Worksheet -- Lesson 18

Letter r

Subject: English | Class: Playgroup | Series: Skillford

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Note for parents and teachers: Read each instruction aloud to the child. The child answers by pointing, saying, circling, colouring, matching or tracing. The child is not expected to read the words.

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Exercise A: Say the Sound

Point to the letter and say its sound together.

r

• Say: "r says /r/."
• Say it three times: loud, quiet, whisper.

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Exercise B: Look and Say

Point to each picture. The child says the word.

1. rabbit
2. rose
3. rhino
4. rocket

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Exercise C: Circle the Letter r

Help the child circle every letter r in each row.

1. r s r t r
2. u r v r s
3. r r t u r

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Exercise D: Colour the Pictures

Colour each picture. Say the word while colouring.

1. A rose -- colour it red
2. A rocket -- use any colours you like
3. A rabbit -- colour it brown and leave the tail white

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Exercise E: Match the Picture to the Letter

Draw a line from each picture to the letter r.

Picture		Letter
rabbit	------	r
rose	------	r
rhino	------	r
rocket	------	r

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Exercise F: Trace the Letter r

Start at the dot. Go down, go back up, and make a little bump over to the side.

1. r . . . r . . . r . . . r . . . r

2. r . . . r . . . r . . . r . . . r

3. Try on your own from the dot: • • • •

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Exercise G: Listen and Say

The adult says the sentence. The child says it back in small parts.

"A happy bunny is smiling at a beautiful red rose."

1. Is the bunny happy? (Yes)
2. What colour is the rose? (red)

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Well Done!

Colour a star when the child can:

• ☆ say the /r/ sound
• ☆ name rabbit, rose, rhino and rocket
• ☆ trace "r" from the dot