Find 50 pages of worksheets to help emerging readers practice short vowel sounds using pictures, simple sentences, and word matching. They focus on CVC and two-letter words with short vowels. 

Emergent readers use a letter cube to identify, blend, and make words. They roll each of the three-letter cubes, mark down the letters they rolled, then blend the letter sounds together to make a word. They record each word on a...

Working in pairs, scholars use picture cards to practice segmenting words into phonemes and blending phonemes into words. When a peer answers correctly they place a penny in a treasure chest. Incorrect responses make the card go back in...

In this recognizing consonant-vowel-consonant word patterns worksheet, students view and say the names of pictures, recall the beginning sounds, and circle the middle and ending sounds to spell and write the word. Students write twenty...

In this recognizing consonant-vowel-consonant words worksheet, students pronounce three-letter picture words, circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sounds, and write the picture words. Students write...

Students engage in a reading comprehension lesson that focuses on specific sounds found in words. The lesson includes a variety of experiences that include games, a storybook, and literature response writing.

For this recognizing words with the beginning consonant G instructional activity, students observe a picture of a gorilla with sections and each section containing a word. Students color 6 G words purple.

Young scholars practice combining consonant-vowel-consonant sounds to form words. They read closed and silent "e" syllables. Students construct two-syllable words. They arrange syllables to form three and four syllable words.

Learners explore phonetics by identifying words with one specific sound. In this rhyming words lesson, students discuss the sound "at" and the many words that contain the same sound. Learners utilize index cards to participate in a word...

Practice the blends "dr" and "fr" with this resource. Nine pictures are displayed with the end of the word written below. Learners discern whether the word begins with "fr" or "dr." Focus on two blends at a time to help your children...

Young readers should benefit from this basic PowerPoint which gives many examples of how the "at" sound can be used in a variety of words. A variety of consonants, and consonant blends, are put in front of the "at" sound to make many words.

Students participate in an activity to find initial consonant "D" words.  In this phonics activity students find as many "D" words as they can. Students play again with various letters.

This lengthy presentation gives young readers a lot of chances to practice sounding out vowel and consonant blends. There are 122 slides full of vowels, consonants, and actual words. For example, one slide has ay, the next slide has pl,...

In this language arts activity, students learn the final consonant sound of letter B by printing 6 words on the primary lines that end with letter B. Students then draw a crab and a lion cub.

Review the wh sound with your class. This series of slides shows a picture of an object that begins with this sound and displays the word above. It is a quick and easy way to discuss this topic. It could be used as a review during a...

In this language arts worksheet, students learn the beginning consonant sound of letter M by writing 3 words: man, milk and monkey. Students write these words 2 times and then draw a picture of a man and a monkey.

Students focus on the articulation of /r/ and /l/ consonant sounds while practicing the sounds and usage within reading passages. Students also examine the parts of a medicine label and interpret important medical information.

In this grammar worksheet, students read and identify squ- words and then, recognize that sq (and q) are always followed by u. They also read a story and highlight all the words that begin with squ. Finally, students complete a crossword...

Students play an educational computer game, complete a letter recognition activity and close the game appropriately. They sing the alphabet song as the teacher holds each corresponding card with the letter and picture as support.

In this initial blends worksheet, students read the ending sections of the 3 word lists. Students then write in the missing initial blend of br, cr, and gr.

For this ch letter pronunciation worksheet, students circle the word that best describes the picture. They then write a sentence using that word. There are 7 questions on this page.

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, learners examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letters ch that should end with the letters ch. Picture clues are included. Learners also...

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letters sh that should end with the letters sh. Picture clues are included. Students also...

In this sh pronunciation learning exercise, students circle the word that best describes the picture. They then use that word in a sentence. All of the words have the letters sh in them. There are 7 questions on this page.