BEGINNING ENGLISH AS

AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
– SUPPORT MATERIALS
WORD STUDY

TEACHER RESOURCES
Acknowledgments

These resources are based on Word Study for New Arrivals

(ISBN/ISSN 0 7594 0383 X) first published in 2005.

Illustration: Kat Chadwick

The Victorian school font set is available from:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/
teachingresources/discipline/english/Pages/handwriting.aspx

Melbourne June 2021

© State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) 2021

Beginning English as an additional language – support materials – Word

study is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition
that you credit the State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training),
indicate if changes were made and comply with the other licence terms, see:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

The licence does not apply to:

• any images, photographs, trademarks or branding, including the Victorian
Government logo and the DET logo; and
• content supplied by third parties.

Copyright queries may be directed to copyright@education.vic.gov.au

Authorised by the Department of Education and Training,

2 Treasury Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002
CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Word list 1 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Word list 2 (incorporating Word list 1) .......................................................................................................... 8

WORD LIST 1 – TEACHING ACTIVITIES ........................................................................ 9

Large flashcards ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Small flashcards .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Word bingo ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Spelling activity sheets ........................................................................................................................................................... 43

WORD LIST 2 – TEACHING ACTIVITIES ....................................................................... 66

Large flashcards ................................................................................................................................................................................. 67

Small flashcards .................................................................................................................................................................................. 115
Initial letters bingo ........................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Vowel digraphs and unusual sounds bingo ................................................................................... 137
Consonant clusters and digraphs bingo ............................................................................................. 150
Have a go card ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
Learning to spell – Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check ........................................................... 162
On the weekend sentences ............................................................................................................................................ 163
Handwriting practice sheets ....................................................................................................................................... 193

WORD LIST 2 – WORD GROUPS ................................................................................................... 221

Initial letter groups – My Dictionary .............................................................................................................. 222

Consonant clusters (blends) ........................................................................................................................................ 249
Consonant digraphs .................................................................................................................................................................... 264
Vowel and vowel/consonant digraphs ...................................................................................................... 272
Additional letter combinations ............................................................................................................................... 290
Spelling patterns ................................................................................................................................................................................. 298
Word features ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 326
Grammatical features .............................................................................................................................................................. 351
Topic lists ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 358

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................... 375

Vowels and vowel diagraphs......................................................................................................................................... 376

Consonant clusters.......................................................................................................................................................................... 401

BLANK TEMPLATES ...................................................................................................................................................... 423

Word study | 3
Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Students beginning their English Word study is presented in four sections.

language learning in Australia come from
1. Word list 1 – Teaching activities
a range of backgrounds, and begin their
literacy learning in English with varied 2. Word list 2 – Teaching activities
educational experiences. 3. Word list 2 – Word groups
Some students have already developed 4. Extension activities
literacy skills in their home language.
Others have not attended school before These materials focus on the vocabulary
or may have learnt to read and write in and grammatical features which early
a script other than the English script. All learners of English are most likely to use,
students have some knowledge of at least and to need to use.
one language which can be used to support Resources to assist English-speaking
their English language learning. All EAL students to develop early literacy skills are
students beginning to learn English need to not always appropriate for new learners of
learn to read and write English at the same English. Such materials are based on a wide
time as they are learning to speak it. vocabulary range and use grammatical
These materials: features that are not within the repertoire of
• are specifically developed for students most new learners of English. They usually
new to learning English target young primary students and are not
necessarily suitable for older learners. To
• can be used with students of different
overcome this difficulty, the words used in
ages, and are appropriate for older
these materials are based on the classroom
students
writing of EAL learners after they have been
• can be used with students from a range learning English for a few months in an
of educational backgrounds English language school.
• can be used with students changing from
The font used in the material is the
a non-roman script to English
Victorian Modern Cursive script used
• can be used to develop bilingual word lists in schools in Victoria. The font can be
• take into account the specific learning downloaded from: Victorian Modern
needs of EAL learners with low levels of Cursive Script font
literacy in their home language.

4 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
 Introduction

USING WORD STUDY ADAPTING THE MATERIALS

EAL students who are beginning to These word study activities and materials
develop literacy in English need to learn can be selected from and adapted to meet
how to write and read the words that individual class and student needs. This is
they are currently using. This resource a resource to be drawn on to supplement THROUGH
provides materials that can be used in a classroom activities, not a stand-alone
STUDYING THE
variety of ways to develop initial skills in program. Teachers develop programs
reading, writing and spelling English words. that suit their individual students, basing PATTERNS THAT
Through studying the patterns that govern content on their knowledge of their GOVERN THE
the way English is read, pronounced and students’ backgrounds (including their WAY ENGLISH
spelt, within meaningful contexts, students prior literacy experiences), the languages IS READ,
develop valuable literacy skills and they speak, read and write, and their ages. PRONOUNCED
learning strategies.
The vocabulary and grammatical features AND SPELT,
This resource is intended to be used within in this resource have been specifically WITHIN
an integrated approach to early EAL chosen to be appropriate to EAL learners
MEANINGFUL
teaching in which oral, aural and written early in their English language learning,
CONTEXTS,
English are learnt together. The resource and it is anticipated that teachers will add
focuses on the development of spelling and to and adapt the content according to STUDENTS
reading by assisting students to build up the needs of their students. For example, DEVELOP
a repertoire of well-known words that they in a rural setting, the word tram may not VALUABLE
can use in their own reading and writing. It be appropriate, but could be changed to LITERACY SKILLS
is assumed that students will be introduced tractor. Additional words can be added to
AND LEARNING
to the words and grammatical features any group at any time, and words which
STRATEGIES.
used here through a range of listening and are not appropriate to student groups can
speaking, reading and writing activities in be removed.
the classroom.
The teaching activities presented in this
resource in no way limit how this resource
might be used.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 5
Introduction

CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDENTS WORD LISTS

FROM LOW-LITERACY BACKGROUNDS In this resource, the set of most used EAL words are
This material is particularly useful for students from presented in two lists.
low-literacy backgrounds, and the activities suggested Word list 1: a basic word list of 56 words, includes:
will assist students to build up initial concepts about
how reading and writing work in English. • words derived from examples of EAL students’ early
writing in English
Confidence building is a priority when working with
• words commonly needed for students’ early writing
students new to learning English. Each student
activities, based around immediate-needs topics
needs to receive personal feedback about their own
and everyday classroom, playground and after
learning achievements, no matter how small those
school activities.
achievements are, for example, writing one correct
letter in an attempted spelling of a word. This kind Word list 2: the full word list of 237 words, includes:
of feedback also helps students to learn more about
• Word list 1
how language is learnt and enables them to develop
self-help strategies. • additional words derived from EAL students’ writing
in English
• additional words that are commonly used in
LANGUAGE FEATURES immediate-needs topics
• commonly used words that assist in developing
The words used in this resource include words from
students’ understanding of sound/letter relationships
a range of classroom teaching contexts commonly
in English.
taught in the early stages of EAL literacy learning.
They include:
• vocabulary and grammatical features chosen by WORD GROUPS
the teacher. These aim to provide students with the
A knowledge of sound-letter relationships in English
English they need for:
will assist students to successfully read, write and
• communicating their everyday needs, wants and spell English words. In addition, an understanding of
experiences in the context of the classroom spelling patterns and word structure is important to
• developing initial literacy skills successfully read and spell new words.
• interacting in the classroom
• establishing relationships and friendships Given the irregular nature of the spelling in English,
students will need to understand that reliance on the
• vocabulary and grammatical features needed by
common sound/letter relationships is not enough
students to share their out-of-school experiences,
to successfully read and spell many English words.
while they are at school. The vocabulary students
Students need to be aware that, in many instances,
need for this kind of communication is often quite
English words do not follow clear, logical spelling
personal, but might also be shared among students
patterns and simply need to be learnt by heart. This is
with a similar background, such as going to the
the case with many of the most useful English words,
mosque, going shopping.
such as said, was, friend, and school.
The vocabulary covers: To help students to recognise the patterns in English
• nouns: such as mum, dad spellings, the words in the two lists have been grouped
in several different ways. These sets allow teachers to
• pronouns: such as I, you, he, she
focus on specific teaching points, and to use the words
• verbs: (in present and past tense forms) such as in games or activities as appropriate.
play/played, go/went
Word list 1 – Teaching activities
• adjectives: such as quick, beautiful, hungry
Word list 2 – Teaching activities
• conjunctions: such as and, because
Word list 2 – Word groups
• preposition: such as to, from, by
Extension activities
• articles: such as a, the.

