Unlock your child's reading potential with our Phonics Skills Normal Grade 1 Worksheets! These expertly designed worksheets are perfect for first graders, building fundamental phonics skills essential for reading success. Each worksheet engages young learners through fun and interactive exercises, targeting key phonetic elements such as consonant blends, vowel sounds, word families, and syllables. With vibrant illustrations and a variety of activities, our resources make learning enjoyable and effective. Whether reinforcing classroom learning or exploring new concepts, these worksheets are an invaluable tool for every young reader’s development. Boost confidence and proficiency with our comprehensive phonics worksheets today!


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Consonant Blend Fl, Bl, and Gl Printable Worksheet
Consonant Blend Fl, Bl, and Gl Printable Worksheet

Blending Consonants: "Fl", "Bl" and "Gl" Printable

Help your child master consonant blends Fl, Bl, and Gl with this printable worksheet. Find words associated with the pictures and learn to better understand the difference between consonant blends. Vibrant images motivate and aid in learning. Download now for improved phonics success!
Blending Consonants: "Fl", "Bl" and "Gl" Printable
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Worksheet: "s" blend words
Worksheet: "s" blend words

"s" Blends Spelling Printable

Treat your child to fun phonics practice with this worksheet: "s" blend words! They’ll enjoy discovering the different sounds and words that start with "s", from snakes to snails and all in between.
"s" Blends Spelling Printable
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Worksheet: words that start with "ch"
Worksheet: words that start with "ch"

Words That Start with "ch" Spelling Worksheet

With Kids Academy, learning phonics and spelling has never been easier. Kids Academy's "ch" tracing worksheet makes it easy for your little one to learn phonics and spelling. It features cute, brightly colored images to help them trace familiar words, making learning fun and enjoyable.
Words That Start with "ch" Spelling Worksheet
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Let's Look for Blends Worksheet
Let's Look for Blends Worksheet

Let's Look for Blends Worksheet

Does your child love trains? Get them to read the story or help them read it aloud. Ask them to trace the words that start with blends on the dotted lines. This exercise will help them improve their blend-identifying skills!
Let's Look for Blends Worksheet
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Long /u/ Words Worksheet
Long /u/ Words Worksheet

Long /u/ Words Worksheet

Your child needs to learn phonetics to enunciate and differentiate words. This fun worksheet encourages them to find and draw lines connecting the long 'U' words in the word search. Help them read the words on the right side of the picture, then look for them in the word search (horizontally, backwards or vertically).
Long /u/ Words Worksheet
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Spelling worksheet: "ig" and "ick" words
Spelling worksheet: "ig" and "ick" words

Words Families "ig" and "ick" Spelling Worksheet

Combine fun and learning with this illustrated spelling worksheet featuring "ig" and "ick" words! Ask kids to say the word, then determine which word family it belongs to. Pictures make it easier to learn and remember!
Words Families "ig" and "ick" Spelling Worksheet
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Short Vowels /e/, /i/, and /u/ Worksheet
Short Vowels /e/, /i/, and /u/ Worksheet

Short Vowels /e/, /i/, and /u/ Worksheet

Your emergent reader can have fun while practicing their short vowel sounds with this free, brightly colored worksheet. They'll identify one-syllable words by their pictures, then match the correct ending for each. They'll gain an understanding of how short vowel sounds vary in closed syllables with different endings, without even realizing it!
Short Vowels /e/, /i/, and /u/ Worksheet
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Which's the OA Word? Worksheet
Which's the OA Word? Worksheet

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.
Which's the OA Word? Worksheet
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What Do You Hear? Worksheet
What Do You Hear? Worksheet

What Do You Hear? Worksheet

New readers can develop phonological awareness with this fun worksheet. They'll isolate sounds in words and count them, then circle the number of sounds heard. It'll help build their auditory discrimination and decoding skills, leading to more fluent reading. Without even knowing it, their reading skills are improving!
What Do You Hear? Worksheet
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Worksheet: words that end with "an"
Worksheet: words that end with "an"

Words Families "an" Spelling Worksheet

Ace spelling with ease! Print this worksheet to explore words that end in "an". Enjoy a fun maze and learn this common ending!
Words Families "an" Spelling Worksheet
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Beginning Sound «n» Worksheet
Beginning Sound «n» Worksheet

Beginning Sound «n» Worksheet

Help your emerging reader learn the initial «n» sound with this free PDF worksheet! Strengthen fine motor skills by tracing circles around words beginning with «n». Pictures are clear and engaging, giving beginning Phonics learners the right amount of practice and the confidence to succeed.
Beginning Sound «n» Worksheet
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Cha, Cha, Cha: Find the /Ch/ Sound Worksheet
Cha, Cha, Cha: Find the /Ch/ Sound Worksheet

