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Phonics (Kindergarten)
Free Printable Phonics Worksheets (Kindergarten)
Everything a kindergartener needs before words become readable: hearing rhymes, catching the first and last sound in a word, matching letters to their sounds, and blending three sounds into a word. Read the instructions aloud - at this age the skill is listening, not decoding directions.
Kindergarten Phonics Practice
Hearing rhymes
1.Which word rhymes with let?
2.Which word rhymes with wide?
3.Which word rhymes with map?
4.Which word rhymes with plan?
The first sound in a word
5.Which word begins with the same sound as tap?
6.Which word begins with the same sound as fist?
7.Which word begins with the same sound as ham?
8.Which word begins with the same sound as rest?
Letter sounds
9.The letter c makes the sound at the start of cake. Which word begins with that sound?
10.The letter l makes the sound at the start of leaf. Which word begins with that sound?
11.The letter j makes the sound at the start of jar. Which word begins with that sound?
12.The letter b makes the sound at the start of ball. Which word begins with that sound?
Short vowel sounds
13.Which vowel is in the middle of dug?
14.Which vowel is in the middle of pot?
15.Which vowel is in the middle of hut?
16.Which vowel is in the middle of jet?
Blending sounds into a word
17.Slide these sounds into each other. /m/ ... /a/ ... /th/ — what word is it?
18.Slide these sounds into each other. /s/ ... /p/ ... /r/ ... /i/ ... /ng/ — what word is it?
The sounds you heard
spring
19.Slide these sounds into each other. /m/ ... /u/ ... /ch/ — what word is it?
Answer Key
1.set
2.tide
3.nap
4.than
5.truck
6.fun
7.held
8.ran
9.can
10.lid
11.job
12.bat
13.u
14.o
15.u
16.e
17.math
18.spring
19.much
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Frequently asked questions
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Every worksheet has a full answer key at the bottom of the page.
What grades are these kindergarten phonics worksheets for?
They are designed for kindergarten.
Does my child need to read the questions alone?
No. Print it and read the instructions aloud if that is what the sheet needs - at these ages the point is the skill, not whether they can decode the directions.
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