First Term English Phonics Worksheet (5)
Unit 6: The Weather in Hong Kong

A: Compound Words: We put two words together to make a compound word.
e.g. pan  + cake  = pancake 

 I. Sing the compound word song  (tune PPAP)

I have a motor.                        I see the sun.                          This is a basket.
I have a cycle.                         I see some flowers.                 This is a ball.
                                                                                 
MOTORCYCLE                         SUNFLOWERS                BASKETBALL

Motorcycle… sunflowers…basketball--- Motorcycle-sunflowers-basketball! 

II. From the words below, choose two words and put them together to make a compound    word.

play     ball     thunder     grand     ground     storm     basket     mother

1.  ___________________________               2.  _______________________

3.  ___________________________               4.  _______________________

B: The Suffix ‘-are’: rhymes with air or fair. 
Read the sentences and circle the words with the ‘-are’ sound.

1. Last night, I had a nightmare and I still feel scared thinking about it now.
2. In my dream I paid my bus fare and looked for a place to sit down.
3. It was then I realised that everyone on the bus was staring at me.
4. They weren’t human, they were zombies! I didn’t dare make a move.
5. The zombies were walking towards me now, Luckily, I barely got away!