🔤 Part 1: Grapheme-Phoneme Matching

1. Match each grapheme (letter) with its phoneme (sound):

1. m

2. s

3. t

4. ch

5. sh

A. /sh/ (like in ship)

B. /m/ (like in mat)

C. /s/ (like in sun)

D. /ch/ (like in chip)

E. /t/ (like in top)

2. Circle the correct grapheme for each sound you hear:

/p/ sound:

b

p

d

/f/ sound:

v

f

th

/k/ sound:

g

c

j

🔊 Part 2: Oral Blending Practice

3. Blend these phonemes together to make words. Write the word:

/c/ /a/ /t/ = ___________

/m/ /a/ /p/ = ___________

/s/ /i/ /t/ = ___________

/r/ /u/ /n/ = ___________

/b/ /e/ /d/ = ___________

4. Circle the word that matches the blended sounds:

/h/ /o/ /p/:

hip

hop

hat

/p/ /e/ /n/:

pan

pen

/l/ /i/ /d/:

led

lid

lad

✂️ Part 3: Phoneme Segmentation

5. Break these words into their phonemes (sounds). Write each sound:

dog: /___/ /___/ /___/

fish: /___/ /___/ /___/

shop: /___/ /___/ /___/

chip: /___/ /___/ /___/

6. How many phonemes (sounds) are in each word? Circle the correct number:

sun:

2

3

4

ship:

2

3

4

stop:

3

4

5

📖 Part 4: Reading Practice

7. Read this short passage and answer the questions below:

Sam's Pet Cat

Sam has a fat cat. The cat sits on a mat. Sam's cat can run fast. The cat likes to nap in the sun. Sam pets his cat and the cat purrs. The cat is the best pet Sam has ever had.

8. Answer these questions about the passage:

a) What kind of pet does Sam have? _______________

b) Where does the cat sit? _______________

c) What does the cat like to do in the sun? _______________

9. Find words in the passage that have these sounds. Write one word for each:

Words with /a/ sound: _______________

Words with /s/ sound: _______________

Words with /t/ sound: _______________

🎯 Part 5: Grapheme-Phoneme Challenge

10. Check all the graphemes that can make the /k/ sound:

c (as in cat)

k (as in kite)

ck (as in duck)

g (as in go)

11. Draw a picture of something that starts with the /sh/ sound:

12. Write three words that rhyme with 'cat' using different beginning sounds:

Grapheme-Phoneme Practice Worksheet

Grapheme-Phoneme Practice Worksheet

🔤 Part 1: Grapheme-Phoneme Matching

🔊 Part 2: Oral Blending Practice

✂️ Part 3: Phoneme Segmentation

📖 Part 4: Reading Practice

🎯 Part 5: Grapheme-Phoneme Challenge

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