6 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
 Introduction

WORD LIST 1
a house sister
after I some
and in the
at is then
because it they
big little to
boy looked under
brother mine
up
by mum
very
city my
was
dad name
watched
day no
down on we
friend park weekend
fun played went
girl saw will
go school with
good she yes
he shop you
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 7
Introduction

WORD LIST 2 (incorporating Word list 1)

a come jumped quiet through

aeroplane coming jumping ran throw
after computer kangaroo read Thursday
an could kick reading tired
and couldn’t kicked ride to
angry cousin kicking riding today
are dad koala rode toilet
at day library rubber
tomorrow
ate did like ruler
took
aunty didn’t liked run
baby do little running train
back don’t locker sad tram
bad door look Saturday truck
bag down looked saw Tuesday
ball eat looking scared uncle
barbeque eating lunch school under
basketball family market scissors up
beach fast me see very
beautiful father mine sharpener volleyball
because fire engine Monday she walk
big flower money shop walked
bike Friday mosque shopping walking
black friend mother shut
was
boat frightened mum sick
wasn’t
book from my sister
watch
bought fun name sleep
boy girl next sleeping watched
bring go night slept watching
bringing going no slow water
brother good off soccer we
brought grandfather office some Wednesday
bus grandmother on street weekend
buy had open student went
buying happy our Sunday were
by has out swam what
came have outside swim when
can he paper swimming where
can’t hot park table who
car house party tablet
why
catch how pen take
will
chair hungry pencil taking
children I phone teacher window
church in photo television with
city inside play temple won’t
class is played texta yes
classroom isn’t playing the yesterday
clock it put then you
cold jump quick they zoo

8 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORKSHEETS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

WORD LIST 1
WORKSHEETS
TEACHING ACTIVITIES

MATERIALS ACTIVITIES
• Large flashcards
Focusing on letters and words:
• Small flashcards
• sort words according to letters and simple spelling
• Word bingo
patterns
• Spelling activity sheets
• identify and group words that all contain a particular
letter, or letter group
• put groups of cards into simple alphabetical order
TEACHING FOCUSES
• read words that all begin with a particular letter, or
• Learn English letter names and the sounds they listen carefully for the sound that they make
commonly make • find words with a particular letter in them – begin
• Develop awareness of the initial and final sounds with flashcards then extend to environmental print
in familiar words • make and remake some simple sentences 1
• Develop the concept that the spelling of words in • play simple games such as Bingo, Concentration,
English remains the same, regardless of context Noughts and Crosses, Snap
• Help students represent sounds heard in words, • use word lists or groupings as the basis for class
with letters, written in the order they are heard word walls or personal word lists
• Develop initial understandings of how English • trace over words on laminated cards
print works, including direction, spacing, capital
• match words and pictures
letters and lower-case letters, and some basic
punctuation such as full stops • use the spelling activity sheets.
• Develop a bank of familiar words
Focusing on sentences:
• Model independent learning strategies that assist
students in developing independent learning skills • read sentences together, noting important features
such as punctuation, capital letters, reading
sentences from a left to right movement
• cut and paste sentences to jumble or unjumble them
• match sentences, words and pictures
• make simple sentences into books
• use the on the weekend materials as the basis for
initial attempts at diary writing
• cloze activities using sentences.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 9
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

Large flashcards
&

a
after
and
X
1

at
because
10 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

big
boy
brother
X
1

by
city
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 11
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

dad
day
down
X
1

friend
fun
12 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

girl
go
good
X
1

he
house
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 13
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

I
in
is
X
1

it
little
14 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

looked
mine
mum
X
1

my
name
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 15
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

no
on
park
X
1

played
saw
16 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

school
she
shop
X
1

sister
some
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 17
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

the
then
they
X
1

to
under
18 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

up
very
was
X
1

watched
we
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 19
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

weekend
went
will
X
1

with
yes
20 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

you

X
1

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 21
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

Small flashcards &

These can also be used as class or student word lists, adding new words as appropriate.

a
after
and
at

X
1

because
big
boy
brother
by

22 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

city

X
1

dad
day
down

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 23
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

friend
fun

X
1

girl
go
good

24 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

he
house

X
1

I
in
is
it

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 25
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

little
looked

X
1

mine
mum
my

26 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

name
no

X
1

on

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 27
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

park
played

X
1

saw
school
she
shop
sister
some

28 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

the
then
they
to

X
1

under
up

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 29
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

very

X
1

was
watched
we
weekend
went
will
with
30 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 1 – Teaching activities

&

yes
you

X
1

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 31
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities WORD BINGO

WORD BINGO

Set up
• A set of ten bingo cards is supplied, each with 20 words.
• The game can be played with the Word list 1 flashcards.
• Print the word cards on coloured card, cut up and place into a container.

How to play
1. Give one bingo card to each student or a pair of students, with 20 counters.
Transparent counters work well as students can still see the letters through the counters.
2. Select cards one by one and show them or read them to the students.
3. If students have the word on their bingo card, they cover it with a counter.
4. When all the words on their bingo card are covered, students shout Bingo.

X
1

32 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD BINGO Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Bingo cards

played
name
mum

saw

to
house

they
in
he

is X
1

some
day

city

fun

go
after

shop
and

dad
boy

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 33
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities WORD BINGO

went
they

you
the

to
sister

some
saw

yes
on

X
1
good

very
fun

he

I
because

under
after

city
boy

34 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD BINGO Word list 1 – Teaching activities

weekend
watched

because
school

shop
mum

some
no
in

it

X
1
down

good

then

they
girl
and

will

saw
big
at

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 35
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities WORD BINGO

name

sister

was
the
on
looked

mum
little

my

we
X
1
house
good

with
it
a

brother
friend

and

boy

up

36 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD BINGO Word list 1 – Teaching activities

watched

under
school

we
to
looked

name

park

with
on
little X
1

very
girl

go

he

city

you
big
at

by

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 37
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities WORD BINGO

some
shop

the
she

yes
sister
park

very
in
is

X
1
down

house

with
fun

I
because

brother
and

they
by

38 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD BINGO Word list 1 – Teaching activities

watched
school
park

shop
saw

mum
little

they
no
is

X
1
friend

good

was
girl

he
dad
boy

the
big
at

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 39
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities WORD BINGO

sister

some
shop

very
saw

played

under
name

no

on
X
1
house

the
he

it
is
because

down
and

big

to

40 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD BINGO Word list 1 – Teaching activities

school

sister

went
shop
she
mine

was
no
it

X
1
brother
house
good

will
girl
looked

with
big
at

he

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 41
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities WORD BINGO

sister

some

you
the
she
name

park

saw
my

go
X
1
mum
good

will
he

is

weekend

watched
friend
dad
at

42 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

SPELLING ACTIVITY SHEETS

The following spelling activity sheets can be used as classroom
activities or as homework sheets.
Two activity sheets are supplied for each group of five or six words.

Spelling 1a and 1b: at I we went my with

Spelling 2a and 2b: the boy fun girl is day

Spelling 3a and 3b: and a watched dad mum

Spelling 4a and 4b: yes no he she go to

Spelling 5a and 5b: saw little good friend big played

Spelling 6a and 6b: city shop park school in house

X
1
Spelling 7a and 7b: you they by very some

Spelling 8a and 8b: up under down on mine weekend

Spelling 9a and 9b: then will after because name

Spelling 10a and 10b: brother sister was looked it

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 43
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 1a
Name:

Date:

at   I   we   my   went   with

1. Write each word 3 times.

at
I
we
went
X
1
my
with

2. How many letters in each word?

at with I
we went my

3. Fill in the missing letters.

a_ _e m_
w_nt wi__

44 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 1b
Name:

Date:

at   I   we   my   went   with

1. Unjumble the letters.

ta thiw ym
ew tnew

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
at with I
we went my

3. Read and draw.

We went to the park.
I went to my school with my mum.
I saw my friend at school.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 45
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 2a
Name:

Date:

the   day   boy   fun   girl   is

1. Write each word 3 times.

the
boy
fun
girl
X
1
is
day

2. How many letters in each word?

the boy fun
girl is day

3. Fill in the missing letters.

th_ b_y g__l
i_ f_n d_y

46 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 2b
Name:

Date:

the   day   boy   fun   girl   is

1. Unjumble the letters.

ilrg yad oyb
si teh unf

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
the boy fun
girl is day

3. Read and draw.

The boy and the girl went to school today.
School is fun.
It is a sunny day.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 47
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 3a
Name:

Date:

and   a   watched   dad   mum

1. Write each word 3 times.

and
a
watched
dad
X
1
mum

2. How many letters in each word?

and a dad
mum watched

3. Fill in the missing letters.

a_d wa_ched
da_ m_m

48 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 3b
Name:

Date:

and   a   watched   dad   mum

1. Unjumble the letters.

umm nad dda
tedwach

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
and a dad
mum watched

3. Read and draw.

My mum and dad went to my school yesterday.
My dad and my mum go to the shop.
I watched TV.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 49
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 4a
Name:

Date:

yes   no   he   to   she   go

1. Write each word 3 times.

yes
no
he
she
X
1
go
to

2. How many letters in each word?

yes no he
she go to

3. Fill in the missing letters.

y_s n_ h_
t_ s_e g_

50 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 4b
Name:

Date:

yes   no   he   to   she   go

1. Unjumble the letters.

yse on eh
hse og ot

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
yes no he
she go to

3. Trace over each word.

yes no he to she go
4. Read and draw.
Can he go to school? No.
Can she go to the park? Yes.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 51
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 5a
Name:

Date:

played   saw   big   little   good   friend

1. Write each word 3 times.

saw
big
little
good
X
1
friend
played

2. How many letters in each word?

saw played big
little good friend

3. Fill in the missing letters.

pla_ed sa_ _ig
litt_e g__d fri__d

52 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 5b
Name:

Date:

played   saw   big   little   good   friend

1. Unjumble the letters.

ienfrd tlitle asw
doog yadepl gib

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
saw played big
little good friend

3. Read and draw.

My friend is good.
I saw a big boy in the shop.
A little girl played at the park.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 53
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 6a
Name:

Date:

city   in   shop   park   school   house

1. Write each word 3 times.

city
in
shop
park
X
1
school
house

2. How many letters in each word?

city house in
shop park school

3. Fill in the missing letters.

c_ty i_ sho_
pa_k sch__l hou_e

54 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 6b
Name:

Date:

city   in   shop   park   school   house

1. Unjumble the letters.

oolsch arpk ophs
ni iyct uoehs

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
city house in
shop park school

