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Preschool Phonics Worksheets

Our Phonics Worksheets are specially designed for your preschooler to make learning the basics of phonics fun! These worksheets are the perfect way to introduce your child to the world of spelling and reading. This set includes colorful and engaging activities that focus on short vowels, long vowels, blends, digraphs and more. A great way to help your little one get ready for kindergarten, these worksheets help your child practice phonemic awareness, spelling, and reading readiness. Pick up our Phonics Worksheets to make learning fun and help your toddler develop a strong foundation in literacy.


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Letter Q Sounds Worksheet
Letter Q Sounds Worksheet

Letter Q Sounds Worksheet

Kids can get confused between "K" and "Q" sounds. Help them learn with this phonics worksheet. They'll name each image and read the word underneath. Point out that words with "Q" also have a "U" which affects how it sounds. Have them circle the matching pictures and watch as they learn this unique letter sound.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Worksheet

Beginning Sounds Worksheet

Test your child's knowledge with this colorful worksheet! Before beginning, have your kids recite the alphabet and sound them off. Give examples and ask them to do the same, then help them circle the beginning sound of each picture to complete the exercise.
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Letter K Sounds Worksheet
Letter K Sounds Worksheet

Letter K Sounds Worksheet

Help your child practice phonics with Kids Academy's illustrated worksheet! Have them look at the pictures, read the words and say them aloud. Only circle those that start with a hard 'K' sound. Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners! Plus, they'll learn the silent K used in a few words.
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Pick a Picture Word Recognition Worksheet
Pick a Picture Word Recognition Worksheet

Pick a Picture Word Recognition Worksheet

With our Pick a Picture worksheet, your child's success is within reach. Vivid pictures and words help them learn to read and distinguish initial sounds. Plus, it's a great way to strengthen sight word banks and fine motor skills. Circling practice also helps them form letters properly for writing.
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Beginning Sound: Find Pairs Worksheet
Beginning Sound: Find Pairs Worksheet

Beginning Sound: Find Pairs Worksheet

Phonemic awareness is essential for readers to distinguish hard and soft sounds at the start of words. Our printable worksheet helps your child make meaningful connections and provides visuals for recall - a valuable pre-reading strategy. Pictures are easy to identify and match, setting kids up for success with each pairing.
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Words: Assessment 2 Worksheet
Words: Assessment 2 Worksheet

Words: Assessment 2 Worksheet

Test your child’s knowledge of -s and -ed word endings with this fun worksheet! They'll look at images and read the words, then choose the correct suffix to finish each one. Vivid illustrations make this an enjoyable learning experience!
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Name Those Clothes Worksheet
Name Those Clothes Worksheet

Name Those Clothes Worksheet

This worksheet will help your preschooler build their vocabulary, develop life-skills and work on fine motor skills. They'll analyze which clothing goes with the weatherman and match it to the word. It's a fun and interactive way to recognize high-frequency words.
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Baa Baa Black Sheep printable worksheet
Baa Baa Black Sheep printable worksheet

Baa Baa Black Sheep Printable

Jumpstart your child's reading skills with this printable Baa Baa Black Sheep worksheet! Recite the lines with them, then have them select the pictures associated with the poem to test comprehension. Fun and educational!
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Letter p sound worksheet
Letter p sound worksheet

Letter P Sound Worksheet

Think P! Kids practice phonics with this fun letter P worksheet. With delightful illustrations, they'll sound out simple words and get closer to reading.
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My Colorful Name Worksheet
My Colorful Name Worksheet

My Colorful Name Worksheet

Writing their names is a milestone for children. With this worksheet, they recall the letters in their name and color the letters one at a time. Spelling and alphabet order are reinforced as they find each letter. Use this fun printable to help kids learn to write their names!
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Letter B and C Sounds Worksheet
Letter B and C Sounds Worksheet

Letter B and C Sounds Worksheet

This fun worksheet offers bright, engaging pictures and helps kids learn to distinguish between the sounds of "B" and "C". With the use of pictures and familiar items, kids will trace lines to the correct initial consonant sound, while also developing fine-motor skills. It's a great way to build decoding ability!
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Letter N and O Sounds Worksheet
Letter N and O Sounds Worksheet

Letter N and O Sounds Worksheet

Help your preschooler learn to recognize the N and O letter sounds with this vibrant worksheet from Kids Academy! Have them say the name of each picture and listen for N or O. Trace the dotted line from letter to its match to complete the phonics review. It's a fun way to help them master the difference between the two sounds!
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Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet
Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet

Phonological Awareness: Assessment 2 ELA Worksheet

This free worksheet assesses your emerging reader's ability to decode and match closed-syllable high-frequency words to the appropriate picture. The pictures are cheery and easy to identify, so your child will have fun and find success with decoding and matching.
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Letter V and W Sounds Worksheet
Letter V and W Sounds Worksheet

Letter V and W Sounds Worksheet

Help your child master the sounds of W & V while completing this fun phonics worksheet. Have them trace the dotted line from letter to picture while saying words like "worm", "violin" and "van" aloud to notice how each word begins with either W or V. Listen and pay attention to the pronunciation to complete the practice.
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Phonics for Kids | Short Vowel Sound U | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Short Vowel Sound U | PDF Worksheet 1

