🔤 Part 1: Sound Identification and Digraphs

1. Circle the word that has the ch sound:

chair

car

cat

2. Which word has the sh sound?

ship

skip

slip

3. Write the beginning, middle, and ending sounds for these CVC words:

cat: _____ - _____ - _____

map: _____ - _____ - _____

top: _____ - _____ - _____

4. Circle the word that has the th sound:

think

tank

tick

📖 Part 2: Long Vowel Patterns and Prefixes/Suffixes

5. Match the word with its correct prefix meaning by drawing lines:

replay

unfold

redo

again

not

again

6. Circle all the words with long vowel sounds:

cake

cat

goat

tree

hop

7. Add the correct suffix (-ing, -ed, or -er) to complete each sentence:

Yesterday I walk_____ to school.

My sister is jump_____ on the trampoline.

Tom is tall_____ than me.

8. Break these multi-syllabic words into syllables using dashes:

picnic: _____________

police: _____________

rapid: _____________

✏️ Part 3: Decoding Challenge

9. Read this sentence and underline any words with prefixes or suffixes:

The unhappy child was jumping and playing.

10. Decode these tricky words by blending the sounds smoothly. Write what each word means:

reshape: ________________________

unfriendly: ________________________

11. Explain one strategy you use when you come across a word you don't know:

Phonics Decoding Practice

Phonics Decoding Practice

🔤 Part 1: Sound Identification and Digraphs

📖 Part 2: Long Vowel Patterns and Prefixes/Suffixes

✏️ Part 3: Decoding Challenge

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