Phase 4 Phonics Sounds with Tricky Words

When children start Phase Four of the Letters and Sounds phonics program, they will know a grapheme for each of the 42 phonemes. They will be able to blend phonemes to read CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words and segments to spell them. They are not taught any new phonemes or graphemes. Instead, they are trained to manipulate further the phonemes and graphemes they have already learned. Children explore more polysyllabic words (words containing more than one syllable).

Letters and Sounds in Phase 4 Phonics

The main aim of this phase is to consolidate the children’s knowledge and to help them learn to read and spell words that have adjacent consonants. 

Here are some examples of the kinds of phonemes that children are expected to understand by this stage.

  • Sk, lt, lp, if, and pt
  • Scr, shr, thr, nch, and str
  • Fr, nl, fl, gl, and pl
  • Cl, sl, sp, st and tw
  • Sm, pr, sc, sk, and sn

Phase 4 Tricky Words List

Following is a list of high frequency words for phase 4 of phonics teaching.

I wentit’shelpjust
tentbelthumpband
dentfeltgulplamp
windlandnestsink
linkhuntbesttilt
liftlosttuftdamp
bustcampgiftkept
tusklimpsoftpond
huskcostbankbunk
fondgustHandnext
milkgolfjumpFact
meltPaintroasttoast
beastThinkChildrenhelpdesk
sandpitwindmillsoftestpondweed
desktophand sandmeltinggift box
seventhshampooChestershelter
lunchboxsandwichshelvingManchester
Chimpanzeechampionthunderingfrom
SpotFrogStepStop
planspecktripgrab
trackspinflaggrip
gladtwinsniffplum
granswimclapdrop
glassGrassbrassgreen
freshsteeptreeSpear
smellspoontrainsport
thrushtrashstartfair
trailcreamclownstar
creepbrownstairbring
crashbleedclearswing
droopfloatsmartGroan
Brushgrowlscoopcrisp
frownspeechsmearthrill
treetopstarlightfreshnessstand
trendbrandplumpstamp
skunkblinkdrankblank
trunkGraftblastslant
strapscrunchTwistingprinter
welshsixthboostroast

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