Unlock your child's reading potential with our Phonics Practice Alphabet Worksheets, specially designed for children aged 7-9. These engaging and interactive worksheets promote phonemic awareness, helping kids connect sounds with letters through fun exercises. Our carefully crafted activities not only enhance letter recognition but also strengthen spelling and decoding skills, ensuring a solid foundation in literacy. Parents and educators can use these resources to make learning phonics exciting and effective. Explore a variety of worksheets that transform practicing phonics into a delightful adventure, setting your child on the path to reading success with confidence and enthusiasm!


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Long Vowel Review Worksheet
Long Vowel Review Worksheet

Long Vowel Review Worksheet

Vowel teams like "ea" and "ai" help us make words, and understanding these patterns aids emerging readers in becoming more fluent. This review worksheet has students finding words with vowel teams that make the long vowel sound, and helps them recognize high-frequency words.
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Missing Digraph: Part 1 Worksheet
Missing Digraph: Part 1 Worksheet

Missing Digraph: Part 1 Worksheet

Practice the 'th' digraph with this worksheet! Ask kids to say the words shown and sound out the letters below each image. Check the box with the correct digraph to complete. Examples include 'earth', 'bath' and 'moth', all ending with the same two letters. Phonics teaches that digraphs are two letters that make one sound.
Missing Digraph: Part 1 Worksheet
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Short Vowel /a/ Worksheet
Short Vowel /a/ Worksheet

Short Vowel /a/ Worksheet

This free PDF helps new readers use sight words and pictures to read basic sentences. Then, they use accompanying word choices to find the correct word with the short a vowel sound. A key early reading skill, discriminating between short vowel sounds can be tricky in monosyllabic words, so use this PDF to help your reader reinforce it.
Short Vowel /a/ Worksheet
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Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet
Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet

Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet

Ask your child to name some words with the long /e/ sound they hear every day. Then, read aloud all the words in the worksheet with them. Ask them to circle the words containing ie that make this sound.
Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet
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Letter a Coloring Page
Letter a Coloring Page

Letter A Coloring Sheet

This letter "A" coloring page is great for introducing kids to the alphabet! Let them exercise their creativity while they learn to recognize letters and sounds - it's a fun and easy way to help them get started.
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Words with ea Worksheet
Words with ea Worksheet

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.
Words with ea Worksheet
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Short Vowel Eggs Worksheet
Short Vowel Eggs Worksheet

Short Vowel Eggs Worksheet

Your students will love helping these birdies pick the short vowel eggs! Have them read the words in the thought bubbles, then check off the boxes with the same short vowel sounds. The bright colors of this free Worksheet will draw them in and get them practicing their vowels!
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Letter Y Coloring Page
Letter Y Coloring Page

Letter Y Coloring Sheet

Let's celebrate letter "Y"! Here's a fun coloring page that'll help your child learn this end-of-the alphabet letter. It's packed with familiar objects that'll help build their art and literacy skills. So let's say "Yay"!
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Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet
Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet

Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet

The vowel digraph ea can be read in two ways. Examples of the long sound are "read" and "lead"; examples of the short sound are "bread" and "head". Ask your kids to give you more examples and then have them check off the correct word for the pictures on this worksheet. This will help them understand the ea sound.
Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet
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Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet
Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet

Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet

Kids can have fun and learn with this maze! They'll look for and read words with the 'long I' sound spelled 'igh'. Most words ending with 'T' have this spelling. Decode words while learning about long vowel sounds and their spellings.
Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet
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Review the Blends Worksheet
Review the Blends Worksheet

Review the Blends Worksheet

Consonant blends are two or three consonants that make a sound when pronounced together. L-blends like cl, bl, sl, fl and 3-letter blends like str, slp are common. This phonics worksheet helps early readers identify words containing two letter L-blends. Students must circle the words then read them aloud.
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Phonics practice for children aged 7-9 is crucial because it establishes a foundation for fluent reading and writing. During these formative years, learners transition from decoding text to more complex reading comprehension, making strong phonics skills essential. Phonics instruction aids in understanding the relationship between sounds and letters, enabling children to approach unfamiliar words with confidence.

Moreover, children who master phonics often exhibit enhanced vocabulary development and better spelling. This early proficiency boosts overall literacy skills, allowing students to engage more effectively with diverse texts across subjects. As they encounter increasingly sophisticated literature and academic material, a solid grasp of phonics empowers students to dissect complex words easily, improving their comprehension.

Both parents and teachers play vital roles in fostering phonics practice. Home reading activities and targeted phonics games can significantly reinforce what children learn in school. Teachers, meanwhile, can implement diverse instructional strategies to meet each child's unique learning needs.

Ultimately, prioritizing phonics practice helps mitigate reading difficulties and promotes a positive outlook on literacy, encouraging a lifelong love for reading. Therefore, investing time in phonics during these critical years yields long-lasting benefits in academic achievement and personal development.