Phonics practice Normal Phonics Worksheets for Ages 7-9
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Unlock the door to reading success with our Phonics Practice Normal Worksheets for ages 7-9! Designed to build a strong foundation in phonics, these engaging worksheets help young learners develop essential reading skills. With a variety of activities, including letter-sound matching, blending, and decoding, each worksheet is crafted to keep learners motivated and on track. Perfect for both classroom use and extra practice at home, our worksheets cater to every learning style and make phonics fun and interactive. Explore the world of phonics and watch your child's reading abilities soar with Kids Academy's specially designed worksheets!
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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 is a crucial component in the development of reading skills for children aged 7-9. Parents and teachers should prioritize phonics practice because it lays the foundation for effective reading and literacy. At this formative age, children are rapidly expanding their ability to recognize, decode, and understand written language. Phonics skills help them connect sounds (phonemes) with letters and groups of letters (graphemes), facilitating proper word pronunciation and spelling.
Effective phonics instruction improves reading fluency, making the process of reading faster and more natural. This fluency is integral to comprehension, enabling children to focus on understanding the meaning of texts rather than laboriously sounding out words. As a result, strong phonics skills boost confidence and foster a positive attitude towards reading, setting children up for academic success across subjects.
For parents and teachers, committed phonics practice also means identifying and addressing potential reading difficulties early. Prompt intervention can mitigate struggles before they impact a child’s long-term educational progress. Therefore, caring about phonics practice for children not only enhances their immediate reading abilities but also builds a robust foundation for all subsequent learning, empowering them to achieve their full academic potential.
