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Freebies for
little learners.

A little practice can spark a big discovery. Explore free phonics activities for ages 4–7, ready to print and enjoy together.

THREE LITTLE ADVENTURES

Colour, drive and feed the monkey.

Try two free rounds in each game. Read the instructions together, then explore at your own pace.

CVC WORDS · 2 FREE ROUNDS

Colour CVC words

Practise short words through a colourful, hands-on activity.

Play the colouring game

DIGRAPHS · 2 FREE ROUNDS

Drive with digraphs

Use the picture clue and drive to the matching written word.

Play the driving game

LETTER D · 2 FREE ROUNDS

Feed the Monkey

Match the beginning sound of D, earn a banana and feed the monkey.

Play Feed the Monkey

Choose familiar letter sounds and words, and play with a grown-up. These are practice activities, not reading tests.

THE ORIGINAL SIX-ACTIVITY PACK

Six little steps.
One handy download.

Beginning sounds, vowels, blending, spelling, word changes and simple sentences, all in one printable pack.

Download all 6 activities

Free PDF · 6 pages · 2.5 MB
Letter size (8.5 × 11 in)

OR CHOOSE ONE TO TRY

Little practice. Bright beginnings.

Start with sounds, then try blending, spelling and reading. Choose a page that fits your child’s readiness, offer adult support and move at their pace.

A worksheet with pictures and letter choices for identifying beginning sounds.

ACTIVITY 01 Beginning sounds

Initial Sound Hunt

Name each picture, listen for its first sound, then circle the matching letter.

Together: Name the pictures together before listening for the first sound.

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Ages 4–5 · 1 page · 820 KB

A worksheet for hearing the medial sound, with ten pictures, missing vowels and an a e i o u vowel bank.

ACTIVITY 02 Short vowel sounds

Hear the Medial Sound

Name each picture slowly, listen for the medial sound and write the missing vowel. Use the vowel bank for help.

Together: Name the pictures together, then listen closely to the medial sound.

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Ages 4–5 · 1 page · 850 KB

A worksheet with six short words, sound dots and pictures to match.

ACTIVITY 03 Blend short words

Blend and Match

Point to each letter, say its sound and blend the word. Draw a line to the matching picture.

Together: Read the word before choosing a picture.

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Ages 4–5 · 1 page · 580 KB

A worksheet with six numbered rows of three sound boxes and an adult word list.

ACTIVITY 04 Listen and spell

Say, Tap, Spell

Listen to a short word, tap once for each sound, then write one letter in each box and read it back.

Together: An adult says the six words from the list at the bottom of the page.

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Ages 4–5 · 1 page · 206 KB

A word-chain worksheet starting with cat, followed by cap, map, mat, rat and rag pictures.

ACTIVITY 05 Make a new word

Change One Sound

Start with cat. Change one letter at a time to make the next picture word, then read your new word.

Together: Name each picture first and talk about which sound changed.

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Ages 4–5 · 1 page · 662 KB

A worksheet with three simple sentences about Sam and Pam and large drawing spaces.

ACTIVITY 06 Read for meaning

Read and Draw

Read each short sentence, draw what it says, then read it again.

Together: Introduce the names Sam and Pam before reading together.

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Ages 4–5 · 1 page · 202 KB

KEEP THEIR SKILLS GROWING

New steps for ages 5, 6 and 7.

Ages are a starting guide. Choose by the letter-sound patterns your child has learned, and practise together. Explore short vowels, blends and digraphs; then long vowels and selected silent consonants.