Decoding Detective: Sounds and Words
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on decoding words using phonics skills, including short vowels, long vowels, and consonant blends.
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Decoding Detective: Sounds and Words
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Welcome, Decoding Detective! Your mission is to use your phonics skills to read and understand words. Pay close attention to vowel sounds and consonant blends. Good luck!
Read each sentence and fill in the blank with a word that has a short vowel sound. Choose from the word bank below.
1. The sat on the mat.
2. I saw a little in the mud.
3. My pet loves to bark.
4. The farmer had a brown .
Choose the word that has a long vowel sound.
1. Which word has a long 'a' sound?
apple
cake
bat
sad
2. Which word has a long 'e' sound?
bed
egg
feet
red
Complete each word with the correct consonant blend (bl, gr, sp, tr).
1. I like to ow flowers in my garden.
2. The ain is moving fast.
3. Can you end me your pencil?
4. We will ay in the park.
Read the short passage below. Underline all the words that have a long 'i' sound.
Mike likes to ride his bike. He rides it high up the hill and then glides down. He thinks it is quite exciting to feel the wind in his hair.
List the words you underlined:
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