Our Phonological Awareness Alphabet Worksheets for Ages 5-7 are expertly crafted to boost your child's early reading skills. Designed for kindergarten through first grade, these engaging worksheets help children identify letter sounds, recognize beginning and ending sounds, and blend sounds to form words. Through fun activities, kids develop essential phonological awareness, a key foundation for fluent reading. By integrating playful exercises with evidence-based practices, our resources ensure your young learner advances with confidence. Perfect for classroom support or at-home practice, Kids Academy provides a proven pathway to improved literacy skills and a lifelong love of reading. Access these essential worksheets today!


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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet

This free worksheet assesses your emerging reader's ability to decode and match closed-syllable high-frequency words to the appropriate picture. The pictures are cheery and easy to identify, so your child will have fun and find success with decoding and matching.
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet
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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 Worksheet

Test your child’s phonological awareness and reading readiness with this charming worksheet! Perfect for K-1, it assesses if they can name a picture aloud, listening for the starting sound and matching it to another word. Watch as they think deeply and listen to the sounds as they name each picture. Determine if your child is ready to sound out words or needs more phonics practice.
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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 ELA Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 ELA Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 ELA Worksheet

Want to test your preschooler's language skills, phonetic decoding and word recognition? This worksheet uses their knowledge of community helpers to match signs with depictions. It also works on fine motor skills, a key pre-reading skill.
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 ELA Worksheet
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How Many Syllables? Worksheet
How Many Syllables? Worksheet

How Many Syllables? Worksheet

Syllabication or 'chunking' helps students decode words more quickly and increase fluency. This traceable worksheet is great for emerging readers, combining fun and fine motor practice with chunking words and counting syllables.
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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 6 Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 6 Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 6 Worksheet

Check your child's ability to recognize middle word sounds using this free worksheet. Help them learn phonics by practicing with rhyming. Trace the line from the image to its rhyming match then encourage them to name each image aloud to identify which letter matches the sound. It's a great way to assess letter and sound recognition.
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 6 Worksheet
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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 5 Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 5 Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 5 Worksheet

Repetition is key to success! This worksheet tests kids' ability to match beginning and ending sounds in words. Instruct them to say each word and listen closely to the sounds they make. Focus on the starting sounds for the first four pics, then the last one to hear ending sounds and find the right match!
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 5 Worksheet
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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 Worksheet

Test kids' reading readiness with a phonological awareness worksheet! With this PDF exercise, encourage children to name each picture aloud and match left to right. Help them learn to recognize word sounds at the start, middle and end of words. They'll be sure to remember that lamp doesn't sound like elephant!
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 3 Worksheet
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Lets Count Syllables Worksheet
Lets Count Syllables Worksheet

Lets Count Syllables Worksheet

This fun animal worksheet makes learning to read easier by breaking words into syllables. Bright, cheery pictures give context and help kids choose the right syllable count. Count together and enjoy as your child learns and gains success!
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Phonological awareness and the alphabet are foundational elements of early literacy critical for children aged 5-7. Phonological awareness refers to the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in spoken language, like rhymes, syllables, and individual phonemes. This skill is essential because it underpins the development of reading and spelling. If children can hear and break down words into smaller sound units, they can more easily map these sounds onto written letters and words—a process central to learning to read.

The alphabet is equally important, as it is the code through which spoken language is turned into written communication. Knowing the alphabet—both the names and the sounds of each letter—enables children to start decoding words. This decoding process is a critical step toward fluent reading.

Parents and teachers should invest in these areas because strong phonological awareness and letter knowledge are predictors of later reading success. Children who struggle in these foundational skills often face challenges in reading comprehension and other academic areas. Moreover, engaging with children in fun, interactive activities that build these skills not only supports their academic growth but also fosters a positive attitude toward learning. This sets a solid foundation for their entire education journey, making attention to phonological awareness and the alphabet essential for early childhood education.