Cha, Cha, Cha: Find the /Ch/ Sound Worksheet

Have your students identify the objects in the images and if they struggle, help them check for the /ch/ digraph. This digraph forms a new sound when two or more consonants are combined, so it can be helpful to point it out to them in the colourful printout.
Cha, Cha, Cha: Find the /Ch/ Sound Worksheet
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Long Vowel Maze /o/ and /i/ Worksheet
Long Vowel Maze /o/ and /i/ Worksheet

Long Vowel Maze /o/ and /i/ Worksheet

Help your new readers have fun and build their sight word vocabulary! Guide the mice to their prize cheese by having them trace the route on the worksheet, using words with the long o and long i sounds. But watch out for the kitty!
Long Vowel Maze /o/ and /i/ Worksheet
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The /th/ Sound Worksheet
The /th/ Sound Worksheet

The /th/ Sound Worksheet

Confuse your students no more: have them use this worksheet to understand the /th/ sound and its two variants. With pictures, ask them to say the name of each one. Help them identify the voiced /th/ sound, like in 'mother', by having them say it aloud. Download the pdf to get started.
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What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet
What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet

What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet

Help your kids practice the long /o/ sound with words such as 'boat', 'goat' and 'float'. Ask them to identify and circle the images in the worksheet that have the same sound. Award bonus points if they come up with more words with 'oa' spelling!
What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet
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Middle Sounds in Words Worksheet
Middle Sounds in Words Worksheet

Middle Sounds in Words Worksheet

This worksheet helps emerging readers use picture clues to identify familiar words and practice tracing and fine-motor abilities. It also reinforces spelling by helping them distinguish middle sounds in words. A great way to build listening and literacy skills!
Middle Sounds in Words Worksheet
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Consonant Blends Pl, Cl, and Sl Printable Worksheet
Consonant Blends Pl, Cl, and Sl Printable Worksheet

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!
L Blends: "Pl", "Cl" and "Sl" Printable
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Middle Sounds Worksheet
Middle Sounds Worksheet

Middle Sounds Worksheet

Download this free worksheet and help your reader identify middle sounds in words. Pictures provide clues to the word, while tracing circles around the middle vowel sound strengthens fine motor and visual discrimination skills. It's a great way to teach sound discrimination between similar-sounding short vowels - a key component for proficient reading.
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The /wh/ Sound Worksheet
The /wh/ Sound Worksheet

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.
The /wh/ Sound Worksheet
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The SH Digraph Worksheet
The SH Digraph Worksheet

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'.
The SH Digraph Worksheet
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Long «u» Sound Worksheet
Long «u» Sound Worksheet

Long «u» Sound Worksheet

This fun and engaging free PDF worksheet teaches kids to differentiate between long and short «u» sounds. Through tracing circles around the correct words, they'll practice their fine motor skills while also recognizing patterns (silent-e for «ū» sound) in closed-syllable words. Bright and cheery pictures make it a great confidence booster for new readers!
Long «u» Sound Worksheet
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3 Sounds Worksheet
3 Sounds Worksheet

3 Sounds Worksheet

Kids will love learning with this free, colorful worksheet. It's full of familiar words they can name and sound out with three distinct sounds. This helps build decoding skills, plus they get to check off words they read. It's a fun way to teach children to identify and use sounds.
3 Sounds Worksheet
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Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet
Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet

Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet

This worksheet provides practice with letter combinations that make the long "i" sound while enhancing creativity and motor skills with a fun coloring activity. Unknowingly, new readers learn key phonics skills while having fun!
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Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet
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Missing Digraph: Part 2 Worksheet
Missing Digraph: Part 2 Worksheet

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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Phonics skills are fundamental building blocks for literacy, crucial for the seamless transition into proficient reading and writing. In Grade 1, children are at a pivotal developmental stage where they start to decode words and understand the relationships between letters and sounds. A focus on phonics ensures that children can sound out words accurately and efficiently, aiding in fluency and comprehension. When phonics instruction is prioritized, it sets a strong foundation for future learning, given that reading is intrinsically linked to all other academic areas.

Moreover, phonics education contributes significantly to a child’s confidence in their own reading abilities. This confidence is crucial, as it encourages a positive attitude towards learning, promoting a love for reading that can last a lifetime. Engaging with phonics at an early stage also helps in identifying and providing support for students who struggle with specific aspects of reading, thus preventing future difficulties.

Both parents and teachers play essential roles in reinforcing these skills; parents can support through reading at home, while teachers can implement structured, multi-sensory phonics programs in the classroom. Together, these efforts ensure children receive a consistent, balanced literacy education that sets them up for success in all areas of their academic journey.