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Free phonics worksheets, by pattern

Twelve phonics patterns in the order most programs teach them. Every word on every sheet is one a child taught that pattern can sound out.

  1. Short a (CVC) the letter a between two consonants, as in cat
  2. Short e (CVC) the letter e between two consonants, as in bed
  3. Short i (CVC) the letter i between two consonants, as in sit
  4. Short o (CVC) the letter o between two consonants, as in hot
  5. Short u (CVC) the letter u between two consonants, as in sun
  6. Magic e (CVCe) a vowel, a consonant and a silent e, as in cake
  7. Digraphs sh, ch, th two letters that make one sound, as in ship, chip and thin
  8. Consonant blends two or three consonants that keep their own sounds, as in frog and jump
  9. Long a (ai, ay) ai in the middle of a word and ay at the end, as in rain and day
  10. Long e (ee, ea) ee or ea in the middle of a word, as in tree and eat
  11. Long o (oa, ow) oa in the middle of a word and ow at the end, as in boat and snow
  12. R-controlled vowels (ar, or) a vowel followed by r, which changes its sound, as in car and fork

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