Phonics and sight word games
No sign-up · made for kids 4–10Learning to read starts with sounds. These free games follow the order teachers use: hear a letter's sound and find it, rhyme words, blend three sounds into a word like cat, then pop the bubble with a sight word like the or and. In the phonics games a friendly voice says every sound and word, so children can play before they read. They play in the browser with no sign-up, no ads and nothing to buy.
About each game
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- Phonics Match Galah says a letter sound.
- Rhyme Time Cat, hat!
- Phonics Blend c, a, t… cat!
- Sight Words Hear a word, then pop the bubble with that word!
- Missing Letter Look at the picture and tap the letter that finishes the word!
- ABC Order What comes next?
- Trace the Alphabet Start at the green dot and follow the arrows!
- Story Builder Make your own picture story!
- Typing Pets Type the pet's name to feed it!
About these games
Our picks and what they practise
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Phonics Match begins with s, a, t, p and m, the first sounds most children learn, and only two big choices. Rhyme Time trains the ear for word endings, Phonics Blend shows three letter blocks sliding together as their sounds become a word, and Sight Words starts with the first ten words children meet most often.
Short, regular practice works best: five or ten minutes a day, with a grown-up saying the sounds along. A wrong tap only makes a card wiggle and the right one soon glows, so nobody gets stuck and every word gets finished.
Our picks
What they practise
- Letter sounds, starting with s, a, t, p and m
- Rhyming and word endings
- Blending sounds into short words like cat and sun
- The first sight words: the, and, you and more
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Questions parents ask
4 quick answers
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What are good free phonics games for kids?
Phonics Match, Rhyme Time, Phonics Blend, Sight Words and Missing Letter on Tiny Players are free phonics games for pre-K to 2nd grade. A friendly voice says the sounds and words, a wrong answer just wiggles, and they play in the browser with no sign-up, no ads and nothing to buy.
What order should phonics be learned in?
Most programs start with single letter sounds such as s, a, t and p, blend them into short words like sat, then add more sounds, rhymes and sight words. These games follow that order: sounds, rhymes, blending, then sight words.
What are sight words?
Sight words are common words children learn to read at a glance, like the, and, is and you, often because they don't sound out simply. Sight Words starts with the first ten.
Can my child play before they can read?
Yes. The games use pictures and a voice instead of written instructions, so pre-K and kindergarten children can play from the first tap.