No about the story:

This is Barb and Clark.

Yes No

Fern is Clark’s aunt.

Yes No
They eat fruit on their
picnic. Yes No
They go home after dark.
Yes No
Listen and circle the word:
1. Mark Clark 4. four Fern
2. or are 5. sister soccer
3. their they 6. park dark
Writing: Do you like to go to the park? What do you like to do
there? Your instructor will write down your words. Then, copy
your story into your notebook for homework.

p. 90
Ph in class
The letters ph sounds like f in many English words.

oto al abet ne ew one

a ids gra dol in armacy

Count the sounds. (Don’t count silent e as a sound!) How
many consonants are there? How many vowels?
1. phone = ph - o - ne =
➢ 3 sounds; 3 consonants; 2 vowels
2. telephone =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowels
3. photo =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowels
4. alphabet =
➢ ___ sounds; ___ consonants; ___ vowels
p. 91
Oi, Oy (Turquoise) in class
In these words, the vowels all sound like turquoise, even
though the spelling is di erent. Read these words:
turquoise turquoise Do you know what all the words
in the chart mean? Draw
Spelling: Spelling:
oy oi pictures below for new words:

toy coin
boy noise
joy oil
destroy boil
enjoy toilet

Read these words silently. Look at the words in the

chart above. Can you find the missing letters?
1. b___ 5. c___n
2. j___ 6. t___let
3. enj___ 7. n___se
4. destr___ 8. b___l

p. 92
Oi, Oy (Turquoise) homework
Match the word on the left with the picture on the right:
● turquoise

● coin

● toilet

● boy

● noise

● toy

p. 93
Ow, Ou (Brown) in class
In these words, the vowels all sound like brown, even
though the spelling is di erent. Read these words:
brown brown Do you know what all the words
in the chart mean? Draw
Spelling: Spelling:
ou ow pictures below for new words:

out how
hour power
house town
south now
around down
mouth vowel

Read these words silently. Look at the words in the chart

above. Can you find the missing letters?
1. h___r 5. h___
2. s___th 6. n___
3. ar___nd 7. d___n
4. m___th 8. v___el

p. 94
Ow, Ou (Brown) homework
Read these rhyming words out loud. Copy the words:
-oud loud cloud proud
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-our hour flour sour
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-outh mouth south
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-ow cow how now
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-own brown down town
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Match the word on the left with the picture on the right:

● cloud

● mouth

● down

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Sounds of Ou in class
Ou sometimes sounds like brown, like orange, like
mustard (short u), and like blue (long u). Listen and check
✓ the sound you hear:
WORD Sounds Sounds Sounds Sounds
like like like like
brown? orange? mustard? blue?
country ✓
cousin
four
fourth
group
house
our
sound
soup
south
you
young
your

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Sounds of Ou homework
Read these words out loud. Copy the words:

brown orange mustard blue

(short u) (long u)
hour four country group
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

house fourth cousin soup

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
mouth your young you
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
our
__ __ __
out
__ __ __
sound
__ __ __ __ __
south
__ __ __ __ __

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Oo, U (Good / Wooden) in class
In these words, the vowels all sound like good or wooden,
even though the spelling is di erent. Read these words:
good / good /
wooden wooden
Spelling: oo Spelling: u Pronunciation
Note:
good put
The u in pull, full,
book push
and bullet sounds
cook sugar a little di erent
than the u in put,
foot pull push, and sugar,
but it’s very close
neighborhood full
to the same sound.

Read these words silently. Look at the words in the chart

above. Can you find the missing letters?
1. b____ 5. p___t
2. c____ 6. p___sh
3. f____ 7. s___gar
4. w____den 8. f___l

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Sounds of Oo in class
Oo sometimes sounds like good, like blue (long u), and
like orange (spelled oor). Listen and check ✓ the sound
you hear:
WORD Sounds like Sounds like Sounds like
good / blue? orange?
wooden?
book ✓
broom
cook
door
floor
food
foot
good
moon
neighborhood
poor
school
wooden

