- Phonics
Free Word Lists, Phrases, and Sentences for Each Phonics Skill
Use our expertly written lists to plan the phonics, spelling, and fluency-building lessons and activities you're teaching today.
This carefully composed collection is organized by the scope and sequence of the Reading Universe word recognition continuum, and you can use these with whatever phonics curriculum your school is using. Remember that each interaction with words is an opportunity to build vocabulary, so consider pointing out words with multiple meanings to your students!
Word Lists, Phrases, and Sentences by Skill
Short Vowels and Closed Syllables
Glued Sounds
Open Syllables
Spelling with 'c' vs. 'k'
Consonant Digraphs
Blends
'-ck' Spelling Rule
FLoSS(Z) Spelling Rule (Double Consonant Endings)
'y' as a Vowel
Magic 'e' (also known as Silent 'e')
Soft 'c' and Soft 'g'
R-Controlled Vowels
Vowel Teams and Diphthongs
'-tch' Spelling Rule
'-dge' Spelling Rule
Consonant '-le'
Schwa
Prefixes and Suffixes
Irregularly Spelled High-Frequency Words
Multisyllabic Words
Dictation Paper: Letter Sounds to Syllable Work
This template includes spelling letter sounds, words, phrases, sentences, heart words, and syllable work.
This template includes spelling letter sounds, words, phrases, sentences, heart words, and syllable work.
Phrase and Sentence Dictation Paper
Use this sheet to have students practice spelling sounds, phrases, and sentences with phonics patterns they’ve been learning.
Use this sheet to have students practice spelling sounds, phrases, and sentences with phonics patterns they’ve been learning.
