Digraph and Magic E Picture Words
1st grade phonics picture words: write sh, ch, th and wh words, add magic e to tap, cub and pin, and clap syllables. Answer key included.
1st Grade Phonics Worksheets
RF.1 phonics: knowing the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs and applying them when decoding words.
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Phonics worksheets to download
Digraphs Practice
1st grade digraphs practice: sound buttons for ship, when, math and chat, missing sh, ch, th and ck picture words, and a sentence to copy.
Vowel Teams Word Sort
1st grade vowel teams word sort: 15 words like rain, feet and boat go into ai/ay, ee/ea and oa train cars. Answer key with sample words.
Silent E Long Vowels
1st grade silent e long vowels: read cap and cape or kit and kite, add e to tap, can, tub and bit, then draw "The snake ate the big cake."
Short Vowel Word Scramble
1st grade short vowel word scramble: unscramble cat, pig, dog, bug, frog, crab, nest and flag from picture hints, then solve a mystery word.
High-Frequency Words Bingo
1st grade high-frequency words bingo: four 4 by 4 cards of tricky words like said, could and where, with 20 clue sentences for the caller.
Curriculum objectives covered
RF.1.3a
“Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.”
RF.1.3c
“Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.”
RF.1.3d
“Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.”
RF.1.3b
“Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.”
RF.1.2d
“Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).”
RF.1.2b
“Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.”
RF.1.3g
“Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.”
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