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Sounds of Oo homework
Read these words out loud. Copy each word:

good / orange blue

wooden
book door broom
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
cook floor food
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
foot poor moon
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
good outdoors school
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
neighborhood tooth
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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Sounds of U in class
U sometimes sounds like blue (long u), like mustard (short
u), or like good or wooden. Listen and check ✓ the sound
you hear:

WORD Sounds like Sounds like Sounds like

blue? mustard? good /
wooden?
bus ✓
cut
cute
husband

June
push
put
student
sun
under
up

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Sounds of U homework
Read these words out loud. Copy each word:

blue mustard good /

wooden
cute bus bush
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
human cut full
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
June husband pull
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
mule sun push
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
music under put
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
student up sugar
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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Sounds of The Alphabet in class
Practice making the sounds of each letter of the
alphabet.
A makes the sounds in black, walk, and gray.
B makes the sound in baby.
C makes the sounds in cat and city.
D makes the sound in dog.
E makes the sounds in red and green. (E is often silent!)
F makes the sound in fan.
G makes the sound in game.
H makes the sound in happy.
I makes the sound in six and white.
J makes the sound in jam.
K makes the sound in back.
L makes the sound in live.
M makes the sound in mom.
N makes the sound in no.
O makes the sounds in hope and mop.
P makes the sound in pop.
Q makes the sound in quiz.
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Sounds of The Alphabet in class
R makes the sound in rest.
S makes the sound in seven.
T makes the sound in two.
U makes the sounds in cute, up, and put.
V makes the sound in very.
W makes the sound in we.
X makes the sound in six.
Y makes the sounds in yes and happy.
Z makes the sound in zero.

Practice saying these letters that make special sounds:

Ch makes the sound in church.
Ng makes the sound in sing.
Nk makes the sound in think.
Oo makes the sounds in good, food, and door.
Ou makes the sounds in house, four, country, and you.
Ph makes the sound in phone.
Sh makes the sound in shirt.
Th makes the sounds in this and think.
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Vowels of English in class
These colors have all the vowel sounds of English:

Match the words on the left to the vowel sounds on the right:
1. top 8. book
2. have 9. her
3. pepper 10. hole
4. fill 11. now
5. much 12. door
6. feed 13. food
7. make 14. noise
15. side

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Vowels of English in class
Match the words on the left to the vowel sounds on the right:
1. this 8. south
2. rest 9. most
3. she 10. for
4. has 11. good
5. water 12. room
6. does 13. find
7. way 14. put
15. dirt

Read these rhyming words. What “color” are the vowels?

-ay bay, day, lay, may, pay, say, play, pray, stay
-ill bill, fill, hill, kill, mill, pill, spill, still, will
-ip drip, flip, hip, lip, rip, slip, trip, zip
-at bat, cat, chat, fat, flat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat
-am am, clam, ham, jam, spam
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Story: The Sack Garden in class
This is Meg. Meg lives in
South Africa. She has three
kids.

It is hard to feed her kids.

White people own most of
the farmland in South Africa.
Meg does not have land for a
garden. Food costs a lot of
money.

But Meg has a very good way

to grow food. She finds a big
sack. She puts rocks in the
sack. She fills the rest of the
sack with dirt. She makes
little holes in the side of the
sack. She puts a tomato plant
in one hole. She puts a bean
plant in one hole.
She puts a green pepper plant in one hole. She puts eggplant in
the top of the sack. She waters the sack garden from the top.
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Story: The Sack Garden in class
Her garden does not need
much water. Her garden
does not need much room.
Her garden does not cost
much money to make. Her
garden does not have many
weeds.

Now Meg can feed her kids.

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Story: The Sack Garden in class
Circle Yes or No about the story:

Meg lives in South America.

Yes No
Meg is a white person.
Yes No

Meg has a lot of farmland.

Yes No
Meg grows vegetables in a
sack. Yes No
A sack garden costs a lot of
money.
Yes No
Writing: Do you have a garden? If so, tell your instructor about
your garden. If not, imagine a garden. Think about what you
want to grow. Your instructor will write down your words. Then,
copy your story into your notebook for homework.

