Chip’s Letter Sounds

Phonics: Level 1 – Chip’s Letter Sounds

Written by Roderick Hunt
Illustrated by Alex Brychta

Tips for Reading Together

Children learn best when the are having fun.

  • Tell your child they are going to help Chip play ‘I Spy’.
  • For each left hand page, remind your child of the letters by saying the sounds clearly, e.g. for ‘b’ say buh not bee.
    You can listen to the letter sounds on www.oxxfordowl.co.uk.
  • Ask them to trace the letters with their fingers while repeating the letter sound.
  • then ask your child to ‘spy’ things on the opposite page which begin with that letter sound. Look for lots of words!
  • From page 10 enough letters have been introduced to make whole words. Read the ‘word trail’ with your child. Sound out each word then say the word (e.g. h-o-p, hop)
  • Do the odd one out puzzle on each page and the tangled lines activity on page 22.

Find the odd one out on every left hand page.

This book practises these letter sounds:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f l ff ss

Trace the letters. Say the sound.

sun
sea
sand
sandwiches
socks
sandals
spade
seagulls
sandcastle
straw
sails

Look for ten things in this picture that begin with s.

table
teapot
tray
towels
tent
train
tools
tractor
tennis racket
tennis ball
tail

Look for ten things in this picture that begin with t.

presents
paints
picture
penguins
parrot
panda
polar bear
pop
pin
parents
pen

Point to all the things at my party that begin with p.

Say the sounds and then say the words.

sit
pat

ill
ink
insects
apple
ambulance
ant
animals
bat
fan
hat
man
lamp
pat
rat
cat
fin
pillow

What things can you find in the picture that begin with a or i?
Can you find anything with a or i in the middle of the word?

Say the sounds and then say the words.

man
pin
net

night
necklace
newspaper
needle
net
moon
Mum
mug
mice
monster
monkeys

Look for all the things in the picture that begin with m and n.

Say the sounds and then say the words.

dog
Dad
gap

game
garden
green
girl
grass
goal
goldfish
Dad
dinosaur
doll
dog
octopus
oranges

What things can you find in the picture that begin with o, g or d?

Say the sounds and then say the words.

pan
mop
egg
sock

cake
cook
caterpillar
competition
cat
car
castle
crown
cream
crocodile
cup
kangaroo
kitchen
eggs
elephant

Dad and I have entered a cooking competition. How many things can you find in the picture that begin with c, k or e?

Say the sounds and then say the words.

hop
mug
rub
rock

umbrella
rain
red
rabbit
river
rocks
holiday
head
hat
house
horse
hop
hair
house
hug
rub
Mum
mug
tree trunk

How many things can you find in the picture that begin with u, r or h?
Can you find anything with u in the middle of the word?

Say the sounds and then say the words.

leg
bin
Biff
mess

lady
lolly
leaf
litter
ladybird
flower
bee
butterfly
bench
bin
biscuit
baby
buggy
balloon
bag
buildings

What things can you find in the picture that begin with l, b or f?

Tangled lines

Follow the lines to find the objects.