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Solve-the-Riddle Phonics Practice PDF – Free Printable by Scholastic

This FREE Solve-the-Riddle Phonics Practice PDF from Scholastic offers a playful approach to phonics. Through silly riddles and clues, young readers must decode words and practice phonics skills in a highly engaging way. Great for classroom centers, homework, or ESL support.

What Is This Resource?

Solve-the-Riddle Phonics Practice includes printable worksheets where students solve picture-based or written clues by sounding out phonemes and identifying words. Each correct answer reveals part of a riddle, making the process both educational and fun.

What’s Included:

• Printable PDF with phonics-based riddle worksheets
• Focus on beginning sounds, word families, digraphs, and short/long vowels
• Answer key included for easy correction
• Ideal for Grades K–2 or ESL phonics support

How to Use:

1. Print and distribute as independent or small group work
2. Use in literacy centers or morning bins
3. Pair with phonics lessons as reinforcement

Why Teachers Love It:

• Riddles motivate even reluctant readers
• Strengthens decoding, spelling, and phonemic awareness
• Low-prep, fun, and curriculum-aligned
• Perfect for fast finishers, RTI, or take-home packs

Extension Ideas:

• Let students write their own phonics riddles
• Use completed riddles in fluency or oral reading practice
• Assign for phonics-focused homework

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Who Is It For?

Solve-the-Riddle Phonics Practice PDF is ideal for Kindergarten to 2nd grade teachers, ESL instructors, literacy interventionists, and parents supporting early readers at home. These pages make phonics fun, memorable, and effective.

Make Phonics Fun with Riddles!

Download this FREE Solve-the-Riddle Phonics Practice PDF and bring joy and laughter to your phonics routine today!

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