3. Read and draw.

I went to the city.
We played soccer at the park.
I went to the shop.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 55
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 7a
Name:

Date:

you   they   by   very    some

1. Write each word 3 times.

you
they
by
very
X
1
some

2. How many letters in each word?

you they by
very some

3. Fill in the missing letters.

yo_ t_ey _y
ve_y _ome

56 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 7b
Name:

Date:

you   they   by   very    some

1. Unjumble the letters.

oyu meso eyth
ryev yb

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
you they by
very some

3. Read and draw.

I went to my friend’s house by tram.
It is very hot.
They saw some friends at school.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 57
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 8a
Name:

Date:

up   under   down   on   weekend   mine

1. Write each word 3 times.

up
under
down
on
X
1
weekend
mine

2. How many letters in each word?

up under down
on weekend mine

3. Fill in the missing letters.

u_ un_er _n
dow_ w__kend m_ne

58 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 8b
Name:

Date:

up   under   down   on   weekend   mine

1. Unjumble the letters.

pu owdn erund
endkwee no inem

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
up under down
on weekend mine

3. Read and draw.

On the weekend I will go to the shop.
I put my tablet on the table.
I sat down on my chair.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 59
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 9a
Name:

Date:

after   because   then   name   will

1. Write each word 3 times.

after
because
then
name
X
1
will

2. How many letters in each word?

after because then
name will

3. Fill in the missing letters.

be_ause __en na_e
wi_l aft_r

60 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 9b
Name:

Date:

after   because   then   name   will

1. Unjumble the letters.

teraf lliw eanm
enht cbeaues

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
after because then
name will

3. Read and draw.

My name is .
After school I will play with my friend.
I went to the park and then to my friend’s house.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 61
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling 10a
Name:

Date:

brother   sister   was   looked    it

1. Write each word 3 times.

brother
sister
was
looked
X
1
it

2. How many letters in each word?

brother sister was
looked it

3. Fill in the missing letters.

bro__er si_ter _as
look__ i_

62 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling 10b
Name:

Date:

brother   sister   was   looked    it

1. Unjumble the letters.

tersis asw ti
edolok otherbr

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1
brother sister was
looked it

3. Read and draw.

My brother was at school.
My brother and my sister looked at the car.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 63
 Word list 1 – Teaching activities SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling
Name:

Date:

1. Write each word 3 times.

X
1

2. How many letters in each word?

3. Fill in the missing letters.

64 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Word list 1 – Teaching activities

Spelling
Name:

Date:

1. Unjumble the letters.

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
1

3. Read and draw.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 65
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities WORKSHEETS

WORD LIST 2
WORKSHEETS
TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Students working with Word list 2 will also be extending ACTIVITIES

their vocabulary beyond the lists in this resource.
Focusing on letters and words:
• read words that contain the same letter – ask
MATERIALS students whether this letter always makes the
• Large and small flashcards, which can be used for same sound
personal dictionaries • ask students to sort words according to initial
• Initial letters bingo consonant clusters, number of syllables, long/short
• Vowel digraphs and unusual sounds bingo words, number of letters, particular sounds,
• Consonant clusters and digraphs bingo rhyming words
• Have a go card • use Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check (students write
• Look, say, cover, write, check sheet the new word in the first column. They study the
word, fold the paper over to cover the word and
• On the weekend sentence and picture sheets
2 then attempt to write it correctly in the next column.
• On the weekend cloze activity sheets
Finally, they unfold and check their spelling)
• On the weekend sentence, word and picture sheets
• use Have a go cards – encourage students to have a
• Handwriting practice sheets
go at spelling new words independently, then provide
students with support to correct their attempts
TEACHING FOCUSES • open word sorting - give students a set of words
and encourage them to find relationships and make
• Develop students’ understanding of sound-letter appropriate categories
relationships, the sounds represented by initial and
• games focusing on the above relationships/
final letters, blends and consonant clusters
groupings, such as Bingo, Noughts and Crosses,
• Develop the ability to segment words into individual Snap, Concentration, Guess My Rule
sequential sounds
• introduce and use a personal dictionary as:
• Teach that letter names are constant, but the sounds • a way of recording new words
that they represent in English can change • a strategy for spelling words
• Further develop a sight vocabulary of common words • use initial sound lists as basis for individual/class
• Provide a variety of opportunities for students to word banks to be added to by students
explore and identify sound-symbol relationships in • use topic lists as basis for individual/class word
meaningful contexts banks to be added to by students.
• Start teaching students to identify critical features
of words that affect spelling, such as double letters, Focusing on sentences:
common English letter sequences, word size and • read sentences together, noting important features,
shape, syllables for example punctuation, capital letters, reading
• Explore the fact that words can rhyme with each other sentences from left to right
• Learn some common letter patterns such as ea, ir, • cut and paste sentences to jumble and unjumble
ou, fl, ough them
• Develop some strategies to spell new words, such as • complete cloze activities using sentences
finding short words within longer words, plural forms, • match sentences, words and pictures
words endings such as -ed, -ing, syllabification
• make simple sentences into books.
• Develop students’ confidence to enable them to work
alone or within a group

66 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Large flashcards
&

a
aeroplane
after
X
2

an
and
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 67
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

angry
are
at
X
2

ate
aunty
68 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

baby
back
bad
X
2

bag
ball
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 69
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

barbeque
basketball
beach
X
2

beautiful
because
70 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

big
bike
black
X
2

boat
book
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 71
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

bought
boy
bring
X
2

bringing
brother
72 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

brought
bus
buy
X
2

buying
by
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 73
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

came
can
can’t
X
2

car
catch
74 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

chair
children
church
X
2

city
class
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 75
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

classroom
clock
cold
X
2

come
coming
76 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

computer
could
couldn’t
X
2

cousin
dad
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 77
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

day
did
didn’t
X
2

do
don’t
78 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

door
down
eat
X
2

eating
family
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 79
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

fast
father
fire engine
X
2

flower
Friday
80 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

friend
frightened
from
X
2

fun
girl
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 81
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

go
going
good
X
2

grandfather
grandmother
82 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

had
happy
has
X
2

have
he
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 83
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

hot
house
how
X
2

hungry
I
84 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

in
inside
is
X
2

isn’t
it
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 85
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

jump
jumped
jumping
X
2

kangaroo
kick
86 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

kicked
kicking
koala
X
2

library
like
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 87
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

liked
little
locker
X
2

look
looked
88 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

looking
lunch
market
X
2

me
mine
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 89
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

Monday
money
mosque
X
2

mother
mum
90 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

my
name
next
X
2

night
no
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 91
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

off
office
on
X
2

open
our
92 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

out
outside
paper
X
2

park
party
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 93
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

pen
pencil
phone
X
2

photo
play
94 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

played
playing
put
X
2

quick
quiet
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 95
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

ran
read
reading
X
2

ride
riding
96 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

rode
rubber
ruler
X
2

run
running
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 97
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

sad
Saturday
saw
X
2

scared
school
98 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

scissors
see
sharpener
X
2

she
shop
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 99
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

shopping
shut
sick
X
2

sister
sleep
100 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

sleeping
slept
slow
X
2

soccer
some
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 101
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

street
student
Sunday
X
2

swam
swim
102 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

swimming
table
tablet
X
2

take
taking
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 103
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

teacher
television
temple
X
2

texta
the
104 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

then
they
through
X
2

throw
Thursday
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 105
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

tired
to
today
X
2

toilet
tomorrow
106 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

took
train
tram
X
2

truck
Tuesday
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 107
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

uncle
under
up
X
2

very
volleyball
108 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

walk
walked
walking
X
2

was
wasn’t
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 109
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

watch
watched
watching
X
2

water
we
110 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

Wednesday
weekend
went
X
2

were
what
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 111
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

when
where
who
X
2

why
will
112 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
LARGE FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

window
with
won’t
X
2

yes
yesterday
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 113
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

you
zoo
X
2

114 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Small flashcards &

These can also be used as class or student word lists, adding new words as appropriate.

a angry
aeroplane are
after at
an ate
and aunty

baby because X
2

back big
bad bike
bag black
ball boat
barbeque book
basketball bought
beach boy
beautiful bring
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 115
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

bringing buy
brother buying
brought by
bus

came classroom
X
2 can clock
can’t cold
car come
catch coming
chair computer
children could
church couldn’t
city cousin
class
116 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

dad do
day don’t
did door
didn’t down

eat eating
X
2

family Friday
fast friend
father frightened
fire engine from
flower fun

girl going
go good
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 117
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

grandfather grandmother

had hot
happy house
has how
have hungry
X
2 he

I is
in isn’t
inside it

jump jumping
jumped

118 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

kangaroo kicking
kick koala
kicked

library look
like looked
liked looking X
2

little lunch
locker

market mosque
me mother
mine mum
Monday my
money
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 119
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

name night
next no

off our
office out
on outside
X
2 open

paper photo
park play
party played
pen playing
pencil put
phone

120 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

quick quiet

ran rode
read rubber
reading ruler
ride run
riding running X
2

sad sharpener
Saturday she
saw shop
scared shopping
school shut
scissors sick
see sister
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 121
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

sleep street
sleeping student
slept Sunday
slow swam
soccer swim
some swimming
X
2

table the
tablet then
take they
taking through
teacher throw
television Thursday
temple tired
texta to
122 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

today train
toilet tram
tomorrow truck
took Tuesday

uncle up
under X
2

very volleyball

walk watch
walked watched
walking watching
was water
wasn’t we
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 123
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities SMALL FLASHCARDS

&

Wednesday who
weekend why
went will
were window
what with
when won’t
X
2 where

yes you
yesterday

zoo

124 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
INITIAL LETTERS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

Set up
• A set of seven bingo cards is supplied, each with 20 letters.
• The game can be played with word cards that highlight the initial letters or alphabet
cards which are also supplied.
• Note that in the word cards, the word next has been used for the letter x.
• Print the word and alphabet cards on coloured card.
• Cut up the cards and place one set into a container.

