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Phoneme Sounds Practice Worksheet

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Phoneme Sounds Practice Worksheet

Help Isla solve the word clues. Say each word aloud, listen for its sounds, then answer. A phoneme is a sound; one sound can be written with one or more letters.

Decode the clues

Choose, match and complete each clue.

1.Isla finds the word chair on a clue card. What sound does the letters ch make in chair?
  • /k/ as in cat
  • /ch/ as in cheese
  • /sh/ as in ship
2.The word phone is written on a mystery parcel. What sound does ph make?
  • /p/ as in pig
  • /f/ as in fish
  • /th/ as in thumb
3.Match each word to the sound made by its bold letter group: ship (sh), light (igh), car (ar).
  • sh in ship
  • igh in light
  • ar in car
  • /ie/ as in pie
  • /ar/ as in star
  • /sh/
4.Isla says train can be stretched into /t/ + /r/ + /ai/ + /n/. Which sound is missing from /t/ + /r/ + + /n/?
5.Say splash slowly. Write the first two sounds you hear before the short vowel /a/.

Check the evidence

Use your sound knowledge to decide what is true and explain your thinking.

6.True or false? In thumb, the letters th represent one sound, /th/.
TrueFalse
7.In teacher, which letters make the /ch/ sound? Write the two letters.
8.The word night has three sounds: /n/ + + /t/. Write the missing sound.
9.Which word has a soft c that sounds like /s/: city, cat or cup?
  • city
  • cat
  • cup
10.Write a word of your own that contains the /oo/ sound you hear in moon. Then underline the letters that spell that sound.

2 printable pages

  • Phoneme Sounds Practice Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Decode the clues

    Page 1

  • Phoneme Sounds Practice Worksheet, page 2 of 2: Check the evidence

    Page 2

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