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Reception Phonics worksheets
Free worksheets: Phonics, EYFS, Reception
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/Sh/ and /ch/ words Snap (Phase 3 phonics)
A free Phase 3 phonics game created by an experienced teacher to help your child practise their Phase 3 phonics learning. This printable activity covers /Sh/ and /Ch/ words in a simple game of Snap.
Wordsearch: the /oo/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)
Look at the /oo/ words below. Can you read them out loud? These words are all jumbled up in this wordsearch. Can you find them? Put a tick next to each word that you find.
Reading ‘ng’ endings (Phase 3 phonics)
Can you circle the ‘ng’ sound in each of these words? These funny aliens all have silly names ending in the ‘ng’ sound! Can you read their names?
Initial sounds: h and b (Phase 2 phonics)
Jack and Eva are going on their summer holiday. They’ve drawn a picture list of everything they need to take with them but they’ve missed off the first letters on the words below. Can you use either an ‘h’ or a ‘b’ to complete the words?
Initial sounds: g and k (Phase 2 phonics)
Can you be a letter detective and spy the sounds /g/ and /k/ in this box? Colour the ‘g’s in red and the ‘k’s in blue. Then match the pictures to the sound that they begin with and colour the pictures in.
Initial sounds: a and b (Phase 2 phonics)
Circle the objects that Ella has seen that begin with ‘a’ and ‘b’.
Find the missing sounds: o and n (Phase 2 phonics)
This sound burglar has been stealing sounds from the words below. Can you see what sounds he has in his bag? Help these words get their sounds back by filling in the missing letters!
CVC letter fans (Phase 2 phonics)
A fun way to practise letter sounds! Cut out each letter, make a hole with a hole punch or scissors where the circle is and put some string through it. You need to make one fan for vowels and one for consonants. Once you have made the fans, ask your child to say each sound and think of a word with that sound in it.
Initial letter matching puzzle
There are lots of Christmas things pictured on this worksheet! Say the first sound of each picture. Now can you find the right sound and match it with the rest of the word?
Two-letter vowel sounds: /ee/ /oo/ /ur/ (Phase 3 phonics)
Can you think of words which contain the sounds /ee/, /oo/ or /ur/?
Reading the /sh/ and /ch/ sounds (Phase 3 phonics)
What words can you think of that end in /sh/ or /ch? Can you write in the missing sounds in these words?
Sound buckets: using 'ss', 'll' and 'zz' (Phase 3 phonics)
Use sounds from the three different buckets to make as many words as you can. Write the words on the lines.
Phonics games
Your child will do lots of phonics learning at school – so why not use games to help them put their new skills into practice at home? Our Phonics games learning pack, created by a KS1 teacher (and parent), offers ten games and activities to choose from. Everything you need to start playing, from instructions to game boards and a sound die, is included in your download – print off your bingo counters, sharpen your pencils and have some fun!
Phonics letters and sounds
This handy phonics letters and sounds worksheet will help you practise each phonics sound with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. How many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound?
Say the /s/ sound (Phase 2 phonics)
Which words end with 'ss'? This worksheet will help your child identify /s/ at the end of a word, enjoying themselves with a fun colouring sheet at the same time.
Reception high frequency words flashcards
A cut-out-and-keep flashcard set containing all the Reception year high frequency words. Why not slip a set into your bag or wallet for a quick practice during quiet moments?
Match the initial sounds (Phase 2 phonics)
A matching game to help children identify the initial sound of a word. With your help, they can then sound out the letters in the rest of the word and read the word in full, using the picture as prompt. Excellent confidence booster for beginner readers.
All about the /igh/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)
A colouring activity sheet to help your child identify words with the /igh/ sound.
Blending CVC words (Phase 2 phonics)
It's so exciting when children start to put sounds together and realise that they can read! Practise some CVC words together with this handy activity sheet created by an experienced teacher and watch their confidence grow.
Blending CVVC words (Phase 3 phonics)
Help children understand more about vowel digraphs with this practice activity. Children can use their existing knowledge of decoding CVC words to read words that have two vowels but make one sound.
Match rhyming words (Phase 2 phonics)
A teacher-created Phase 2 phonics worksheet for EYFS/Reception children. This activity uses rhyming words to help children practise phonics (as taught in UK primary schools).
Reception wordsearch
A very first wordsearch for beginner readers. This puzzle contains phonemes and words your child will be learning in Reception and is easy enough for Reception children, though they might need some support from you. A solution to the puzzle is also included!
Looking for igh
A first wordsearch puzzle containing the /igh/ phoneme. Your Reception child may need help completing it. The solution is also included.