Letter Sound & Decoding Words Worksheets K-2 BUNDLE | Compare & Contrast Phonics

When kids are learning to read, they often mix up similar patterns or guess at words. This resource fixes these issues! On each letter sound / decoding words worksheet, students compare and contrast 2 similar sounds or patterns. A big range of Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade skills are covered in this set. These activities are incredibly helpful for students who confuse similar sounds / patterns, tend to guess at or misread words, or simply need more practice decoding words with K-2 phonics skills. These 270 no-prep pages are easy to fit in as a quick warm-up or simple literacy center - they work with any phonics program! The range of skills make them perfect for quick differentiation! These materials will improve your students’: Ability to distinguish between visually similar letters (e.g. b/d) and letters that are pronounced similarly (e.g. f/v) Knowledge of short vowel sounds Ability to decode CVC words, digraphs, blends, glued sounds, silent e, r controlled vowels, vowel teams, and vowel diphthongs Attention to detail when decoding Word reading accuracy Word reading fluency Here’s what’s included in this set of letter sound and decoding words worksheets: 32 pairs of letters and sounds (b/d, b/q, b/qu, b/p, b/v, p/d, p/q, p/qu, d/q, d/qu, q/k, qu/k, g/k, m/n, m/w, y/w, v/w, v/f, l/r, w/r, j/y, t/d, a/e, a/o, a/i, a/u, e/i, e/o, e/u, i/o, i/u, o/u) 10 pairs of short vowels (a/e, a/o, a/i, a/u, e/i, e/o, e/u, i/o, i/u, o/u) 43 pairs of CVC word patterns (ad/at, ag/ap, am/an, ed/et, eg/en, id/it, ig/ip, od/ot, og/op, ub/ug, un/ut, ad/od, ad/ed, ad/id, at/et, at/it, at/ot, at/ut, ag/eg, ag/ig, ag/og, ag/ug, ap/ip, ap/op, an/en, an/in, an/un, ed/id, ed/od, et/it, et/ot, et/ut, eg/og, eg/ug, en/un, id/od, it/ot, it/ut, ig/og, ig/ug, ip/op, ot/ut, og/ug) 14 pairs of digraphs (sh/ch, th/th, th/ch, th/sh, wh/th, ch/ck, sh/s, sh/h, ch/c, ch/h, th/t, th/h, wh/w, ck/ch) 17 pairs of blends (l/_l, r/_r, _l/_r, br/bl, gl/gr, tr/dr, s_/s, sp/st, sm/sn, -d/-nd, -t/-nt, -nd/-nt, -lt/-ll, -sk/-st, -ss/st, -ft/-ff, -mp/-p) 13 pairs of glued sounds (ng/nk, ang/ing/ong/ung, ank/ink/onk/unk, ing/ink, ang/ank, ong/onk, ung/unk, -ng/-n, -ng/-g, -ng/-nd, -nk/-n, -nk/-ck, -nk/-nt) 8 pairs of silent e patterns vs short vowels (a_e/ă, a_e/ă w/ blends & digraphs, i_e/ĭ, i_e/ĭ w/ blends & digraphs, o_e/ŏ, o_e/ŏ with blends & digraphs, u_e/ŭ, u_e/ŭ with blends & digraphs) 17 pairs of silent e patterns (i_e/a_e, i_e/a_e w/ blends & digraphs, o_e/a_e, o_e/a_e w/ blends & digraphs, u_e/a_e, u_e/a_e w/ blends & digraphs, o_e/i_e, o_e/i_e w/ blends & digraphs, u_e/i_e, u_e/i_e w/ blends & digraphs, u_e/o_e, u_e/o_e w/ blends & digraphs, a_e/all, a_e/ar, i_e/ir, o_e/or, u_e/ur) 9 pairs of r-controlled vs short/long vowels (ar/ă, ar/a_e, er/ĕ, ir/ĭ, ir/i_e, or/ŏ, or/o_e, ur/ŭ, ur/u_e) 11 pairs of r-controlled vowels (ar/er, ar/ir, ar/or, ar/ur, er/ir, er/or, er/ur, ir/or, ir/ur, or/ur, er/ir/ur) 25 pairs of long vowel patterns (ai/ă, ai/a_e, ay/ă, ay/a_e, ay/ai, ai/ay/a_e, ee/ĕ, ea/ĕ, ē & ĕ sounds of ea, igh/ĭ, igh/i_e, igh/-y, igh/i_e/-y, ē & ī sounds of -y, oa/ŏ, oa/o_e, oa/oe, ow/o_e, ow/oa, ew/ŭ, ew/u_e, 2 sounds of oo, ei/ai (ā), ē & ī sounds of ei, ē & ĕ sounds of ea) 7 pairs of diphthongs (oy/oi, oy/ay, oi/ai, ow/ou diphthongs, aw/au, ū/diphthong sound of ou, ō/diphthong sound of ow) Frequently asked questions: What is the difference between a voiced and unvoiced sound?  In a voiced sound, your vocal cords are vibrating. In an unvoiced sound, your vocal cords are not vibrating. How can you tell if a sound is voiced or unvoiced?  You can feel whether a sound is voiced or unvoiced by gently touching the front of your throat as you say a sound. You will feel the vibrations on your throat when pronouncing a voiced sound.