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Phonics Worksheets for 1st Graders

6 strands6 ready to print463 worksheetsUS Letter or A4

Blends, silent e, long vowels, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, endings, contractions and syllables, plus 30 weekly spelling lists and the 1st grade sight words.

The phonics year, in order

From blends to two-syllable words, in the order most 1st grade classrooms teach phonics, with spelling and sight words alongside. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Blends and digraphs

    56 sheets ready

    Two consonants that blend (frog, hand, string) and two letters that make one sound (ship, chin, thin). Review the digraphs, then spell and read blend words.

    Consonant blends

    A consonant blends chart and word list, l-, r- and s-blend fill-ins, circle-the-blend pages, a picture sort, ending blends and tracing pages.

    21 worksheets

    Digraphs

    A digraphs chart, a word list and picture sorts, fill-ins and read-and-match pages for sh, ch, th, wh and ck, each with an answer key.

    35 worksheets

  2. Long vowels and silent e

    22 sheets ready

    Hearing long and short vowels, then reading and spelling silent e words like cake, kite, bone and cube.

    Silent e

    A silent e chart and word list, add-the-e word building, sorts, fill-ins, pick-the-word, matching, sentences and a short story, with answer keys.

    11 worksheets

    Long vowels

    A long vowels chart and word list, long or short sorts, picture hunts for long a, e, i and o, a which-spelling page, matching and sentences.

    11 worksheets

  3. Vowel teams and r-controlled vowels

    22 sheets ready

    Two vowels working together (rain, tree, boat, moon, cow, coin) and vowels changed by r (car, corn, her, bird, turn).

    Vowel teams

    A vowel teams chart and word list with sorts, fill-ins, matching, sentences and a story for ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh, oo, ou, oi and oy.

    12 worksheets

    R-controlled vowels

    A chart and word list for ar, or, er, ir and ur, with sorts, fill-ins, a which-spelling page, matching, sentences and a short story.

    10 worksheets

  4. Word parts

    48 sheets ready

    Endings like -s, -ed and -ing, contractions, compound words and two-syllable words: reading longer words by finding their parts.

    Inflectional endings: -s, -es, -ed, -ing

    Pages for -s, -es, -ed and -ing: an endings chart, add the ending, sorts, the three sounds of -ed, find the base word, sentences and a story.

    9 worksheets

    Contractions

    A contractions chart with matching, write the contraction, write the two words, cut and paste with a no-cut twin, sentences and a sort.

    8 worksheets

    Compound words

    A compound words list for kids, a picture chart, and worksheets where children put two words together (sun + flower = sunflower), match halves, split and write compound words.

    14 worksheets

    Syllables

    Clap, count, sort and blend syllables with picture worksheets, from one-clap words like cat to four-clap words like watermelon, plus a syllable word list.

    17 worksheets

  5. Spelling

    242 sheets ready

    30 weekly lists in phonics order with rainbow write, sorts, missing letters, ABC order, sentences and a test each week.

    Spelling words for 1st graders

    30 weekly spelling lists in phonics order, from short a to -ed and -ing, each with six practice pages, a test and a one-click weekly packet.

    242 worksheets

  6. Sight words

    73 sheets ready

    The 50 1st grade sight words with a list, flash cards, a practice page for each word, and sentences, phrases and stories.

    Sight words for 1st graders

    The 50 1st grade sight words in five sets of ten, with a list, flash cards, a tracker, a practice page for every word, and sentences, phrases and stories for each set.

    73 worksheets

About phonics worksheets for 1st graders

1st grade is the big phonics year. Children who start the year reading short words like cat and ship finish it reading words like rainbow, jumped and corner. They learn blends (frog, hand), silent e (cake, kite), vowel teams (rain, tree, boat), r-controlled vowels (car, bird) and endings like -ed and -ing, and they start breaking longer words into syllables.

These phonics worksheets for 1st graders follow that order. Each pattern has a chart and a word list, then sorts, fill-ins, pick-the-word pages, sentences and a short story, so children move from hearing the pattern to reading it in real text. The 30 weekly spelling lists practice the same patterns week by week, and the 50 sight words cover the common words that don't follow the rules.

Writing lines are 1st grade size, every page prints in black and white on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2. Each cut and paste page has a no-cut twin.

Questions

What phonics skills are taught in 1st grade?

1st graders learn consonant blends and digraphs, long vowels with silent e and vowel teams, r-controlled vowels like ar and or, endings like -s, -ed and -ing, and how to read two-syllable words. They also learn to read common irregular words by sight.

In what order should I teach 1st grade phonics?

A common order is short vowel review, digraphs, blends, silent e, long vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, other vowel teams like oo, ou and oi, then endings and two-syllable words. The strands on this page and the 30 spelling lists follow that order.

How do the spelling lists connect to the phonics pages?

Each week's spelling list practices one phonics pattern, the same patterns covered by the topic pages. When you teach silent e, for example, use the silent e worksheets for reading and the silent e spelling weeks for writing.

Are these 1st grade phonics worksheets free?

Yes. Every worksheet is a free PDF to print at home or school, with no sign-up.

Do the worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2 of the same PDF.