How to play
1. Give one bingo card to each student or pair of students, with 20 counters.
Transparent counters work well as students can still see the letters through the counters.
2. Select cards one by one and show them or read them to the students.
3. If students have the initial letter on their bingo card, they cover it with a counter.
4. When all the letters on their bingo card are covered, they shout Bingo.

X
2

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 125
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

Bingo cards

x
r
f
l

w
q
e

p
X
2
u
o
c
i
h
b

z
t
m

y
g

126 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
INITIAL LETTERS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

x
r
f
l

w
k
p
d

v
j

X
2
o
c
i
n
h

z
t
m

y
g

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 127
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

x
r
f
l

w
q
e

p
v
j

X
2
o
c
i
n
h

z
t
m
a

128 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
INITIAL LETTERS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

x
r
f
l
q
p
d

v
j

X
2
o
c
i
n

z
t
m
a

y
g

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 129
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

x
r
l

w
k
p
d

v
j

X
2
o
c
i
h
b

z
t
m

y
g

130 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
INITIAL LETTERS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

x
l

w
k
q
e

p
d

v
j

u X
2
o
c
h
b

z
t
m
a

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 131
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

x
r
l
k
q
e

p
d

v
j

X
2
u
i
n
b

z
t
m
a
g

132 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
INITIAL LETTERS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Word cards
&

friend

jump
house
dad
boy

X
2
computer
angry

girl
eat

in

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 133
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

&

played
looked

run
no

to
X
2

school
mum

quiet
kick

on

134 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
INITIAL LETTERS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

next
very

zoo

X
2
under

went

yes

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 135
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities INITIAL LETTERS BINGO

Alphabet cards
&

x
r
f
l

w
k
q
e

p
d

v
j

X
2
u
o
c
i
n
h
b

z
t
m
a

y
g

136 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

Set up
• A set of seven bingo cards is supplied, each with 16 digraphs.
• The game can be played with word cards or digraph cards which are also supplied.
• Print the cards on coloured card, cut up and place into a container.

How to play
1. Give one bingo card to each student or pair of students, with 16 counters. Coloured,
transparent counters work well as students can still see the letters through the counters.
2. Select cards one by one and show them or read them to the students.
3. If students have the digraph on their bingo card, they cover it with a counter.
4. When all the digraphs on their bingo card are covered, they shout Bingo.

X
2

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 137
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

Bingo cards

ow

au

ai
ir

ing
ay
ar
oo

X
2
ight

aw
or

er
ough

all
ou

oy

138 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

alk
ow

ai
ir

ing
ar
oo

er
X
2
ight

aw

ay
or

ough

all
ou

oy

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 139
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

ion

oa
ee
ir

ing
au
ar
oo

X
2

alk
aw
ea
or

ough

all
ay

oy

140 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

ow

oa
ai

ee
ing

au
ar
oo

X
2
aw

ay
ea
or

ough

ion
ou

er

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 141
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

ow

ea

ai
ir

ing
ar
oo

ur
X
2
ight

ion
aw
ay

ough
alk

all

oy

142 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

ion

alk
ow
oa
au

oo

ur
ea
X
2
ight

aw
ar
or

ough

all
ou

ai

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 143
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

alk

ai
ee
ir

alk
ing
au

ur

X
2
ight

aw

ay

ay
all

oy

oy
er

144 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Word cards
&

night

walk
good
ball

boy X
2
yesterday
house

train
saw
car

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 145
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

&

scissors
bought

boat
day

girl
X
2
Thursday
weekend
playing
aunty

down

146 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&
beach

X
2
television

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 147
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO

Diagraph cards
&

ight
alk

all
ow

au
ar

ea

er
X
2

ough
ing
ou

ur
aw

ay
ai

ee

148 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND UNUSUAL SOUNDS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&
or
oa

X
2
oo
oy

ion
ir

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 149
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

Set up
• A set of six bingo cards is supplied, each with 12 digraphs.
• The game can be played with word cards or digraph cards which are also supplied.
• Print the cards on coloured card, cut up and place into a container.

How to play
1. Give one bingo card to each student or pair of students, with 12 counters.
Transparent counters work well as students can still see the letters through the counters.
2. Select cards one by one and show them or read them to the students.
3. If students have the digraph on their bingo card, they cover it with a counter.
4. When all the digraphs on their bingo card are covered, they shout Bingo.

X
2

150 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Bingo cards

thr

str

bl
gr

st

cl
X
2

pl
ck

ch

ph
th

tr

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 151
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

wh

str

sw
sh

st

cl
X
2

pl
th
fr

ch
tr
fl

152 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

thr

str

bl
gr

sh
st
X
2
ph

pl
fr

wh
ch

sl

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 153
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

str

wh
fl
gr

st

cl
X
2

sw
pl

sh

ch
br

bl

154 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

wh

str

ph
thr
gr

st
X
2
sh
cl

fl
sw
ch

tr

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 155
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

thr

ph
fl

str
gr

cl
X
2
wh

th

bl
ck
br

sl

156 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Word cards
&

classroom grandmother
train
from

then
she
children X
2

student
swim
bring

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 157
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

&
flower
street
sleep
X
2
kick
through

played

photo
black

what

158 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Digraph cards
&

thr

th
tr
fr

wh
pl

st
cl

X
2
str

ck
gr
br

sw
bl

sl
fl

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 159
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS AND DIGRAPHS BINGO

&
ph

X
2
ch
sh

160 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HAVE A GO Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Have a go card

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ
a b c d e fg h ij k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

My go Teacher

X
2

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 161
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK

Check the word

Write the word

X
2
Cover the word
Learning to spell – Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

Write the word

Say the word

162 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

This section includes three sets of materials:
• On the weekend sentence and picture sheets
• On the weekend cloze activity sheets
• On the weekend sentence, word and picture sheets

Use the On the weekend materials as the basis for initial attempts at diary writing.
Students can add additional information to the sentences such as I went to the zoo.
I saw two elephants.
Blank pages have been included for students to write their own sentences.
The completed pages can be collected and made into a booklet for students,
either for individuals or as class books.
Students can complete other activities around the sentences such as word
matching, word and picture matching, and sentence completion activities.

X
2

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 163
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

I went to a party.
On the weekend

X
2
On the weekend
I went to a
barbeque.

164 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

On the weekend
I played soccer.

X
2
On the weekend

basketball.
I played

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 165
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

I went to the city.

On the weekend

X
2
I went to the park.
On the weekend

166 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

On the weekend

friend ’s house.
I went to my

X
2
On the weekend
I went to the
beach.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 167
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

I went to the zoo.

On the weekend

X
2
On the weekend
I went to the
market.

168 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

I went to church.
On the weekend

X
2
On the weekend
I went to the
mosque.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 169
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

I went swimming.
On the weekend

X
2
I went shopping.
On the weekend

170 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

On the weekend
I went to the
temple.
X
2
I watched a movie.
On the weekend

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 171
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

On the weekend I

X
2
On the weekend I

172 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

On the weekend I

X
2
On the weekend I

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 173
 2
X
Write in the missing word

On the weekend I went a barbeque.

On the weekend I to a party.
Word list 2 – Teaching activities

On the weekend I basketball.

i
On the weekend I soccer.

BACK TO    CONTENTS
On the weekend I to the park.

174 | Word study  

On the weekend I went the city.
On the weekend I to the beach.
On the weekend I went my friend’s house.
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

Beginning EAL – support materials

 Write in the missing word

On the weekend went to the market.

ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

Beginning EAL – support materials

On the weekend I went the zoo.
On the weekend I to the mosque.

i
On the weekend I went church.

BACK TO    CONTENTS
On the I went shopping.
On the weekend I swimming.
On the weekend I a movie.
On the weekend I to temple.
Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Word study | 175

2
X
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I went to a barbeque.
X
2

I went to a barbeque.

I went to a barbeque.

barbeque

176 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went to a party.
X
2

I went to a party.

I went to a party.

party

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 177
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I played basketball.
X
2

I played basketball.

I played basketball.

basketball

178 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I played soccer.
X
2

I played soccer.

I played soccer.

soccer

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 179
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I went to the park.

X
2

I went to the park.

I went to the park.

park

180 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went to the city.

X
2

I went to the city.

I went to the city.

city

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 181
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I went to the beach.

X
2

I went to the beach.

I went to the beach.

beach

182 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went to my friend’s house.

X
2

I went to my friend’s house.

I went to my friend’s house.

house

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 183
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I went to the market.

X
2

I went to the market.

I went to the market.

market

184 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went to the zoo.

X
2

I went to the zoo.

I went to the zoo.

zoo

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 185
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I went to the mosque.

X
2

I went to the mosque.

I went to the mosque.

mosque

186 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went to church.
X
2

I went to church.

I went to church.

church

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 187
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I went shopping.
X
2

I went shopping.

I went shopping.

shopping

188 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went swimming.
X
2

I went swimming.

I went swimming.

swimming

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 189
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

I watched a movie.
X
2

I watched a movie.

