Phonics Printable Workbook

A Level 2, Ages 4+ phonics workbook from Twin Sisters IP moves students through beginning-sound circling, short-vowel identification, missing-vowel fill-ins, and picture-to-word matching pages.

Grades: Preschool–1, Elementary
File type: PDF
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Updated Sep 08, 2021

Subject: Phonics, Language Development, ELA
Topic: Phonics, Sounds
Resource types: Workbooks, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Beginning consonant sounds open this Level 2, Ages 4+ phonics workbook from Twin Sisters IP, with repeated pages asking students to name a pictured object and circle the letter for its beginning sound. The workbook then works through each short vowel in turn — a, e, i, o, u — pairing a "colour the pictures with this sound" page with a "write the missing letter to complete each word" page for that vowel, before moving into mixed short-vowel review pages, missing-vowel fill-ins across vowels, circle-the-correct-word items, and picture-to-word matching games. All activities use simple three-letter words (bag, dish, fox, bus) built around the target sounds, and a closing note describes the set as building early reading confidence for home, school, or travel use. The publisher's copyright line, author credits, and reproduction terms appear on the closing pages, permitting copying for home or classroom use only.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify the beginning consonant sound of a pictured object and match it to its letter.
Recognize and produce the correct short vowel sound in simple three-letter words.
Match a picture to its correctly spelled word.

Teaching tips

Work through the beginning-sounds pages before the short-vowel section, since the workbook is sequenced from initial sounds to vowel sounds.
Have students say each word aloud while completing the missing-vowel pages, as the workbook's own instructions direct ("Look at each picture. Write the missing vowel in each blank. Say each word.").
Use the short vowel review pages as a quick formative check before moving a student on to the matching-game pages.
Note the publisher's reproduction terms permit copying for a single home or classroom, not for an entire school or district.

Skills covered

Beginning-sound phonics — students identify and circle the initial consonant letter for pictured words.
Short vowel discrimination — students colour, circle, or fill in the correct short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) for pictured three-letter words.
Sight word matching — students draw lines connecting pictures to their correctly spelled words, such as mop, dish, and sock.

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How does the workbook build from one section to the next?

It opens with beginning-sound circling pages, then works through each short vowel in turn pairing a colour-the-picture page with a missing-letter fill-in page, before finishing with mixed short-vowel review, circle-the-correct-word items, and picture-to-word matching games.

What are students asked to do on the missing-vowel pages?

Each page shows a picture and has students write the missing vowel to complete the word, saying the word aloud as they go.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Phonics
Beginning sounds
Short vowels
Sight words

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