Short Vowel Sound U Worksheet Worksheet

Help your early reader join the adorable dog on his way to the cup of tea with cookies. This traceable worksheet reinforces the short -u sound and strengthens fine motor skills. Kids don't realize they are practicing reading skills while having fun!
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Letter A Sounds Worksheet
Letter A Sounds Worksheet

Letter A Sounds Worksheet

Encourage your new reader to practice the «ă» sound with this fun, free PDF worksheet. With the help of picture clues, they'll say the name of each word and trace circles around the items that start with «ă». This worksheet is an effective way to boost beginning sound skills while having fun!
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What Sound Is it? Worksheet
What Sound Is it? Worksheet

What Sound Is it? Worksheet

Have your child say the words for the pictures on this fun worksheet. As he or she sounds out the word, your child will use the provided letter choices to complete it, building reading and phonics skills. Visual cues make it easier to identify the correct beginning, middle, or end sound.
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Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound A | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound A | PDF Worksheet 1

Long Vowel Sound A Worksheet

Teach your young learner about the long vowel A with this colorful free printable phonics worksheet. The long vowel A says its name while the short vowel A does not. Complete the worksheet by tracing the root to the toy train and helping the dog by filling in the missing letter A. Have them practice writing and spelling with phonics while having fun!
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Opposite Day Worksheet
Opposite Day Worksheet

Opposite Day Worksheet

Early learners need to know about opposites to improve their higher-order thinking and critical thinking. This fun worksheet helps them understand the concept, practice opposite words, read high-frequency words and work on fine motor skills. Download the traceable PDF to get started.
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Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet
Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet

Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet

Preschoolers can learn to identify letter sounds by focusing on beginning sounds. This cute and colorful worksheet reviews the hard “j” sound. Kids can point it out by naming the words and circling only those starting with the “j” sound. Read the text out loud and listen closely!
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Rhyming Words Worksheet PDF
Rhyming Words Worksheet PDF

Rhyming Words Rhyming Worksheet

This worksheet is great for honing pre-reading skills. It helps kids make connections between pictures and written words, use problem-solving, and recognize sounds and words that rhyme. Have fun exploring rhyming words with your child, and they'll be rhyming in no time!
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Words: Asessment 3 Worksheet
Words: Asessment 3 Worksheet

Words: Asessment 3 Worksheet

Assess your child's knowledge of homonyms with words like "toe" and "tow". This fun worksheet helps find words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Use it to introduce homographs--words spelled the same with different meanings!
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Letter U Sounds Worksheet
Letter U Sounds Worksheet

Letter U Sounds Worksheet

The letter U is special with multiple pronunciations. This worksheet helps kids identify the short «u» in words like duck and cup. Read the words aloud and listen closely to the sounds. Circle only words with the correct sound to complete the sheet. Kids will quickly know that words like "map" don't contain a U.
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Words: Assessment 4 Worksheet
Words: Assessment 4 Worksheet

Words: Assessment 4 Worksheet

Look at the pictures and have your child circle the color they see. This free worksheet is great for assessing their knowledge of vocabulary words. It offers familiar images with words for kids to read and match with the colors. Help your child build their reading and understanding skills with this fun activity!
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The Importance of Phonics Worksheets in Early Childhood Education

Worksheets are an essential part of any school curriculum and even more so when it comes to teaching young children how to read and write. Phonics Worksheets are especially useful for kids in the preschool grade as they provide a fun and interactive way to learn the sounds associated with each letter, and how to combine those sounds to form words. Not only this, but worksheets can allow kids to practice and develop their literacy skills in a fun and effective way.

With Phonics Worksheets, kids get the opportunity to learn their letters in a vibrant and exciting way. Smaller versions of letters can be used to create word families, helping children to recognize letter patterns for words such as ‘cat’, ‘hat’ and ‘rat’. Simple games such as matching letters and practicing letter formation can be used as a way to test their understanding and learning. Rewarding children with fun titles and activities after they complete their tasks can be a great way to help them stay motivated, so they remain engaged and continue to make progress in the classroom. This is something that the kids will look forward to at the end of a lesson or homework activity.

Using worksheets to support the introduction of phonics in the classroom can be a great way to promote the learning of reading and writing fundamentals. Through Phonics Worksheets, students can learn letter recognition, rhymes and sounds, plus syllables. As they begin recognizing the sounds and letter combinations associated with each particular word, they begin understanding language and the building blocks of syllables, pronunciation and comprehension. As their skillset develops, their knowledge of phonics increases, helping children to become successful readers.

Visual worksheets can also help to make sure that lessons are more engaging for reluctant readers and writers. Interactive activities such as colouring in, tracing words and drawing pictures can be used to help understand the phonics of the words. Often, these activities are seen as fun, which helps to boost confidence and a positive attitude towards the work they are being asked to do.

One of the main benefits of using worksheets is that the activities can be adapted to different abilities. Teachers can use differentiated instruction to provide activities that help children who are on different levels of learning, so they are all learning from the same worksheet but at their own level.