Here is a phonics worksheet that you can use for English ESL students:
Phonics Worksheet
Instructions:
1. Read each word carefully and circle the correct word that starts with the sound indicated.
2. Use the phonics rules to help you choose the correct word.
Exercise:
Sound /k/
1. _______ cake
a) make
b) take
c) lake
d) rake
2. _______ kite
a) bite
b) sight
c) kite
d) might
3. _______ cat
a) bat
b) cat
c) hat
d) mat
Sound /ch/
1. _______ chair
a) hair
b) chair
c) fair
d) rare
2. _______ chip
a) zip
b) clip
c) chip
d) rip
3. _______ chew
a) cue
b) new
c) chew
d) flew
Sound /sh/
1. _______ shop
a) stop
b) shop
c) hop
d) mop
2. _______ shark
a) park
b) mark
c) shark
d) dark
3. _______ shell
a) sell
b) shell
c) yell
d) tell
Answer Key:
Sound /k/
1. b) take
2. c) kite
3. b) cat
Sound /ch/
1. b) chair
2. c) chip
3. c) chew
Sound /sh/
1. b) shop
2. c) shark
3. b) shell
Extension Activity:
* Write 5 words that start with the sound /k/, /ch/, and /sh/.
* Use the words to create a short sentence.
Example:
* /k/ words: kitten, kite, kitchen, key, knight
* Sentence: The kitten flew the kite in the kitchen with a key.
I hope this worksheet helps your students practice their phonics skills!