I watched a movie.

movie

190 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Word list 2 – Teaching activities

&

I went to the temple.

X
2

I went to the temple.

I went to the temple.

temple

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 191
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

&

X
2

192 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

HANDWRITING PRACTICE SHEETS

Handwriting practice sheets based on the Word list 2 are included here.
Practising handwriting may be an important skill for many students, particularly those who:
• are changing scripts from a non-roman script, such as Chinese, Khmer or Arabic
• are young, and who are learning to write for the first time
• are older, but have little or no formal schooling, and who are learning to write for the first time
• have not developed a coherent or appropriate writing style.

Such students will require a handwriting program, and these sheets can be used to
supplement such a program.

Features of the practice sheets

• The practice sheets are presented in alphabetical order, but can be introduced to
students in any order, depending on the focus of the handwriting program. For example,
they can be grouped according to letter starting points, for example a c d g q; i t l j.
• The fonts are about 40pt in script size. They can be photocopied at a larger size or the
font enlarged before printing if necessary.
• The practice sheets include both capital and lower-case letters.
• The scripts are unjoined. As students develop in forming letters correctly, they can
progress to joining letters. X
2
• The sentences in the book include words with the target letters in positions other than in
the initial position.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 193
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Handwriting practice sheets

Name:

A A A A A A
a a a a a a a
A a
angry angry
X
2
aunty
after
ate
I can read a book to a baby.
I can

I ate a snack after school.

I ate

194 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

B B B B B B
b b b b b b b
B b
bus
basketball X
2

because
bike
I went to the beach by bus.

Ride a bike to the library.

I play basketball.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 195
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

C C C C C C
c c c c c c c
C c
can
X
2
cold
class
computer
Ice-cream is cold.

Can you use a computer?

Come to my art class.

196 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

D D D D D D
d d d d d d d
D d
dad
don’t X
2

door
down
His dad reads books.

Don’t open the door.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 197
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

E E E E E E E
e e e e e e e
E e
eggs
X
2
emu
eat
elephant
Emu eggs are very big.

Do elephants eat eggs?

198 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

F F F F F F F
f f f f f f f f
F f
family
fast X
2

fun
friend
My friend can run fast.

I have fun with my friends.

I have five people in my family.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 199
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

G G G G G G
g g g g g g g
G g
go
X
2
girl
good
going
The girl is going to the zoo.

Going to school is good fun.

200 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

H H H H H H
h h h h h h h
H h
happy
house X
2

hot
have
He is happy at school.

Is it hot in your house?

I have two hands.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 201
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

I I I I I I I I
i i i i i i i i
I i
in
X
2
is
inside
it
I can ride my bike to the city.

I put the paper in the bin.

Dad is sitting inside the house.

202 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

J J J J J J J
j j j j j j j j
J j
jump
jeans X
2

jacket

I wear jeans and a jacket.

Can you jump high?

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 203
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

K K K K K K
k k k k k k k
K k
kick
X
2
koala
kangaroo
take
Can koalas kick a ball?

I walked to the market.

204 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

L L L L L L L
l l l l l l l l
L l
like
lunch X
2

little
look
I like to eat my lunch at school.

I like to kick a soccer ball.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 205
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

M M M M M
m m m m m m
M m
mum
X
2
market
my
money
My mum went to the market.

I took some money to the shop.

206 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

N N N N N N
n n n n n n n
N n
next
name X
2

night
no
Sit next to me at school.

My friend’s name is .

I sleep at night.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 207
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

O O O O O O
o o o o o o o
O o
on
X
2
off
outside
our
Do you go outside to play?

I took a book to school.

Turn off the computer.

208 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

P P P P P P
p p p p p p p
P p
play
park X
2

paper
pencil
We play in the park.

Write with a pencil and paper.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 209
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

Q Q Q Q Q Q
q q q q q q q
Q q
quiet
X
2
quick
barbeque
mosque
Please be quiet.

I like going to a barbeque.

Do you go to the mosque?

210 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

R R R R R R R
r r r r r r r
R r
run
read X
2

rubber
ride
I can ride my bike very fast.

On Saturday she read a book.

I like to run in the park.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 211
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

S S S S S S S
s s s s s s s
S s
soccer
X
2
saw
school
student
There is no school on Sunday.

Yesterday I saw my friends.

The students played soccer.

212 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

T T T T T T
t t t t t t t
T t
today
tram X
2

table
took
Today is Tuesday.

We went to the city by tram.

Put your book on the table.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 213
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

U U U U U U
u u u u u u u
U u
uncle
X
2
under
up

My pen is under the table.

His uncle came to our house.

214 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

V V V V V V
v v v v v v v
V v
very
volleyball X
2

have

I have a very big television.

Watch a movie on television.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 215
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

W W W W W
w w w w w w
W w
went
X
2
we
watched
water
I watched the boat on the water.

We went swimming in the water.

216 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

X X X X X X
x x x x x x
X x
texta
next X
2

taxi
letterbox
Put the texta next to the box.

The taxi was next to the bus.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 217
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

Y Y Y Y Y Y
y y y y y y y
Y y
you
X
2
yesterday
yes
happy
Did you go to the city yesterday?

The happy boy had a party.

218 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HANDWRITING PRACTICE Word list 2 – Teaching activities

Name:

Z Z Z Z Z Z
z z z z z z z
Z z
zoo
pizza X
2

zebra
lizard
I saw a zebra at the zoo.

Do lizards eat pizza?

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 219
 Word list 2 – Teaching activities HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Name:

X
2

220 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORKSHEETS Word list 2 – word groups

WORD LIST 2
WORKSHEETS
WORD GROUPS

The lists in this section include: • Learn some common letter patterns such as ea, ir,
ou, fl, ough
• initial letters
• Develop some strategies to spell new words such as
• consonant clusters (blends) such as sk, fr, tr
finding short words within longer words, plural forms,
• consonant digraphs such as sh, wh words endings such as -ed, -ing, syllabification
• vowel and vowel/consonant digraphs such as ou, oy, ai
• Develop students’ confidence to enable them to work
• additional letter patterns such as ight, ough alone or within a group
• same letters/different sounds such as uncle/student/
put
• same sound/different letters such as ate, day, rain ACTIVITIES
• word features
• double letters such as ee, rr, ll
Focusing on letters and words:
• numbers of syllables • read words with the same letter – ask students
whether this letter always makes the same sound 3
• numbers of letters
• grammatical features lists • ask students to sort words according to initial
consonant clusters, number of syllables, long/short
• pronouns
words, number of letters, particular sounds,
• making the negative – contractions rhyming words
• topic words (including matching pictures for many • use Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check (students write
words). the new word in the first column. They study the
word, fold the paper over to cover the word and
then attempt to write it correctly in the next column.
TEACHING FOCUSES Finally, they unfold and check their spelling)

• Develop students’ understanding of sound–letter • use Have a go cards

relationships – the sounds represented by initial and • open word sorting – give students a set of words,
final letters, blends and consonant clusters and encourage them to find relationships and make
• Develop the ability to segment words into individual appropriate categories
sequential sounds • games focusing on the above relationships/
• Teach that letter names are constant, but the sounds groupings such as Bingo, Noughts and Crosses,
that they represent in English can change Snap, Concentration, Guess My Rule

• Further develop a sight vocabulary of common words • introduce and use regularly a personal dictionary as
a way of recording new words and as a strategy for
• Provide a variety of opportunities for students to
spelling words
explore and identify sound-symbol relationships in
meaningful contexts • use initial sound lists as the basis for individual/class
word banks to be added to by students
• Start teaching students to identify critical features
of words that affect spelling such as double letters, • use topic lists as basis for individual/class word
common English letter sequences, word size and banks to be added to by students.
shape, syllables
• Explore the fact that words can rhyme with each other

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 221
 Word list 2 – word groups WORKSHEETS

Focusing on sentences:
• read sentences together, noting important features
such as punctuation, capital letters, reading sentences
from left to right
• cut and paste sentences to jumble and unjumble them
• complete cloze activities using sentences
• match sentences, words and pictures
• make simple sentences into books
• use the on the weekend materials as the basis for
initial attempts at diary writing
• insert words from particular word groupings (initial
sounds, topic words) into spelling sheets, to model a
variety of strategies for learning spelling, and give
students structured practice at using the different
strategies.

3
INITIAL LETTER GROUPS –
MY DICTIONARY
• The words from Word list 2 are grouped in the following
section by their initial letters and listed alphabetically.
• These lists can be used as wall charts, or as pages
in students’ individual dictionaries. These lists can
be used to create personal bilingual dictionaries for
students. When used for student dictionaries the
pages can be printed two to an A4 page. The face
page provided can be used as a cover.
• Space has been left in the lists for additional words,
and a blank page has also been included for
additional words.

