The Soundsmith’s Workshop
Targeted, sound-by-sound support for decoding and fluency.
Each resource focuses on a single phoneme — like /ɜː/ in fur, bird, and earth — with carefully chosen words, structured games, and printable tiles to build reading accuracy and confidence.
Ideal for home learning, tutoring, or structured intervention — for beginners or catch-up learners alike.
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8. VC, CVC & VCC – Short Vowel Words
Practice with short vowel words — from simple patterns like in and on (VC), to classic CVC words like cat, bed, and hop, and final blends like mask and belt (VCC).
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9. Consonant Blends: CCVC and CVCC
Practice with short vowel words that include beginning and final consonant blends — like frog, tent, spin, and milk. These activities support blending, segmenting, and confident early reading.
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23. /ɜː/ The vowel sound in fur, bird, herb, word, earth.
Practice reading words with the /ɜː/ sound — like fur, bird, herb, word, and earth. These games support decoding and fluency with tricky vowel spellings.
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25. /əʊ/ – ‘o’, ‘oe’, ‘ow’, ‘oa’, ‘ou’
Practice reading words with the long /əʊ/ sound — like go, stone, toad, throat, and snow. These resources support decoding and fluency across common spellings such as ‘o’, ‘oe’, ‘ow’, ‘oa’, and ‘ou’.
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26. /ɔɪ/ – ‘oi’, ‘oy’ vowel sound
Practice reading words with the /ɔɪ/ sound — like boy, coin, noise, and enjoy. These activities support accurate decoding of this distinctive vowel sound and build confidence with ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ spellings.
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40. /l/ - the /l/ sound found in spellings like il, el, al, and ll.
Practice reading words with the /l/ sound spelled in different ways — like label, pencil, petal, and hill. These activities support decoding, spelling accuracy, and confidence with tricky word endings.
Curious to try my resources? Start here.
This little set of ‘test’ themed resources is a gentle way to try out how I teach spelling, morphology and vocabulary, without committing to full price.
Each one is 75% off for a limited time and works well as a standalone activity or as a taster before diving into the other packs.
Ideal for: home educators, 11+ candidates and anyone wanting a low cost starting point.
