First Term English Phonics Worksheet ( 3 )
Unit 2: The New Pandora’s Box

A. Syllables: Every time you open your mouth to speak you are making a new syllable.

Rules

  1. Divide the word between the consonants.  Eg.- bas/ket, let/ter or din/ner.
  2. Usually divide before single middle consonant.  Eg.- re/port, o/pen or i/tem.
  3. Divide compound words, prefixes and suffixes.  Eg.- cup/board, un/happy or hop/ing


Divide the words in each section into syllables with a ‘/’. Eg.- ta/ble

 

 

 

 

 

Two syllables

 apple          remark          hopeless

 
Three Syllables opening     basketball     unhappy
Four Syllables interacting      understanding       education

B.  The ‘-ight’/ ‘ite’ sound: fight, light and might, rhyme with bite, kite and site

I. Read the passage and fill in the correct word from the choices below.

 

 

 

fight        might        sight        night       righ

     I had a big _________with my best friend.  I told her that I could help her with her homework but last ___________ after dinner I forgot all about it and didn’t call her.  I feel bad because I know it’s not ___________ to promise something, then not do it.  Today after school I __________ try to talk to her again but she’s really angry.  I hope she doesn’t lose ___________ that it was just a mistake.


 

II. Choose the correct word ending by using ‘–ight’ or ‘-ite.’

  1. The l_________ is so br_________, please turn it down.
  2. This m________ be the last time you ever get to fly a k_______.
  3. I had such a fr_______ when the dog tried to b______ me!