Foundation unit F1

English Sounds and Word Reading

This unit teaches learners how to approach unfamiliar English words.

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A practical reading approach

English spelling is not completely regular. Learners study useful patterns while also learning that some common words must be remembered individually.

Twelve lessons

Lessons 01 to 03 are available. Lessons 04 to 12 remain in the approved planned sequence.

F1-L01 Available

Letters, Names and Sounds

Distinguish letter names, common sounds, uppercase and lowercase forms, vowels and consonants.

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F1-L02 Available

Short Vowel Sounds

Read words with a as in cat, e as in bed, i as in sit, o as in hot and u as in cup.

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F1-L03 Available

Long Vowels and Silent E

Compare short-vowel words with silent-e words such as cap and cape.

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F1-L04 Coming soon

Consonant Blends

Read common beginning and ending blends such as bl, st, nd and mp.

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F1-L05 Coming soon

Digraphs

Practise common digraphs including sh, ch, th, ph, wh, ng and ck.

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F1-L06 Coming soon

Hard and Soft C and G

Compare hard and soft sounds in words such as cat, city, game and giant.

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F1-L07 Coming soon

Common Vowel Teams

Practise common vowel teams including ee, ea, ai, ay, oa and ie.

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F1-L08 Coming soon

Changing Vowel-Team Sounds

Explore how oo, ou, ow, ea and ie can represent different sounds.

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F1-L09 Coming soon

R-Controlled Vowels

Practise ar, er, ir, or and ur in familiar words.

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F1-L10 Coming soon

Silent Letters

Read words containing kn, wr, mb, gh and other silent letters.

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F1-L11 Coming soon

Endings and Longer Words

Practise common endings such as -tion, -sion, -ture, -ful and -less.

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F1-L12 Coming soon

Syllables, Stress and Fluency

Divide words into syllables, recognise stress and read phrases smoothly.

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