222 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

My Dictionary
X
3

Name:
Teacher:
School:

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 223
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Aa
a

aeroplane

after

an

X
3 and

angry

are

at

ate

aunty

224 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Bb
baby bike buy

back black buying

bad boat by

bag book

ball bought X
3

barbeque boy

basketball bring

beach bringing

beautiful brother

because brought

big bus
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 225
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Cc
came clock

can cold

can’t come

car coming

X
3 catch computer

chair could

children couldn’t

church cousin

city

class

classroom
226 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Dd
dad

day

did

didn’t

do X
3

don’t

door

down

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 227
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Ee
eat

eating

X
3

228 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Ff
family

fast

father

fire engine

flower X
3

Friday

friend

frightened

from

fun

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 229
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Gg
girl

go

going

good

X
3 grandfather

grandmother

230 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Hh
had

happy

has

have

he X
3

hot

house

how

hungry

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 231
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Ii
I

in

inside

is

X
3 isn’t

it

232 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Jj
jump

jumped

jumping

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 233
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Kk
kangaroo

kick

kicked

kicking

X
3 koala

234 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Ll
library

like

liked

little

locker X
3

look

looked

looking

lunch

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 235
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Mm
market

me

mine

Monday

X
3 money

mosque

mother

mum

my

236 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Nn
name

next

night

no

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 237
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Oo
off

office

on

open

X
3 our

out

outside

238 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Pp
paper

park

party

pen

pencil X
3

phone

photo

play

played

playing

put
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 239
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Qq
quick

quiet

X
3

240 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Rr
ran

read

reading

ride

riding X
3

rode

rubber

ruler

run

running

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 241
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Ss
sad shut Sunday

Saturday sick swam

saw sister swim

scared sleep swimming

X
3 school sleeping

scissors slept

see slow

sharpener soccer

she some

shop street

shopping student
242 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Tt
table through truck

tablet throw Tuesday

take Thursday

taking tired

teacher to X
3

television today

temple toilet

texta tomorrow

the took

then train

they tram
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 243
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Uu
uncle

under

up

X
3

244 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Vv
very

volleyball

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 245
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

Ww
walk weekend won’t

walked went

walking were

was what

X
3 wasn’t when

watch where

watched who

watching why

water will

we window

Wednesday with
246 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
MY DICTIONARY Word list 2 – word groups

Xx Yy Zz
yes zoo

yesterday

you

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 247
 Word list 2 – word groups MY DICTIONARY

X
3

248 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

Consonant clusters are sounds which are produced when two or more consonants
are combined to form a blend of the individual sounds.
Most of the clusters included in these lists are initial consonant clusters.
The lists can be used as the basis for class wall lists, class books or individual
student books.

The clusters used in this section are as follows:

bl cl fl pl sl br fr
gr tr st str sw thr

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 249
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

X
3
bl
black

250 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
cl

classroom
clock
class

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 251
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

X
3
fl
flower

252 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
pl

playing
played
play

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 253
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

X
3
sl

sleeping
sleep

slept
slow

254 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
br

bringing

brought
brother
bring

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 255
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

X
3
fr

frightened
Friday
friend

from

256 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
gr
grandmother
grandfather

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 257
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

X
3
tr
train
tram
truck

258 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
st
student

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 259
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

X
3
str
street

260 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
sw

swimming
swam
swim

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 261
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS)

thr

X
3
through
throw

262 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS (BLENDS) Word list 2 – word groups

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 263
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

CONSONANT DIGRAPHS
Digraphs are combinations of consonants or vowels that represent a sound that
neither letter in the combination ordinarily represents alone. For example: wh in
who, ph in photo.
The digraph ck is included in this list.
The lists can be used as the basis for class wall lists, class books or individual
student books.

The consonant digraphs in the following lists are:

ch (chair) ch (school) ph sh th (this) th (thing)

wh (when) wh (who) ck

Note that the lists under ch, th and wh are in two columns, depending on the
pronunciation of the words.

X
3

264 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

ch
school

X
3
ch

children
church
chair

catch

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 265
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

X
3
ph
phone
photo

266 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

shut

X
3
sh
sharpener

shopping
shop
she

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 267
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

Thursday
th
thing

X
3
th

then
they
the

268 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

wh
who

X
3
wh

where
when
what

why

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 269
 Word list 2 – word groups CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

kicking

kicked
locker

X
3
sick
ck

black
clock
back

kick

270 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 271
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

Digraphs are combinations of consonants (or vowels) that represent a sound that
neither letter in the combination ordinarily represents alone. For example: ai in rain,
ar in car.
The lists can be used as the basis for class wall lists, class books or individual
student books.

The vowel digraphs in the following lists are:

ai ar aw ay ea ee er
ir oa oo ou ow ur

Note that the lists under ou, ar, ow, oo, or, ou and er are in columns, depending on
the pronunciation of the words.

X
3

272 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
ai
train

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 273
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

party

X
3
ar

sharpener

barbeque
market

park
car

274 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

aw

X
3
saw

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 275
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

Sunday
Wednesday

Saturday
Thursday
Tuesday

X
3
ay

Friday
Monday
playing
played
play

day

276 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

teacher

X
3
ea

reading
eating
beach

read
eat

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 277
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

X
3
ee

weekend
sleeping
street
sleep
see

278 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

her
rubber

grandfather under
grandmother flower
soccer
water

X
3
ruler
er

sharpener
mother

teacher
father

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 279
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

X
3
ir
girl

280 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
oa
boat

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 281
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

classroom
kangaroo
oo

school
X
3
zoo
oo

good
book

took
look

282 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

cousin
ou

outside
ou

house
our
out

X
3
ou
you
couldn’t
ou
could

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 283
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

ow

window
throw
slow

X
3
ow

flower
down

284 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
ur
church

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 285
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

X
3

286 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 287
 Word list 2 – word groups VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

X
3

288 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWEL AND VOWEL/CONSONANT DIGRAPHS Word list 2 – word groups

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 289
 Word list 2 – word groups ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS

ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS

These lists include sounds made by a range of letter combinations, including
ight and alk.
Some diphthongs are included, for example, oy in boy.
The lists can be used as the basis for class wall lists, class books or individual
student books.

The following letter combinations are included:

alk all ight ing oy ough

X
3

290 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS Word list 2 – word groups

alk

X
3
walking
walked
walk

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 291
 Word list 2 – word groups ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS

X
3
all

basketball
volleyball
ball

292 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS Word list 2 – word groups

ight

X
3
frightened
night

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 293
 Word list 2 – word groups ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS

playing
reading
looking
kicking

riding
ing

X
3
bringing

coming
buying

eating
bring

294 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS Word list 2 – word groups

swimming

sleeping
walking
taking
ing

X
3
shopping
jumping

running
going

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 295
 Word list 2 – word groups ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS

X
3
oy
boy

296 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ADDITIONAL LETTER COMBINATIONS Word list 2 – word groups

ough

X
3
brought
bought

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 297
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS

SPELLING PATTERNS
The words in the following two sets of lists have been grouped according to:
• same letters – different sounds
• same sounds – different letters.

The words in these lists are based on Word list 2.

The lists can be used to help students develop awareness of the different
sounds and letter groupings found in English.
These pages can be made into wall charts or books, and students can
add their own words to the lists.

Same letters/different sounds

The words have been grouped to show the different sounds that letters
can make.
The lists show the different letter combinations and how the individual
letters make different sounds in different words or contexts.

X
3

298 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS Word list 2 – word groups

tomorrow
o
today

who
to
grandmother
o
mother
money

come

X
3
o

phone
photo

open
rode

no
go

tomorrow

volleyball
computer
mosque
o

locker

office

from
hot

off
on

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 299
 3
X
a a a a a
an kangaroo ate a was water
angry grandfather baby after wasn’t
Word list 2 – word groups

and grandmother came can’t watch

at ran name class watched
bad tablet paper classroom watching
bag Saturday table father what

i
black swam take grandfather

BACK TO    CONTENTS
can tram taking koala
dad

300 | Word study  

family
had
happy
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS

have

Beginning EAL – support materials

SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS Word list 2 – word groups

e
the
e

because
me
she

we

X
3
he

television
student
market

temple
went
slept
then
e

Wednesday
fire engine

yesterday
weekend

pencil
texta

when
went

next
then
very

pen
yes

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 301
 3
X
i i
in little inside tired
kick quick bike
Word list 2 – word groups

kicked inside fire engine

kicking scissors Friday
big sick I
city sister library

i
is swim like

BACK TO    CONTENTS
isn’t swimming liked
it television mine

302 | Word study  

with will outside
did quiet
didn’t ride
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS

window riding

Beginning EAL – support materials

SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS Word list 2 – word groups

computer
student

ruler

X
3
u

hungry
under

lunch
mum
jump
uncle

truck

shut
up

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 303
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS

ou
you

X
3
ou
cousin
ou

outside
house
our
out

304 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS Word list 2 – word groups

why
my
by

X
3
y

hungry
library
family
happy
aunty

party
baby
very

city
yesterday
y
you
yes

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 305
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME SOUND/DIFFERENT LETTERS

ch

X
3
watching
children

watched
church

watch
lunch
chair

catch
ch
school

306 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

SPELLING PATTERNS

Same sound/different letters

These words have been grouped together to show the different
combinations of letters that can make the same sound. The lists
include the vowel-consonant-e patterns, such as came, like and rode.
Note that the pronunciation of some of the words may vary according
to where the stress is placed.
The lists can be used to help students develop awareness of the
different sounds and letter groupings found in English.
These pages can be made into wall charts or books, and students can
add their own words to the lists.
These lists will assist the students with their spelling, by encouraging
them to look for patterns in English spelling.

