Phonics Hero is available in two orders of sounds: Letters & Sounds and Playing with Sounds. When you first log in to Phonics Hero, you will be able to choose the order of sounds to suit your lesson.
If you are unsure which to use, we recommend choosing ‘Playing with Sounds’.
| Part 1 | ||||
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| Level | Letters and Sounds | Playing with Sounds | ||
| Use alongside: | Download a PDF of the order. |
Download a PDF of the order. |
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| 1 | Phase 2:
A) s, a, t, p B) i, n, m, d |
s, m, c, t, g, p, a, o | ||
| 2 | A) g, o, c, k B) ck, e, u, r |
r, l, d, b, f, h, i, u | ||
| 3 | A) h, b, f, l B) ff, ll, ss |
v, w, y, z, j, n, k, e | ||
| 4 | Phase 3:
A) j, v, w, x B) y, z, zz, qu |
ll, ss, ff, zz | ||
| 5 | A) ch, sh, th, ng B) ai, ee, igh, oa |
sh, ch, th, wh | ||
| 6 | A) oo (zoo), oo (book), ar, or B) ur, ow, oi, ear C) air, ure, er |
ck, ng, qu, x | ||
| Part 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Letters and Sounds | Playing with Sounds | ||
| 7 | Phase 4:
A) CVCC, CCVC words B) Polysyllabic words |
VCC, CCVC, CVCC words | ||
| 8 | Phase 5: New Graphemes for Reading:
A) ay, ou, ie, ea B) oy, ir, ue, aw C) wh, ph, ew, oe, au D) a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e |
ee, ea, y, e | ||
| 9 | Phase 5: Alternative Pronunciations:
A) i (fin vs. find), o (hot vs. cold), c (cat vs. cent), g (got vs. giant) B) u (but vs. put), ow (cow vs. blow), ie (tie vs. field), ea (eat vs. bread) C) er (farmer vs. her), a (hat vs. what), y (yes vs. by vs. very), ch (chin vs. school), ou (out vs. shoulder vs. could vs. you) |
i, igh, y, ie, i_e | ||
| 10 | Phase 5: Alternative Spellings:
A) ch, tu, tch B) f, ff, ph |
o, oa, ow, o_e | ||
| 11 | A) j, dge, ge, g
B) r, rr, wr |
a, ai, ay, a_e | ||
| 12 | s, c, ce, ss, se | oo, ew, ue, u_e | ||
| Part 3 | ||||
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| Level | Letters and Sounds | Playing with Sounds | ||
| 13 | sh, ci, ti | r, rr, wr | ||
| 14 | ai, a, ay, a_e | oi, oy | ||
| 15 | ee, ea, y, e | ph, f, ff | ||
| 16 | igh, i, y, ie, i_e | ow, ou | ||
| 17 | oa, o, ow, o_e | c, ce, s, se, ss | ||
| 18 | oo, ew, ue, u_e | u, oo, oul | ||
| 19 | u, oo, oul | ar, a | ||
| 20 | ar, a | ir, er, ear, ur, or | ||
| 21 | or, au, aw, al, ore | or, au, aw, al, ore | ||
| 22 | or, ir, er, ear, ur | air, ear, are, ere | ||
| 23 | ow, ou | j, dge, ge, g | ||
| 24 | oi, oy | ch, tch, tu | ||
| 25 | air, ear, are, ere | sh, ci, ti | ||
| 26 | s, si (zh) | s, si (zh) | ||