🔤 Part 1: Blending Phonemes to Read Words

1. Blend these phonemes together to make words. Write the complete word on the line.

a) r-ai-n = _______________

b) n-igh-t = _______________

c) b-oy = _______________

d) ch-ai-n = _______________

e) l-igh-t = _______________

f) t-oy = _______________

2. Circle the correct word that matches the phoneme blend:

sh-i-p

shop

ship

sheep

th-i-n

think

thin

thing

🧩 Part 2: Building Words with Letter Tiles

3. Use the letter tiles below to build words. Draw lines to connect the tiles that make each word.

m

ai

l

Word: mail

4. Build these words using the graphemes in the box. Write each word using the correct graphemes.

Grapheme Box: ch | sh | th | ai | igh | oy | p | l | t | r | n | b

a) A word meaning "not heavy": l + _____ = _______________

b) A word for "young male child": b + _____ = _______________

c) A word meaning "correct": r + _____ + t = _______________

d) A word for "baby chicken": ch + _____ + ck = _______________

5. Check all the real words you can make with these graphemes:

pain (p + ai + n)

bight (b + igh + t)

choy (ch + oy)

sight (s + igh + t)

joyth (j + oy + th)

🎯 Part 3: Decoding Challenge - Multi-syllabic Words

6. Break these longer words into syllables and decode them. Write each syllable separately, then write the whole word.

a) rainbow

Syllable 1: _______ + Syllable 2: _______ = Complete word: _______________

b) nighttime

Syllable 1: _______ + Syllable 2: _______ = Complete word: _______________

c) joyful

Syllable 1: _______ + Syllable 2: _______ = Complete word: _______________

7. Match the multi-syllabic word with its meaning:

1. sunshine

2. playground

3. birthday

4. toothbrush

A. Place where children play

B. Tool for cleaning teeth

C. Day you were born

D. Bright light from the sun

✏️ Part 4: Writing and Segmenting Words

8. Listen to your teacher say these words (or sound them out yourself). Segment each word into phonemes and write it correctly.

a) The word "train" has _____ phonemes: __ - __ - __ - __

Write the word: _______________

b) The word "bright" has _____ phonemes: __ - __ - __ - __

Write the word: _______________

c) The word "enjoy" has _____ phonemes: __ - __ - __ - __

Write the word: _______________

9. Write a sentence using at least TWO words that contain the graphemes ai, igh, or oy:

10. Create your own word using one of these graphemes. Draw a picture to show what your word means:

My word: _______________

It uses the grapheme: _______________

11. Word Building Challenge! Use the graphemes ch, sh, th, ai, igh, oy to create as many real words as you can:

Word-Building Graphemes Worksheet

Word-Building Graphemes Worksheet

🔤 Part 1: Blending Phonemes to Read Words

🧩 Part 2: Building Words with Letter Tiles

🎯 Part 3: Decoding Challenge - Multi-syllabic Words

✏️ Part 4: Writing and Segmenting Words

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