EYFS Phonics worksheets by Subject
Initial sounds: s and t (Phase 2 phonics)
Can you cut out these pictures and put them in two piles, one for things starting with ‘s’ and one for things starting with ‘t’? A Phase 2 phonics worksheet, suitable for children in Reception.
Initial sounds: r or f? (Phase 2 phonics)
Look at the pictures below. Do the words begin with r or f? Cut the pictures out and stick them into the correct circle.
Initial sounds: q (Phase 3 phonics)
Henry is stuck! He’s been asked to colour in everything on this page which begins with ‘q’. He’s not sure which pictures to colour in. Can you help? Get your coloured pencils out and colour in all the objects below that begin with the letter ‘q’ (the /k/ + /w/ sound).
Initial sounds matching (Phase 2 phonics)
Do you recognise all these things? Match the pictures that begin with the same sound! Then see if you can spot which one is the odd one out. This is a Phase 2 worksheet, suitable for children at the beginning of Reception.
Initial sounds: m, d and p (Phase 2 phonics)
Let's play I spy! Look around you. Can you see anything that begins with these sounds? Draw pictures in the eyes of things you see beginning with each sound.
Initial sounds: h (Phase 2 phonics)
Magnifying glass at the ready – it’s time to go on a hunt for ‘h’! Go around your house collecting things that begin with ‘h’. Once you’ve collected five things draw a picture of them in this hat. Ask your mum or dad to help you label them.
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 sounds - interactive worksheet
This handy interactive phonics sounds worksheet will help you practise the sound of each phonic with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. See how many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound. Move your mouse over the letters to hear the sounds.
Phonics sounds
This handy phonics 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?
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 and watch their confidence grow.