Enhance your child's reading skills with our Phonics Skills Reading Worksheets designed for ages 4-8. Tailored to foster early literacy, these engaging worksheets introduce essential phonics concepts, helping young learners develop crucial decoding and blending abilities. Our easy-to-follow activities encourage sound recognition, letter mapping, and word formation, making learning fun and interactive. Perfect for parents and educators alike, these worksheets provide a solid foundation in reading, ensuring children gain confidence in their skills. Explore our vibrant, printable resources today, and watch your child thrive as they embark on their exciting reading journey! Unlock the magic of phonics with Kids Academy!


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Long /u/ Words Worksheet
Long /u/ Words Worksheet

Long /u/ Words Worksheet

Your child needs to learn phonetics to enunciate and differentiate words. This fun worksheet encourages them to find and draw lines connecting the long 'U' words in the word search. Help them read the words on the right side of the picture, then look for them in the word search (horizontally, backwards or vertically).
Long /u/ Words Worksheet
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Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet
Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet

Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet

Read out the words in this printout with the correct pronunciation. Have your child repeat each word after you. Then have them read the words and identify the ones with the "oo" sound. Guide their hands as they trace the lines to the right words.
Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet
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Replace One Letter Worksheet
Replace One Letter Worksheet

Replace One Letter Worksheet

Emerging readers will practice switching initial consonants to create new words with this fun PDF worksheet. They'll use picture clues, learn about onset letters and work on their fine motor skills as they circle the right letter for each "ad" and "ug" word family.
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Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet
Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet

Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet

Help your kids learn phonetics! Explain the different sounds and long/short variations. Emphasize that some vowel sounds are the same, e.g. ou = ow in cow. For practice, have them read aloud the words in the worksheet and check the box next to the spelling that matches the picture.
Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet
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Sounding it Out: Part 1 Worksheet
Sounding it Out: Part 1 Worksheet

Sounding it Out: Part 1 Worksheet

Help kids learn to read with this fun worksheet! Kids use picture clues to sound out words and trace the dotted lines to match each word to its corresponding image. Stimulating and interactive, this printable is a great way for little learners to practice phonics.
Sounding it Out: Part 1 Worksheet
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Reading: Break Them Apart Worksheet
Reading: Break Them Apart Worksheet

Reading: Break Them Apart Worksheet

See if students understand syllables with this fun worksheet. It teaches them that a syllable is a word part with a vowel sound. Kids read each word and choose how many parts it has. Doing this often helps them decode new words and gain confidence.
Reading: Break Them Apart Worksheet
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Sounding it Out: Part 3 Worksheet
Sounding it Out: Part 3 Worksheet

Sounding it Out: Part 3 Worksheet

Once Parts 1 and 2 are complete, this printable phonics worksheet will help kids take their reading skills to the next level! As they gain confidence, give them hints less often and direct their attention to three words in a row. Ask them to read and circle the correct word to complete!
Sounding it Out: Part 3 Worksheet
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Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet
Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet

Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet

This worksheet helps kids recognize that /au/ and /aw/ can make the same sound. Students read sentences and pick the correct word with one of the digraphs. Understanding digraphs improves decoding and reading fluency. Perfect for reading and phonics classes.
Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet
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Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound A | PDF Worksheet 2
Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound A | PDF Worksheet 2

Long Vowel Sound A Worksheet Worksheet

Help our adorable dog by completing the word he's holding a flag for! Use the picture as a clue to read the word. This PDF worksheet will help early learners with pre-reading and phonics skills. For an added challenge, have your child write the word on the page near the path they drew. Be sure to talk about what the long vowel A sounds like for the best results.
Long Vowel Sound A Worksheet Worksheet
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Reading: AW Words Worksheet
Reading: AW Words Worksheet

Reading: AW Words Worksheet

Practice decoding the /aw/ digraph with this printable. Students read sentences and select the word with the correct spelling to complete each one. Note, /aw/ is sometimes spelled /au/, so this worksheet helps prevent confusion. Have fun, and practice hard!
Reading: AW Words Worksheet
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Long and Short E Worksheet
Long and Short E Worksheet

Long and Short E Worksheet

This fun printout makes learning phonics enjoyable for Grade 3 students. Get them to read the words “tree” and “bed” to recognize the different sounds of the letter “E”. After hearing the words they can color the words and the pictures to understand differences between long and short vowels.
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Phonics skills reading is essential for children aged 4-8, as it serves as the foundation for their literacy development. Understanding phonics enables young learners to connect sounds with letters, which is crucial for decoding words and efficiently learning to read. Consequently, when parents and teachers prioritize phonics instruction, they set children up for academic success and confidence in their reading abilities.

Moreover, early exposure to phonics enhances vocabulary development and comprehension skills, fostering a love for reading that can last a lifetime. Children who master phonics can quickly apply their knowledge to new texts, leading to greater fluency and a deeper understanding of language. This ability not only facilitates easier learning across subjects in school but also promotes critical thinking and analytical skills.

Furthermore, in an age where literacy is closely tied to overall success, parents and teachers play a vital role in supporting phonics training at an early age. By engaging children with interactive phonics activities and incorporating reading into daily routines, adults can nurture essential skills and pave the way for lifelong learning and personal growth. Ultimately, investing in phonics early on leads to stronger readers who can confidently navigate the world of literacy.