Phonics Bingo Worksheet

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Short vowel words 24

  • bag Pack your bag for the trip.
  • bed I make my bed each day.
  • big A big wave washed over the sand.
  • bud A bud opens into a flower.
  • bug A bug sat on my sleeve.
  • cat The cat licks its paw.
  • cot A camp cot folds up flat.
  • cut Cut the paper on the line.
  • hat Her hat blew off in the wind.
  • hit She hit the ball far.
  • hot The soup is too hot to sip.
  • hut We made a hut out of sticks.
  • map Find the lake on the map.
  • mop Mop up the spill, please.
  • net A fish swam into the net.
  • nut A nut fell onto the path.
  • pan Dad fries an egg in the pan.
  • pen My pen ran out of ink.
  • pet My pet fish is named Dot.
  • pin A pin holds the note up.
  • pot The pot of beans is full.
  • sun The sun is up at last.
  • ten Count to ten, then look.
  • tin The cookies are in a tin.

Blend words 24

  • belt The belt has a silver buckle.
  • clap Clap when the song ends.
  • crab A crab hid under a rock.
  • desk My books are in my desk.
  • drum He taps the drum with two sticks.
  • flag The flag flaps in the wind.
  • frog A frog sat on a wet rock.
  • glad Gran was glad to see us.
  • grin He gave me a wide grin.
  • hand Raise your hand to ask.
  • jump Can you jump over the log?
  • lamp Turn on the lamp to read.
  • milk Pour the milk into a cup.
  • nest Three eggs sit in the nest.
  • plug Pull the plug to drain the tub.
  • pond Fish live in the pond.
  • skip We skip all the way home.
  • sled Two of us fit on the sled.
  • snap Snap the lid shut.
  • spin Watch the top spin on the floor.
  • stop The bus will stop at the corner.
  • swim Ducks swim across the lake.
  • trip The bus trip took an hour.
  • twin My twin and I share a room.

Silent e words 24

  • bike My bike has a bell.
  • bone The dog buried a bone.
  • cake We baked a cake for Gran.
  • cube An ice cube melts in my drink.
  • cute What a cute puppy.
  • five A hand has five fingers.
  • game Whose turn is it in the game?
  • gate Shut the gate behind you.
  • home I walk home with my sister.
  • hope I hope we win the match.
  • joke Nobody laughed at my joke.
  • kite My kite got stuck on the roof.
  • lake The lake froze last winter.
  • mule The mule pulled a cart up the hill.
  • nine The store shuts at nine.
  • nose My nose is cold.
  • pine We sat under a tall pine.
  • rope Pull the rope to ring the bell.
  • rule The first rule is to be kind.
  • tape Tape the picture to the wall.
  • time It is time to line up.
  • tube Squeeze the tube of paint.
  • tune She hummed a tune.
  • wave Wave to the bus driver.

Vowel team words 24

  • bean One bean rolled off my plate.
  • blue The sky is blue.
  • boat The boat rocks on the water.
  • bowl Fill the bowl with soup.
  • coat My coat has a warm hood.
  • feet My feet are wet.
  • glue Glue the shapes onto the page.
  • hay Horses eat hay.
  • leaf A red leaf fell on the path.
  • light The porch light is on.
  • mail A letter came in the mail.
  • night Stars come out at night.
  • pie Gran baked an apple pie.
  • play Let us play catch after lunch.
  • rain Rain tapped on the window.
  • road Look both ways on the road.
  • seal A seal slid into the sea.
  • seed Plant the seed in a pot.
  • snow Snow covered the yard.
  • soap A bar of soap sits by the sink.
  • tail The dog wags its tail.
  • tie Dad wears a tie to work.
  • tray Stack the cups on the tray.
  • tree A swing hangs from the tree.