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Story: The Sack Garden homework
Match the words on the left to the colors on the right:
1. eggplant 9. fills
2. feed 10. finds
3. green 11. in
4. Meg 12. is
5. need 13. kids
6. rest 14. little
7. three 15. lives
8. weeds 16. side
17. this
18. white

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Write About You in class

Fill in this chart about you:

First name: Last name: Middle initial:

Address Line 1: Phone number:

Address Line 2: Date of birth:

What can you do? Check ✓ the things you can do:

_____ I can write the alphabet, both CAPITAL and small letters.

_____ I can read many words.

_____ I can read short stories with pictures.

_____ I can copy sentences. My sentences have capital letters,

periods, and spaces between the words.

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 Good Stu at the End
Book Credit:
This book was inspired by and remixed/expanded from "Adult ELL Phonics" Ryan Yates, 2017, CC BY-NC 4.0.

Book Purpose:
I wrote this book for a particular student in my beginning ESL class who wasn’t literate in either her
first or second languages. She’s now gaining literacy in her third language, English. At first, I tried LEA and
whole-part-whole activities with her, but the student’s beginning grasp of alphabetics made those activities
frustrating for her. Then, I went to the trusty What’s Next? series by New Readers Press, but even the
Introductory Level books were too challenging. She was able to recognize, write, and sound out several letters,
but she couldn’t read or write whole words (neither common sight words nor words with common spelling
patterns). So, I wrote this book to 1) systematically (re)introduce her to all the letters of the alphabet and most
of the English phonemes and 2) encourage whole-word recognition and reading.
This book is meant to be used by a tutor working with an individual student or small group of students
who have similar literacy levels. There are flashcards at the end of each document; I highly recommend doing
activities such as Memory, Go Fish, grouping pictures of things that start with the same letter, grouping
pictures of rhyming words, grouping words by categories like “animal, ” etc. The book is broken into two
documents (Units 1-4 and Units 1-8) because of the file sizes of the high quality images used. If you find any
errors or have any feedback for me on improving the book, please email me at jensacklin@gmail.com.

Literacy Skills:
This list and this chart go into wonderful detail about the skills that emergent readers acquire on their way to
literacy.

This book (Units 1-8) covers the following reading skills:

● Identify and name all upper and lower case alphabet letters when seeing the letter(s) both in isolation
and in context.
● Relate letters to corresponding sounds by identifying/selecting/writing the correct letter when hearing
short words with the target sound.
● Say the primary or most frequent sounds for the 21 single consonants, common consonant digraphs,
and all vowels (lax/“short,” tense/“long,” and diphthongs) when seeing the letter(s) both in isolation and
in context.
● Segment words into their individual sounds.
● Decode regularly spelled, short words.
● Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

This book (Units 1-8) covers the following writing skills:

● Write each letter of the alphabet accurately and legibly.
● Copy words, writing each letter legibly and placing words correctly on lines.
● Copy sentences accurately and legibly on lines using spacing, capital letters, and end punctuation.

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Table of Contents:

Units 1-4 (email jensacklin@gmail.com to get a copy of Units 1-4):

● Unit 1: M, N, D, T, R, L, F, V, Short A
● Unit 2: P, B, V, K, G, S, Z, Short E
● Unit 3: H, W, C, G, Short I
● Unit 4: T, Th, D, J, Ch, Y, Short O

Units 5-8:
● Unit 5:
○ Sh and Ch pages 3-6
○ X and Q pages 7-9
○ Short U, Short O, and Short E pages 10-14
○ Long A pages 15-17
○ Sounds of A pages 18-20
○ Short A, E, I, O, U and Long A pages 21-26
○ Unit 5 Review pages 27-28
● Unit 6:
○ Long E pages 30-32
○ Silent E and Sounds of E pages 33-36
○ Long I pages 37-39
○ Long I and Short I pages 40-41
○ Short A, E, I, and Long A, E, I pages 42-45
○ Sounds of the Alphabet pages 46-47
○ Vowels and Consonants pages 48-51
○ Y as a Vowel pages 52-54
○ Unit 6 Review page 55-56
● Unit 7:
○ Ng and Nk pages 58-60
○ Long O pages 61-63
○ Long O and Short O pages 64-66
○ Long U pages 67-69
○ Long U and Short U pages 70-72
○ Short O, U and Long O, U pages 73-74
○ Long A, E, I, O, U page 75
○ Short A, E, I, O, U page 76
○ Er, Ir, Or, Ur, Ear (Purple) pages 77-79
○ Or (Purple/Orange) page 80
○ Or, Ore, Our, Oor (Orange) pages 81-82
○ Vowels with R pages 83-84
○ Unit 7 Review pages 86-86

