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Explore our range of phase 5 resources that cover alternative pronunciations, all aligned with the phase 5 Letters and Sounds progression and order of teaching. We have a whole range of resources for phase 5 including phase 5 alternative pronunciation worksheets, games, lesson resources and much more! The phase 5 alternative pronunciations should only be taught once children have a good grasp of the 44 phonemes of the English language, as otherwise you could be causing more confusion.
Phase 5 alternative pronunciations refer to graphemes that can be pronounced in a range of different ways. For example the letter ‘y’ could be pronounced as the ‘y’ in yellow, or an ‘igh’ sound as in the word ‘Floppy’. Another example is the GPC ‘I’, this could be pronounced as in the word ‘tin’, or more of an ‘igh’ sound like in the word ‘find’. Some other common phase 5 alternative pronunciations are:
Here are some ideas for teaching the phase 5 alternative pronunciations for previously taught graphemes:
