Phonics practice Phonics Worksheets for Ages 7-9
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Boost your child's reading skills with our expertly crafted Phonics Worksheets for Ages 7-9. Designed to make phonics practice fun and engaging, our worksheets focus on reinforcing essential reading foundations. These activities cover vowel sounds, consonant blends, and decoding skills through interactive exercises, ensuring your child masterfully deciphers words. Each worksheet combines captivating visuals with practical tasks to improve reading fluency and confidence. Perfect for at-home practice or classroom use, our Phonics Worksheets inspire your child to develop a lifelong love for reading while solidifying their literacy skills. Enhance reading excellence with diverse and enjoyable phonics practice today!
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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 is crucial for children aged 7-9 as it lays the foundation for effective reading and writing skills. During this formative stage, children transitioning from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" greatly benefit from phonics, which involves the relationship between sounds and their corresponding letters or groups of letters. Mastering phonics helps children decode unfamiliar words, enhancing their reading fluency and comprehension. This critical skill not only boosts their confidence but also fosters a love for reading, which is integral to their academic success across subjects.
Parents and teachers should invest in phonics practice because it builds strong literacy skills vital for lifelong learning. Consistent phonics education can prevent reading difficulties that may stem from inadequate foundational skills. By engaging in fun and structured phonics activities, children become better equipped to tackle more complex texts and vocabulary as they progress in school. Additionally, improved reading skills positively impact spelling and writing capabilities, allowing children to express their thoughts and ideas more effectively.
Moreover, phonics practice supports cognitive development, including attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. In this crucial developmental period, a solid grasp of phonics can set the stage for academic success and a lifelong appreciation for reading and learning.
