Phonics worksheets

24 free printable phonics worksheets, in teaching order: letter sounds, short vowels and CVC words, word families, digraphs, blends, long vowels, vowel teams and sight words. Each has picture flashcards, writing practice and answers.

Letter sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n worksheet

Hear the first sound of a word: s, a, t, p, i and n.

Letter sounds: m, d, g, o, c, k worksheet

Hear the first sound of a word: m, d, g, o, c and k.

Letter sounds: e, u, r, h, b, f, l worksheet

Hear the first sound of a word: e, u, r, h, b, f and l.

Letter sounds: j, v, w, x, y, z, qu worksheet

Hear the sounds j, v, w, y, z and qu at the start of a word, and x at the end.

Word families: -at, -an, -ap, -ag worksheet

Read and rhyme words that end in -at, -an, -ap and -ag.

Word families: -ig, -in, -ip, -it worksheet

Read and rhyme words that end in -ig, -in, -ip and -it.

Word families: -op, -ot, -og, -ug worksheet

Read and rhyme words that end in -op, -ot, -og and -ug.

ck, ng and nk worksheet

Read words that end in ck, ng and nk.

wh, ph and tch worksheet

Read words with wh, ph and tch.

Short a worksheet

Hear and read the short a sound.

Short e worksheet

Hear and read the short e sound.

Short i worksheet

Hear and read the short i sound.

Short o and short u worksheet

Tell the short o and short u sounds apart.

ch, sh and th worksheet

Read words with ch, sh and th.

Blends: bl, st, tr, fr worksheet

Read words that start with two consonants.

Long a and long i worksheet

Read words with a_e, ai, i_e and igh.

Long o and long e worksheet

Read words with o_e, oa, ee and ea.

Long u worksheet

Read words with u_e, ew and ue.

ar, or, er, ir and ur worksheet

Read words where r changes the vowel.

Sight words 1 worksheet

Read 16 very common words at a glance and use them in a sentence.

Sight words 2 worksheet

Read 16 very common words at a glance and use them in a sentence.

Sight words 3 worksheet

Read 16 common words at a glance and use them in a sentence.

Sight words 4 worksheet

Read 16 common words at a glance and use them in a sentence.

How to use a phonics worksheet

  1. Say each word on the flashcards slowly and tap its sounds: c-a-t, cat.
  2. Play the set as a game on the board: Listen and Touch for a new sound, Balloon Words for spelling.
  3. Hand out the worksheet: children write each word under its picture and fill the gaps in the sentences.

More ideas on the phonics games page, and worksheets for every topic by grade.