Grapheme Actions

*appendix B phonics

actions for speed dating

Grapheme Phoneme
s

1. Form a cobra head with

/s/

ss

Possible actions

your hand.

(voiceless) 2. Trace the letter s in the air

and, say s

/t/

Tap two fingers on the desk

(voiceless) and say t

/p/

Place four fingers in front of

(voiceless) your mouth and say p

/n/
(voiced)

Touch the tip of your nose and

say n

/m/

Lick an ice-cream and say m

(voiced)

/d/
d

(voiced)

/g/
(voiced)

Drumming action and say d

1. You are cold, clutch your

hands and shiver
2. Say ggg

c
k
ck

/k/

Action of flying a kite and say k

(voiceless)

/r/
(voiced)

Be a lion and say rrr

1. Place your palm in front

h

/h/
(voiceless)

/b/
(voiced)

of your mouth
2. Laugh haha

Action of balloon bursting and

say b

/f/
(voiceless) Action of bird flying and say f

ff

l
/l/
(voiced)

ll

/d/
(voiced)

Raise both arms upright and

say ll..

Jump and say j.

/v/
(voiced)

Show the peace sign and say

v.

Join two peace signs and say

w

/w/
(voiced)

/ks/
(voiceless)

w.

Cross your hands and say ks..

x
/gz/
(voiceless)

/j/
(voiced)

Slash x and say gz..

Nod and say yeh

/z/
(voiced)

Trace z in the air and say z..

zz

Action of a duck flapping its

q

/kw/
(voiced)

wings once and say qua

1. Action of a moving train

ch

/t/
(voiceless)

with both arms

2. Say ch.

//

sh

(voiceless) Finger on the lips and say sh..

th

//
Show the thumb and say th.
(voiceless)

th

//
(voiced)

Point with the thumb and say

th.

Action of mosquito buzzing

ng

//
(voiced)

Grapheme Phoneme

around ears and say ng.

Possible actions
Imagine a spider crawling

up your arm and say eh

//

/ /
i

Show your teeth and say e.

//

Draw

small

circle

(anti

clockwise) in the air and say o

o

Walk like an elephant and say

e

/e/

/ /

Grapheme Phoneme

eh

Look up and say uh

Possible Actions

ai
ae

Hands on the waist and say ei as if

/eI/

in anger.

ay
ee
ea

Show you teeth and say ee

/i:/

ee

igh
i-e
ie

/aI/

Place palm on the chest and say I

oa
oe

Palms up, shake your body and say

/
/

o-e
ow

oo

Place hands above head, shake your

head and say u..

ue

u-e

/u:/

ar

/a:/

Open your mouth wide and say aa

or
Draw a big circle (anti-clockwise) in
aw

the air and say or.

/:/

au

ur

/:/
ir

er

Put your finger on the temple and say

er

wh

/w/

ph

/f/

ew

/ju:/

ear

/I/

Join two peace signs and say w

Action of bird flying and say f

Point to a friend and say you.

Fan your hand in front of your nose

and say eear

air

/e/

ure

/j/

Hold your jaw and say air

Form a u with both hands, spread

them like a flower blooming and say
yuwer

ou

/a/

Pinch yourself and say aw

ow

oi
oy

/I/

Grapheme Phoneme

Hop like a kangaroo and say oi

Possible actions

aw

or

au

/:/

Draw

big

circle

(anti

clockwise) in the air and say

or