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 307
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

ey
they
ai
train

X
3
Wednesday
yesterday
Saturday
Monday

Thursday
ay

Tuesday
Sunday
played
Friday

play
day
a-e

name
came

take
ate

taking
a

paper
table
baby

308 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

me
she
we
he
volleyball
ey
money

X
3
hungry
library
family
y

happy
aunty
angry

party
baby
city
weekend
sleeping
ee

street
sleep
see

reading
teacher
ea

eating
beach

read
eat

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 309
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

uy
buy
y

why
my
by
frightened

X
3
igh

library
Friday
i

quiet
tired
I

fire engine
i-e

outside
inside

mine
liked

ride
bike

like

310 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

oa
boat
tomorrow
ow

window
throw
slow

X
3
o

koala

won’t
don’t

open
no
go
o-e
rode

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 311
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

watching
watched
watch

what
was

X
3
o

tomorrow
computer

mosque
locker

soccer
office
from

shop
off

on

312 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

ow

flower
down

X
3
ou

outside
house
our
out

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 313
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

oor
door

walking
walked
al
walk
ough

brought
bought

X
3
aw
saw
water
a
scissors
or

314 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

cousin
ou
aunty
au

grandmother
Monday
kangaroo coming
o
brother

money
come

some

X
3
koala
a
a
u

jumped

Sunday
hungry

rubber

under
lunch
mum
jump

uncle

truck
run
fun

up

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 315
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

u
put

X
3
ou

couldn’t
could
oo

looked
good
book

took
look

316 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

u
ruler
ough
through

X
3
o

today
do
to
classroom
kangaroo
oo

school
zoo

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 317
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

oi
toilet

X
3
oy
boy

318 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

ere
where
are
scared

X
3
aeroplane
aer
air
chair

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 319
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

beautiful
eau
ou
you

X
3
Tuesday
ue
ew
student
u

320 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

pencil
office
city

X
3
swimming
student
Sunday
s

swam
swim
sister
Saturday

sleeping
scissors
scared
school

soccer
sleep
slept
slow
saw

sick
sad

see

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 321
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

au
aunty

classroom
a

can’t
class
fast

X
3
are
are

sharpener
barbeque
ar

market

party
park
car

322 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

wh

where
when
what

why

X
3
w

Wednesday
weekend
window

window
watch
water
walk

with
will
was

we

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 323
 Word list 2 – word groups SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS

ere
were

X
3
ur
church
ir
girl

324 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING PATTERNS – SAME LETTERS/DIFFERENT SOUNDS Word list 2 – word groups

cc
soccer
ck

X
3
kicking
kicked
locker
black

clock
back

kick
sick
c

classroom

computer
coming

because

scared
uncle
came

come
can
car

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 325
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

WORD FEATURES
The words in these lists have been grouped according to:
• double letters (the columns may show different pronunciations of the
same letter combinations)
• numbers of syllables
• numbers of letters.

The lists can be used to help students develop awareness of the different
sounds and letter groupings found in English.
These pages can be made into wall charts or books, and students can
add their own words to the lists.
These lists will assist the students with their spelling, by encouraging
them to look for patterns in English spellings.

X
3

326 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

ll
ball
basketball
volleyball
will
X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 327
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

oo
book classroom door
look kangaroo
looked zoo
looking school
X
3
took
good

328 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

ss
class scissors
classroom

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 329
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

tt
little

X
3

330 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

pp
happy
shopping

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 331
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

rr
tomorrow

X
3

332 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

ee
sleep
sleeping
weekend
street
X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 333
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

mm
swimming

X
3

334 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

nn
running

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 335
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

bb
rubber

X
3

336 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

ff
off
office

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 337
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

cc
soccer

X
3

338 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 339
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

One syllable words

a bus down jumped

an buy eat kick
and by fast kicked
are came friend like
at can from liked
ate can’t fun look
back car girl looked
bad catch go lunch
bag chair good me
X
3
ball church had mine
beach class has mosque
big clock have mum
bike cold he my
black come hot name
boat could house next
book dad I night
bought day in no
boy did is off
bring do it on
brought door jump open
340 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

our shop tram you

out shut truck zoo
park sick up
pen sleep walk
phone slept walked
play slow was
played some watch
put street watched
quick swam we
X
3
ran swim went
read take were
ride the what
rode then when
run they where
sad through who
saw throw why
scared tired will
school to with
see took won’t
she train yes
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 341
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

Two syllable words

after going photo texta

angry happy playing Thursday
aunty hungry quiet today
baby inside reading toilet
because isn’t riding Tuesday
bringing jumping rubber uncle
brother kicking ruler under
buying little running very
children locker scissors walking
X
3
city looking shopping wasn’t
classroom market sister watching
coming Monday sleeping water
couldn’t money soccer Wednesday
cousin mother student weekend
didn’t office Sunday window
eating open swimming
father outside table
flower paper tablet
Friday party teacher
frightened pencil temple
342 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

Three syllable words

aeroplane koala
barbeque library
basketball Saturday
beautiful sharpener
computer tomorrow
family volleyball
grandfather yesterday
grandmother
kangaroo
X
3

Four syllable words

television

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 343
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

One letter words

a I

Two letter words

an he my we
at in no
by is on
do it to
go me up

X
3
Three letter words

and car mum see

are dad off she
ate day our the
bad did out was
bag eat pen who
big fun put why
boy had ran yes
bus has run you
buy hot sad zoo
can how saw
344 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

Four letter words

baby jump take

back kick then
ball like they
bike look took
boat mine tram
book name very
came next walk
can’t open went
city park were
X
3
cold play what
come read when
don’t ride will
door rode with
down shop won’t
fast shut
from sick
girl slow
good some
have swam
isn’t swim
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 345
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

Five letter words

after paper water

angry party where
aunty phone
beach photo
black quick
bring quiet
catch ruler
chair sleep
class slept
X
3
clock table
could texta
didn’t throw
going tired
happy today
house train
koala truck
liked uncle
lunch under
money wasn’t
night watch
346 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

Six letter words

bought mosque
buying mother
church office
coming pencil
cousin played
eating riding
family rubber
father scared
flower school
X
3
Friday sister
friend soccer
hungry street
inside Sunday
jumped tablet
kicked taking
little temple
locker toilet
looked walked
market window
Monday
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 347
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

Seven letter words

because playing weekend

brother reading
brought running
couldn’t student
jumping teacher
kicking through
library Tuesday
looking watched
outside walking
X
3

Eight letter words

bringing swimming
barbeque Thursday
children tomorrow
computer watching
kangaroo
Saturday
scissors
shopping
sleeping
348 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORD FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

Nine letter words

aeroplane
beautiful
classroom
sharpener
Wednesday
yesterday

X
3

Ten letter words

basketball
frightened
television
volleyball

Eleven letter words

grandfather
grandmother

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 349
 Word list 2 – word groups WORD FEATURES

X
3

350 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
GRAMMATICAL FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

GRAMMATICAL FEATURES
The words in this group are grouped according to their grammatical features
and functions.
• Pronouns
• Making the negative: contractions
• Tenses
• Plurals

These pages can be made into wall charts or books, and students can add
their own words to the lists.

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 351
 Word list 2 – word groups GRAMMATICAL FEATURES

they
you
me

X
3
she
we
he

I
Pronouns

352 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
GRAMMATICAL FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

X
3
couldn’t

wasn’t
didn’t
won’t

don’t
can’t

isn’t
Making the negative: contractions

could
will
can

was
did
do
is

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 353
 3
X
Tenses

ride run swim

rides runs swims
Word list 2 – word groups

rode ran swam

riding running swimming

i
BACK TO    CONTENTS
walk jump look

354 | Word study  

walks jumps looks
walked jumped looked
walking jumping looking
GRAMMATICAL FEATURES

Beginning EAL – support materials

 buy bring eat
GRAMMATICAL FEATURES

buys brings eats

Beginning EAL – support materials

bought brought ate
buying bringing eating

i BACK TO    CONTENTS
go kick play
goes kicks plays
going kicked played
went kicking playing

Word study | 355

Word list 2 – word groups

3
X
 Word list 2 – word groups GRAMMATICAL FEATURES

watching
watched
watches
watch

taking
takes
took
take

X
3
liking
liked
likes
like

356 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
GRAMMATICAL FEATURES Word list 2 – word groups

X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 357
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

TOPIC LISTS
The words in Word list 2 have been grouped here according to topics.
These topics are ones that are often included in an EAL program for beginning students.

Topic lists
• Feelings • Actions • Transport • Days
• People • School • Places • Opposites

The word lists can be used to introduce the topics, to make into flashcards or game cards
or to make into wall charts.
Students can also use them to add to their personal dictionaries.
Space has been left in most lists for additional words.
Some words have been illustrated, and these can be used to make games such as
matching games.
These word lists can also be used to make bilingual resources in the students’
home language.

