Read every letter: blends and digraphs
Phonics · Read every letterKindergarten – Grade 1Free PDF
Free printable decoding worksheet: three words that look alike under each picture (ship, chip, slip). Read every letter and circle the right one. No guessing.
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Watch the word “ship” come to life.
The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
How to use this worksheet
- 1The wrong choices differ by one letter, so guessing from the first letter or the picture does not work.
- 2Point under each letter, say the sounds, blend, then check with the picture.
- 3Children who guess a lot often have learned to guess. Reading all the letters is the habit to build.
Words on this sheet
shipchipslipfrogfromfogchickcheckthickcrabcabgrabstarscartarfishfistdish
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