R-controlled vowel words 24

  • barn The barn is painted red.
  • bird A bird sang outside my window.
  • burn Do not let the toast burn.
  • car The car needs a wash.
  • corn Rows of corn grew taller than me.
  • curl A curl fell across her face.
  • dirt The puppy dug in the dirt.
  • farm Cows live on a farm.
  • fern A fern grows in the shade.
  • first Who will go first?
  • fork Eat the peas with a fork.
  • fort We made a fort from pillows.
  • fur The bear has thick brown fur.
  • girl The girl flew a red kite.
  • herd A herd of cows crossed the road.
  • horn The driver honks the horn.
  • hurt I fell, but it did not hurt.
  • park We ran races in the park.
  • star One star shone over the hill.
  • stir Stir the soup with a spoon.
  • storm The storm blew the bins over.
  • turn It is my turn to roll the dice.
  • verb Run is a verb.
  • yarn Gran knits with red yarn.

Two-syllable words 24

  • apple I ate an apple at lunch.
  • basket Put the apples in the basket.
  • bubble The bubble popped on my nose.
  • cactus A cactus has sharp spines.
  • candle Blow out the candle.
  • helmet Wear a helmet on your bike.
  • insect An ant is an insect.
  • kitten The kitten chased a string.
  • magnet A magnet sticks to the fridge.
  • muffin I had a muffin for breakfast.
  • music We clap along to the music.
  • napkin Wipe your chin with a napkin.
  • paper The paper plane flew across the room.
  • picnic We ate a picnic by the river.
  • pilot The pilot waved from the cockpit.
  • puzzle One piece of the puzzle is missing.
  • rabbit A rabbit hid in the grass.
  • robot My robot can pick up a block.
  • spider A spider hung from the ceiling.
  • sunset The sky turns pink at sunset.
  • table Set the table for four.
  • tennis We hit a tennis ball over the net.
  • tiger A tiger has stripes.
  • turtle A turtle pulled its head into its shell.

Three-syllable words 24

  • animal A fox is a wild animal.
  • banana Peel the banana from the top.
  • basketball She bounced the basketball twice.
  • butterfly A butterfly landed on my arm.
  • calendar Mark the date on the calendar.
  • carpenter A carpenter built the bookcase.
  • computer Save your story on the computer.
  • dinosaur The museum has a dinosaur skeleton.
  • electric An electric fan cools the room.
  • fantastic The fireworks were fantastic.
  • hamburger He ordered a hamburger with no onions.
  • holiday We visited Gran over the holiday.
  • hospital My cousin was born in a hospital.
  • important It is important to look both ways.
  • kangaroo A kangaroo carries her baby in a pouch.
  • octopus The octopus squeezed under a rock.
  • passenger Each passenger found a seat.
  • potato A baked potato takes a while to cook.
  • remember Remember to feed the fish.
  • tomato Slice a tomato for the salad.
  • umbrella Open the umbrella outside.
  • volcano Smoke rose from the volcano.
  • wonderful We had a wonderful day at the fair.
  • yesterday It poured all day yesterday.

How it works

This phonics bingo worksheet opens on 6 cards of short vowel words. Six more lists of 24 are one pick away: blends, silent e, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, two-syllable and three-syllable words.

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Words that differ by one sound

The short vowel list is built from near twins: pan, pen and pin, or hat, hit, hot and hut. They can land on the same card, so a child has to hear the vowel and cannot guess from the first letter. Each call comes with a sentence: say the word, the sentence, then the word again.

One pattern a game

Play the list your class is working on. Blends keep the vowel short and add two consonants, as in frog and nest; silent e turns that short vowel long, as in kite. To check a win, have the child read each covered word aloud.

Questions and answers

Are there 5th grade phonics bingo worksheets?

Pick Three-syllable words. The Common Core grade 5 phonics standard (RF.5.3a) is about reading unfamiliar multisyllabic words by their syllable patterns and word parts, so volcano, passenger and calendar suit fifth graders better than short vowel cards.

Does phonics worksheets bingo need a caller?

No. Hand out the cards as worksheets: each child reads a word to a partner and colors its square, and four in a row wins. Every card draws its own 16 of the list's 24 words.

Which words are on the phonics bingo cards?

Common words chosen for one pattern each: cat and sun, flag and jump, cake and bone, rain and night, barn and bird, rabbit and candle, banana and umbrella. None has ch, sh, th, wh or ph; those are on the digraph bingo page.

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