X
3

358 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

Feelings
&

angry
hungry
happy
tired
frightened X
3

sick
sad
scared
hot
cold
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 359
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

&

bad
good

X
3

360 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

People
&

boy
father
dad
girl
baby X
3

mother
mum
grandfather
grandmother
family
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 361
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

&

friend
children
student
teacher
X
3
brother
sister
uncle
aunty
cousin

362 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

Actions
&

eat
buy
jump
kick
play X
3

run
ride
sleep
swim
throw
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 363
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

&

walk
watch
bring
come
X
3
go
like
look
put
see

364 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

School
&

paper
bag
sharpener
book
rubber X
3

chair
table
scissors
computer
texta
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 365
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

&

pencil
pen
lunch
money
X
3
school
classroom
office
library
television
ball
366 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

&

basketball
soccer
volleyball
water
toilet X
3

window
clock
ruler
door
teacher
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 367
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

&

friend
girl
boy
tablet
X
3

368 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

Transport
&

aeroplane
bus
fire engine
train
truck X
3

bike
boat
car
taxi
tram
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 369
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

Places
&

beach
city
park
mosque
X
3
shop
party
church
house
market
school scale = 150%

370 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

&

street
library
zoo
temple
X
3

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 371
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

Days
&

Monday day
Tuesday today
Wednesday tomorrow
Thursday yesterday
X
3
Friday weekend
Saturday
Sunday

372 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
TOPIC LISTS Word list 2 – word groups

Opposites
&

hot cold
fast slow
bad good
under on
fast slow X
3

happy sad
inside outside
walk run
day night
girl boy
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 373
 Word list 2 – word groups TOPIC LISTS

&

mum dad
grandmother grandfather
yes no
on off
X
3
night day
open shut

374 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORKSHEETS Extension activities

WORKSHEETS
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

These extension activities are based on words in Word ACTIVITIES

list 2 but include additional words. They focus on:
• vowel digraphs and unusual letter patterns: ou, or, oo, Focusing on letters and words:
ow, ea, ough, ight, ar, ir, all, aw, ur, ee, oy, ing, ai, alk, er, • complete activities that focus on more complex
ay, au, oa relationships within and between words – focus on
• consonant clusters (blends) and consonant digraphs: digraphs, consonant clusters, long/short vowels,
bl, br, ch, ck, cl, fl, fr, gr, ph, pl, pr, sh, sl, st, str, sw, th, common spelling patterns, medial and final sounds
thr, tr, wh. • use word groupings as the basis for more complex
word banks
The worksheets can be used as individual or class lists
and dictionaries. Students can write sentences that • group words into basic grammatical lists, for
help show the meaning of the words and how they are example nouns, verbs, adjectives
used, for example I was so tired that I started to yawn. • make lists of forms of the verbs, noting whether the
They can practise the spelling of the words by tracing forms are regular or irregular, for example walk,
over them using the Have a go or Look, Say, Cover, walked, walking, walks; eat, ate, eating, eats. 4
Write, Check sheets.
Focusing on sentences:
• write sentences containing the new words, making
TEACHING FOCUSES sure that the sentences help to show the meaning
• Help students to develop a systematic approach of the words, such as I was tired and I yawned every
to spelling, with emphasis on the way letters can few minutes.
represent different sounds depending on context
or place in the word; and the way a sound can be
represented by more than one letter
• Teach writers to think about meaning as a strategy
for spelling
• Continue the development of word banks by
incorporating theme, topic, high frequency and
interesting words as they arise
• Introduce proofreading strategies: continuing to
explore and identify sound-symbol relationship;
categorise and classify words according to spelling
patterns
• Facilitate discussion about rules which govern the
structure of words, for example making singular
nouns plural or changing verbs into the past tense
• Further develop knowledge of spelling patterns –
digraphs; blends

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 375
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

Vowels and vowel diagraphs

ai alk all ar

au aw ay ea

X
4
ee er ight ing

ion ir oa oo

or ou ough ow

oy ur
376 | Word study   i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ai
hail
paint
sail
train
main
again
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 377
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

alk
chalk
walk
walked
talk
talked
talking
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

378 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

all
small
hall
basketball
wall
fall
taller
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 379
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ar
start party
garden
bark
park
sharp
shark
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

380 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

au
aunty
because

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 381
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

aw
yawn
paw
claw
dawn
draw
lawn
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

382 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ay
may
always
stay
hay
Thursday
away
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 383
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ea
seat
meat
meal
beach
nearly
neatly
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

384 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ee
keep
feet
week
sweet
cheek
sheep
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 385
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

er
teacher
mother
spider
cover
yesterday
jumper
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

386 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ight
frightened might
night
fight
tight
bright
frightening
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 387
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ing
raining
bring
riding
watching
thing
sleeping
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

388 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ion
television
station
action
lotion

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 389
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ir
dirt third
dirty
bird
skirt
girl
shirt
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

390 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

oa
boat
goat
coat
loan
throat

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 391
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

oo
stood
cook
took
shook
hook
book
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

392 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

oo
school soon
classroom
zoo
boot
cool
pool
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 393
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

or
fork
boring
pork
morning
before
horse
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

394 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ou
loud our
out mouse
found
about
cloudy
house
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 395
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ough
bought through cough
brought enough
thought

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

396 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

ow
slow
grow
snow
blow
row
show
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 397
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ow
down
brown
cow
towel
flower
shower
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

398 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS Extension activities

oy
boy
toy
annoy
enjoy
destroy

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 399
 Extension activities VOWELS AND VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

ur
church nurse
Thursday
fur
turn
hurt
burnt
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

400 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

Consonant clusters

bl br ch ck

cl fl fr gr

ph pl pr sh X
4

sl st str sw

th thr tr wh

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 401
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

bl
blue
black
blood
blanket
blame
blow
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

402 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

br
brick brother
broken
brown
bring
bread
bridge
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 403
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

ch
chair catch
chocolate
cheese
choose
church
chips
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

404 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

ck
stick
brick
clock
sock
rock
quickly
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 405
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

cl
clap
climb
clock
clever
cloudy
clothes
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

406 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

fl
flower flipper
fly
float
flag
flat
flood
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 407
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

fr
friend
Friday
free
fruit
frog
fridge
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

408 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

gr
green greedy
grapes graph
grandmother group
grow
grass
great
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 409
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

ph
phone
telephone
photo
physical
graph
telegraph
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

410 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

pl
play platypus
plate plastic
plus
please
plum
place
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 411
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

pr
pray
practice
problem
pretty
price

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

412 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

sh
shark sheep
shopping
shell
shoes
shower
ship
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 413
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

sl
slowly
sleep
slither
sleeve
slide
slip
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

414 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

st
stay
steal
stove
stair
stamp
stone
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 415
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

str
straight
string
strong
strawberry
street
stripe
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

416 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

sw
swim sweep
swing
sweet
switch
swimming
swan
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 417
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

th
thank you
think
thongs

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

418 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

th
their
there
these
them

X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 419
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

thr
throw
three
thrash
through
throat
threw
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

420 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
CONSONANT CLUSTERS Extension activities

tr
try
tree
travel
trace
train
training
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 421
 Extension activities CONSONANT CLUSTERS

wh
white
which
where
who
why
wheel
X
4

Put each word in a sentence.

422 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
WORKSHEETS Blank Templates

APPENDIX

Blank Templates 5

The Victorian school font set is available from:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/
discipline/english/Pages/handwriting.aspx

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 423
 Blank Templates LARGE FLASHCARDS

&

X
5

424 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SMALL FLASHCARDS Blank Templates

&

5
X

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 425
 Blank Templates SPELLING ACTIVITY

Spelling
Name:

Date:

1. Write each word 3 times.

X
5

2. How many letters in each word?

3. Fill in the missing letters.

426 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
SPELLING ACTIVITY Blank Templates

Spelling
Name:

Date:

1. Unjumble the letters.

2. How many syllables in each word?

X
5

3. Read and draw.

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 427
 Blank Templates ALPHABET CARDS

x
r
f
l

w
k
q
e

p
d

v
j

X
5
u
o
c
i
n
h
b

z
t
m
a

y
g

428 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
HAVE A GO CARD Blank Templates

Have a go card

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ
a b c d e fg h ij k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

My go Teacher

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 429
 Blank Templates LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK CARD

Check the word

Write the word

X
5
Cover the word
Learning to spell – Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

Write the word

Say the word

430 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Blank Templates

On the weekend I

friend ’s house.
I went to my

X
5
On the weekend I

friend ’s house.
I went to my

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 431
 5
X
Write in the missing word
Blank Templates

On the weekend .
On the weekend .
On the weekend .

i
On the weekend .

BACK TO    CONTENTS
On the weekend .

432 | Word study  

On the weekend .
On the weekend .
On the weekend .
ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES

Beginning EAL – support materials

ON THE WEEKEND SENTENCES Blank Templates

&

X
5

Beginning EAL – support materials i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 433
 Blank Templates MY DICTIONARY

My Dictionary
X
5

Name:
Teacher:
School:

434 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials
 Blank Templates

WORD LIST 1
a house sister
after I some
and in the
at is then
because it they
big little to
boy looked under
brother mine
up
by mum
very
city my
was
dad name
watched
day no
down on we
friend park weekend
fun played went
girl saw will
go school with
good she yes
he shop you
Beginning EAL – support materials i
BACK TO    CONTENTS Word study | 435
Blank Templates

WORD LIST 2 (incorporating Word list 1)

a come jumped quiet through

aeroplane coming jumping ran throw
after computer kangaroo read Thursday
an could kick reading tired
and couldn’t kicked ride to
angry cousin kicking riding today
are dad koala rode toilet
at day library rubber
tomorrow
ate did like ruler
took
aunty didn’t liked run
baby do little running train
back don’t locker sad tram
bad door look Saturday truck
bag down looked saw Tuesday
ball eat looking scared uncle
barbeque eating lunch school under
basketball family market scissors up
beach fast me see very
beautiful father mine sharpener volleyball
because fire engine Monday she walk
big flower money shop walked
bike Friday mosque shopping walking
black friend mother shut
was
boat frightened mum sick
wasn’t
book from my sister
watch
bought fun name sleep
boy girl next sleeping watched
bring go night slept watching
bringing going no slow water
brother good off soccer we
brought grandfather office some Wednesday
bus grandmother on street weekend
buy had open student went
buying happy our Sunday were
by has out swam what
came have outside swim when
can he paper swimming where
can’t hot park table who
car house party tablet
why
catch how pen take
will
chair hungry pencil taking
children I phone teacher window
church in photo television with
city inside play temple won’t
class is played texta yes
classroom isn’t playing the yesterday
clock it put then you
cold jump quick they zoo

436 | Word study   i

BACK TO    CONTENTS Beginning EAL – support materials