Word Recognition Phonics Worksheets for Ages 7-8
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Unlock the power of reading with our Word Recognition Phonics Worksheets, specially designed for children ages 7-8! These engaging worksheets focus on building essential literacy skills, helping young learners recognize and decode words with confidence. Through a variety of fun activities, including matching exercises, fill-in-the-blanks, and word puzzles, children will enhance their understanding of phonics and improve their reading fluency. Perfect for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers, these printable resources will ignite a passion for reading while reinforcing foundational skills. Download now and watch your child's vocabulary soar as they discover the joy of words!
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Rhyming Kites Worksheet
On a spring day, fly a kite! Kids Academy has a rhyming worksheet to boost your child's skills. Read the pairs of words aloud. Circle the kites if they rhyme, leave them blank if they don't. Listen carefully and find all the rhyming word pairs to complete this sheet!
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AW Words Team Coloring Fun Worksheet
Coloring words they can read is a blast for little learners! This worksheet offers emerging readers the chance to practice and gain confidence in reading words from the -aw family, while also improving fine-motor and creativity skills. Without knowing it, they'll learn about phonetic teams along the way!
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Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 3 Worksheet
Silent letters can be tricky for kids learning to read and write. Show them how they work with words like 'knee' and 'dumb'. Then, challenge them to come up with their own. Give them a worksheet with silent letters and trace the lines to join the letters into words.
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Which's the OA Word? Worksheet
Encourage your kids to complete this fun worksheet. Ask them to identify the animals and objects in the pictures. Read the incomplete sentences aloud, and then find the correct word to finish the sentence. Check their work.
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What do you hear Worksheet
Kids can practice distinguishing between r-controlled vowel teams /ar/ and /or/ with this worksheet. The pictures help identify the words and the sounds heard. Tracing a line to the correct sound supports fine motor skills development.
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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.
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Words with ea Worksheet
Beginning readers may struggle with -ea vowel digraphs, which can have multiple sounds and be tricky to decode. This cheerful worksheet helps kids practice reading sentences with missing -ea words, using context clues to fill in the blanks. They'll also be exposed to various -ea sound examples, and build their sight word knowledge.
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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.
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Is It Silent? Worksheet
Phonetics can be tricky, like the sound of /e/ in 'egg' vs. the silent /e/ at the end of 'slime'. Ask your students to give more examples. Read out the words in this worksheet with your kids and ask them to identify the silent /e/ ones.
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L Blends: "Pl", "Cl" and "Sl" Printable
This printable worksheet will help your child recognize and identify the Pl, Cl, and Sl consonant blends, sound them out, and identify them in print. Improve your child's reading and writing skills with fun and colorful phonics practice!
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Rhyming Bells Worksheet
This printable worksheet helps students recognize rhyming words. Read a word, then pick the 4 words that rhyme. Look out for words with different spellings but same ending sound. It's a great exercise to improve understanding of rhyming words.
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The /wh/ Sound Worksheet
Digraphs join two consonants to make a new sound, like /wh/. Give examples, like "whale", "when" and "why". Ask kids to name pictures in a worksheet and trace dotted lines to images beginning with the /wh/ sound; "what" is one example.
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Medals: Al Spelling Worksheet
Have your students list common words ending with -al. See how many they can give and spell. Give examples of your own, assisting with spelling. Now review the words in the worksheet. Guide students to trace the line for each word ending with -al. 80 words
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The SH Digraph Worksheet
There are many phonetic sounds, each with its own unique sound. When two or more consonants are combined to create a new sound, it's called a digraph. Example: the sh digraph creates the /sh/ sound. Have kids look at the pictures and say the words aloud. Help them circle the images ending with /sh/, like 'wash'.
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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.
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Reading: Find the Prefixes Worksheet
Students are asked to circle all prefixes on this worksheet and brainstorm a list of words that have them. It's a great tool for teaching vocabulary and helps students understand new and unfamiliar words by recognizing how prefixes change meaning.
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Missing Digraph: Part 2 Worksheet
Practice the "th" digraph with this fun worksheet from Kids Academy! See how it appears at the beginning, middle, or end of words and help learners fill in the blanks. Check if they got it right by finding the th digraph at the bottom!
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Consonant Blends: "Dr" and "Tr" Printable
Pictures of the words provide a visual cue, and sound-outs help with auditory cues.
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Sight Words: The Worksheet
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The word "the" is an essential part of English. Teaching your child to read and write it is easy with this sight words worksheet. They'll practice reading the word, tracing it, and using it in sentences. It's the perfect way to take your child's language skills to the next level! Get the worksheet today.
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Word recognition and phonics are crucial components of literacy development for children ages 7-8. At this age, children are often transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn, which underscores the importance of strong reading skills. Understanding phonics—the relationship between sounds and their corresponding letters—enables children to decode words independently, fostering confidence and fluency in reading.
Strong word recognition skills allow children to automatically identify familiar words, reducing cognitive load and enabling them to focus on comprehension beyond decoding. This is essential for overall academic success, as reading proficiency influences performance in all subjects, from literacy to math and science.
Moreover, educators and parents play a pivotal role in reinforcing these skills. Engaging children in interactive reading activities, games, and phonics instruction can enhance their love for reading and stimulate their imaginations. This foundational literacy skill opens doors to lifelong learning and communication.
Ultimately, prioritizing phonics and word recognition is an investment in children’s futures, empowering them with the ability to navigate a world filled with written information and fostering a lifelong passion for reading.
