ESL Phonics Lessons: Advanced Phonics (ank / ink / onk / unk)

This advanced ESL phonics lesson features an extensive word list introducing the ank/ink/onk/unk sounds, followed by several sentences to practice reading these sounds. This lesson is tailored to help students master these unique phonetic patterns through interactive and engaging activities. By understanding and practicing these special sounds, students will enhance their pronunciation, improve their reading fluency, and gain a better grasp of phonemic patterns.

ESL Phonics: Lesson Objectives

• Identify Special Sounds: Help students recognize and accurately pronounce words with the special sounds “ank,” “ink,” “onk,” and “unk.”
• Improve Pronunciation: Practice correct pronunciation of these sounds in various words.
• Enhance Reading and Writing Skills: Develop students’ abilities to read and write words containing these phonetic patterns in different contexts.
• Increase Phonemic Awareness: Strengthen students’ understanding of how these special sounds function within words.

Mastering these advanced phonics sounds is an essential step in learning English phonics for ESL students. Explore the resources ESL Phonics section at Stickyball.net to find worksheets, games, and more to support your phonics teaching journey.

The free ESL phonics lesson below introduces an extensive word list featuring words with the sounds ank, ink, onk, and unk, followed by several sentences that use many of these words and give students a chance to practice reading these sounds in context. This ESL phonics lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more lesson like this in our textbook Phonics Monster: Consonant Blends and Digraphs.