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 ● Unit 8:
○ Story: This is Barb and Mark pages 88-90
○ Ph page 91
○ Oi, Oy (Turquoise) pages 92-93
○ Ow, Ou (Brown) pages 94-95
○ Sounds of Ou pages 96-97
○ Oo, U (Good / Wooden) page 98
○ Sounds of Oo page 99-100
○ Sounds of U pages 101-102
○ Sounds of The Alphabet pages 103-104
○ Vowels of English pages 105-106
○ Story: The Sack Garden pages 107-110
○ Write About You page 111

Story Credits:
Story: This is Barb and Mark = Story by Jen Sacklin; photos by Kampus Production via Pexels
Story: The Sack Garden comes from BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1 by Shantel Ivits
and is used under a CC BY 4.0 License. Download for free from the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. All
drawings in The Sack Garden are by Carlee Ashton Diabo and are used under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Farmland page 109 = Photo by Ska defender, CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of South America page 109 = Map by DavoO, CC BY-SA 3.0

Image Credits (Alphabetical Order by Caption):

Alphabet page 91, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Aphids page 91, 124 = Photo by @dustinhumes_photography via Unsplash
Arm page 84, 85 = Photo by @artofsinn via Unsplash
Baby page 15 = Photo by @walaa2010 via Unsplash
Beans page 30, 56 = Photo by @omidopari via Unsplash
Bee page 30, 56 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Bird page 84, 86 = Photo by John Sacklin, used with permission
Boy page 93, 124 = Photo by @pekeshorked via Unsplash
Broom page 67, 72, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Bunk page 58, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Bus page 72, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Cake page 15, 33, 56 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Car page 83, 86, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Chicken page 3 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Child page 6 = Photo by @miekelauren via Unsplash
Chocolate page 3 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Chop page 3, 10, 27 = Photo by @maxdelsid via Unsplash
Church page 3, 27, 84, 86 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Cloud page 95, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0

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Coat page 61 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Cold page 61, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Cup page 10, 13, 27, 72 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Cute page 67, 85, 122 = Photo by @senjuti via Unsplash
Day page 15 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Dog page 10, 27 = Photo by @victor_vector via Unsplash
Dolphin page 91, 124 = Photo by @pagie via Unsplash
Door page 84, 85, 124 = Photo by @betogaletto via Unsplash
Down page 95 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Dress page 10, 13, 27 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Drink page 58, 86, 122 = Photo by @mero_dnt via Unsplash
Ear page 83, 85, 124 = Photo by @dylanhendricks via Unsplash
Earthquake page 8 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Egg page 10, 27 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Elbow page 10, 27 = edited from photo by @oh_gosh via Unsplash
Exercise page 7 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Family page 52, 56 = Photo by Alyssa Sieb via https://nappy.co/alyssasieb, Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
license
Fire page 33, 83, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Fish page 3 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Food page 67, 72, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Fork page 84, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Fly page 52, 56 = Photo by John Sacklin, used with permission
Fruit page 67, 72, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Garden page 83, 86, 124 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Gay page 15 = Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels.com
Girl page 86 = Photo by @hozae via Unsplash
Graph page 91, 124 = Clip art edited from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Hair page 83, 86 = Photo by @alipzn via Unsplash
Happy page 52 = Photo by Chona Kasinger via Disabled and Here, CC BY 4.0
Heart page 84, 86 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Home page 61, 122 = Clip art edited from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Hot page 13 = Clip art edited from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Hungry page 58, 86, 122 = Photo by Joy Nelson, used with permission
Ice page 37, 56, 69 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Jar page 83, 86 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Juice page 67, 72 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Jungle page 58, 86, 122 = Photo by @jeremyboley via Unsplash
Leaf page 30, 56 = Photo by @kwangjavier via Unsplash
Legs page = Photo by @haleyephelps via Unsplash
Lungs page 58, 86, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0

