Phase 7: Mastery Phase 7 covers remaining blends, silent letter patterns, double consonants, common suffixes, and syllable types — completing the phonics curriculum.What to Expect By the end of Phase 7, the learner has completed the full phonics curriculum. They can decode virtually any English word and are reading independently at a second-grade level or above. The program is complete.
Sounds Introduced Sound Type As In Lesson gl, spr blend glad, spring 126 scr, squ blend scream, squish 127 au vowel pattern cause (same sound as aw) 128 gn, mb silent letter gnat, lamb 129 gh silent letter ghost 130 -ld, -lf, -lp, -lk ending blend cold, self, help, milk 131 -sk, -sp, -pt ending blend mask, clasp, kept 132 ff, ll, ss, zz double consonant stuff, ball, miss, buzz 133 -er, -est suffix bigger, biggest 135 -ly suffix quickly 136 -ful, -less suffix helpful, careless 137 -ness suffix kindness 138 -tion, -sion suffix action, vision 140 consonant-le syllable type table, little, middle 142
Skills Learned Reading all remaining consonant blends (gl, spr, scr, squ) Reading words with silent letters (gn, mb, gh) Reading all ending blends (-ld, -lf, -lp, -lk, -sk, -sp, -pt) Understanding double consonant patterns Reading common suffixes (-er, -est, -ly, -ful, -less, -ness) Reading Latin suffixes (-tion, -sion) Identifying and reading consonant-le syllables Reading at a second-grade level independently Words Learned in This Phase glad L126 glue L126 spray L126 spread L126 spring L126 scratch L127 scream L127 screen L127 squid L127 squint L127 squish L127 cause L128 fault L128 haul L128 launch L128 pause L128 sauce L128 climb L129 comb L129 gnat L129 gnaw L129 lamb L129 numb L129 sign L129 thumb L129 design L130 ghastly L130 ghost L130 bold L131 child L131 cold L131 gulp L131 half L131 help L131 hold L131 shelf L131 talk L131 walk L131 wild L131 clasp L132 crisp L132 desk L132 dusk L132 mask L132 risk L132 slept L132 task L132 wasp L132 cliff L133 fizz L133 fuss L133 hill L133 jazz L133 loss L133 miss L133 stuff L133 toss L133 well L133 field L134 glass L134 grass L134 hear L134 held L134 no L134 scared L134 spill L134 squirrel L134 they L134 wave L134 bigger L135 biggest L135 faster L135 smaller L135 smallest L135 taller L135 tallest L135 kindly L136 nicely L136 quickly L136 safely L136 slowly L136 softly L136 careful L137 careless L137 fearless L137 harmless L137 helpful L137 helpless L137 hopeful L137 thankful L137 darkness L138 fairness L138 goodness L138 kind L138 kindness L138 sadness L138 also L139 birds L139 branch L139 closer L139 filled L139 garden L139 heart L139 hopped L139 nest L139 robin L139 slower L139 tucked L139 were L139 would L139 action L140 decision L140 fiction L140 motion L140 nation L140 section L140 sion L140 station L140 tion L140 vision L140 catch L141 made L141 me L141 take L141 world L141 bottle L142 cable L142 fable L142 middle L142 puddle L142 riddle L142 table L142 turtle L142 apple L143 eagle L143 giggle L143 people L143 simple L143 sparkle L143 wiggle L143 wrinkle L143 an L144 brave L144 fade L144 going L144 journey L144 juice L144 over L144 real L144 sparkled L144 wanted L144 where L144 around L148 as L148 below L148 carefully L148 done L148 fields L148 fog L148 full L148 gentle L148 golden L148 hardest L148 life L148 mission L148 push L148 strongest L148 top L148 trail L148 walked L148 wildest L148 blend L150 brilliant L150 climbed L150 completed L150 learn L150 letter L150 mountain L150 open L150 phonics L150 program L150 sentences L150 single L150 suffix L150 whole L150 wonderful L150 yourself L150
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Tips for This Phase The learner is now an independent reader. These lessons refine their skills and fill in the last gaps. Encourage real-world reading — books, signs, menus, instructions. Every word they decode on their own builds confidence.