Phase 2 cut, match and stick (Sets 1-4)

What’s included?

This download includes x8 A4 pdf sheets (portrait orientation) which includes an activity sheet and answers for ** all ** sounds in Phase 2 split into x4 activity sets.

What’s it for?

This Phase 2 phonics activity reinforces all sounds - s a t p i n, m d g o c k, ck e u r h b, f ff l ll ss and has been designed to keep little hands busy and focused, it's a simple, predictable matching activity that promotes independence and helps consolidate learning. This activity is ideal for individuals/groups to be getting on with independently - ideal when calm and focus is needed, e.g. during guided/quiet reading sessions.

Who’s it for?

This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in year one as well as older students needing additional learning support.

How to use it?

Each learner needs to cut out and match two ‘phoneme pictures’ to every grapheme (printed on the left side). Dotted lines guide where to cut, though the picture-squares could be pre-cut for those who struggle with cutting out. Phase 2 phonics sounds have been split into four sets, one set per sheet. Not all phonemes are ‘initial’ letters (sets 3 and 4 here) - so learners may need this pointing out before working on these independently to help keep focus.

Resource Details

Set 1

• s: scissors, snake
• a: apple, avocado
• t: tent, tractor
• p: panda, pear
• i: ink, igloo
• n: narwhal, needle (learners should watch out not to confuse ‘needle’ with ‘pin’)

Set 2

• m: mouse, milk
• d: dog (dachshund, ‘double d’ !), dinosaur (diplodocus, also ‘double d’ !)
• g: glasses (green - ‘double g’ ! ), goat
• o: (orange) octopus (double ‘o’!), orange
• c: cat, clock
• k: key, kangaroo

Set 3

• ck: sock, duck (‘end’ sound here so may catch out some learners)
• e: elephant, egg
• u: umbrella (upside -down ‘double u’ !), up (stairs - arrow indicates this)
• r: robot, rainbow
• h: horse, house
• b: balloon (blue - ‘double b’ !), bee

Set 4

• ck: truck, black (‘ck’ is reinforced (repeated from ‘Set 3’) instead of leaving a gap)
• f: frog, fish
• ff: muffin, cliff
• l: lemon, leaf
• ll: bull, ball
• ss: grass, dress

Optional Extension

Adding the word labels is optional and best provided as an extension for more able/quick learners. These tiny labels can be cut out and added under each ‘phoneme picture’, though the phoneme/grapheme matching should be completed first. The word labels are not consistently sound-out-able and learners would need to use their knowledge of the phonemes/graphemes already matched during the activity and look at the initial/final letter sounds to help them.

Matching resources

Other (matching) resources are also available if you like this activity set.

Individual sets:

• satpin Phase 2 cut, match and stick (Set 1 of 4)

• mdgock Phase 2 cut, match and stick (Set 2 of 4)

• ck e u r h b Phase 2 cut, match and stick (Set 3 of 4)

• ck f ff l ll ss Phase 2 cut, match and stick (Set 4 of 4)

Phase 3 Set:

• Phase 3 Phonics (sets 1 - 5) x5 sets in total

Important message

Any issues with these resources please let us know - we are happy to make changes.