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Mom page 13 = Photo by Joy Nelson, used with permission
Moon page 67, 72, 122 = Photo by @achrovisual via Unsplash
Mouth page 95 = Photo by @whatuprell via Unsplash
Mug page 10, 13, 27, 72 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Music page 67, 72, 122 = Photo by @sandiproy_kolkata
Mustard page 10, 13 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Nephew page 91, 124 = Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels
Night page 37, 56 = Photo by @zacong via Unsplash
Noise page 93, 124 = Clip art edited from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0 on photo by @elyaspasban via Unsplash
Nurse page 84, 85, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Olive page 10, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Open page 61, 86 = Photo by @mrrrk_smith via Unsplash
Peach page 30, 56, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Pear page 83, 86, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Pen page 13 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Play page 15 = Photo by @neonbrand via Unsplash
Pharmacy page 91, 124 = Photo by @nci via Unsplash
Phone page 91, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Photo page 91, 124 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Pie page 37 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Pot page 13, 27 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Push page 3 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Quiet page 8, 27 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Rain page 15 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Read page 30, 56 = Photo by @sevenshooterimage via Unsplash
Ring page 58, 86, 122 = Photo by @inartesamma via Unsplash
Rose page 61, 85, 122 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Seed page 30 = Photo by @hg_photo via Unsplash
Shave page 3 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Ship page 3 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Shirt page 3, 6, 27, 84, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Shop page 3, 27 = Photo by @freestocks via Unsplash
Shot page 3 = Photo by @isengrapher via Unsplash
Shower page 3, 6 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Sing page 86 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Sink page 58, 86, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Sleep page 30, 56 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Soap page 61, 85, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Socks page 13, 85 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Soup page 67, 85, 122 = Photo by @henriquefelix via Unsplash
States page 15, 33 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0

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Stop page 27 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Stove page 61, 85, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Student page 67, 85, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Suit page 67, 85, 122 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Table page 33, 56 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Think page 86 = Photo by @anthonytran via Unsplash
Throat page 61, 85, 122 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Tie page 37 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Tired page 83, 124 = Photo by @nartan via Unsplash
Toilet page 93, 124 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Tooth page 67, 69, 124 = Clip art edited from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Toy page 93, 124 = Photo by @markusspiske via Unsplash
Truck page 10, 13, 27, 72 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Wine page 37, 56 = Clip art edited from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Wooden page 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 124 = Photo by Jen Sacklin
Year (2017, 2018, 2019) page 52 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0
Yogurt page 52 = Photo by @saracervera via Unsplash
X-Ray page 7 = Clip art from openclipart.org, CC0 1.0

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Flashcards for Units 5 & 6 (no duplicate words from Units 1-4): Print double-sided on cardstock

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Flashcards for Units 5 & 6 (no duplicate words from Units 1-4): Print double-sided on cardstock

shot shower chop shirt

push chocolate ship shave

earthquake quiet X-ray exercise

quarter
sixty queer sixteen
or coin

truck mug cup turquoise

mustard stop elbow egg

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Flashcards for Units 5 & 6 (no duplicate words from Units 1-4): Print double-sided on cardstock

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Flashcards for Units 5 & 6 (no duplicate words from Units 1-4): Print double-sided on cardstock

peach play baby dress

right five purple gray

happy tie pie day

cake fly family states

ice seed sleep gay

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Flashcards for Units 7 & 8 (no duplicate words from Units 1-6): Print double-sided on cardstock

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Flashcards for Units 7 & 8 (no duplicate words from Units 1-6): Print double-sided on cardstock

stove rose bunk hungry

soap open home ring

cute fruit suit lungs

blue student music drink

moon broom food pink

soup throat sink jungle

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Flashcards for Units 7 & 8 (no duplicate words from Units 1-6): Print double-sided on cardstock

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Flashcards for Units 7 & 8 (no duplicate words from Units 1-6): Print double-sided on cardstock

nephew photo door ear

aphids phone alphabet tired

pharmacy dolphin graph garden

toy toilet boy pear

orange wooden brown nurse

cloud noise car tooth

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