Instructions
Read the letters and the short story for each letter of the alphabet. Point to each word as you say it. Try to sound out the words that start with the big letter on each line!
Aa
An ant saw an apple. The apple was amazing. The ant ate the apple. All gone!
Bb
A bear has a blue ball. The ball can bounce. The bear bounces the big ball. Bounce, bounce, bounce!
Cc
A cat is in a car. The cat is cute. The car is cool. The cat sees a cookie.
Dd
A dog digs a hole. The dog digs deep. The dog sees a doll. It is a doggy doll.
Ee
Ed the elephant is big. Ed eats eggs. Ed has enormous ears. Ed is excellent!
Ff
A fox sees four fish. The fish are funny. The fox wants food. The fish swim fast.
Gg
A goat has green grass. The goat gobbles the grass. The grass is good. The goat is glad.
Hh
A hippo is happy. The hippo has a hat. The hippo hops high. Hip, hip, hooray!
Ii
It is an igloo. It is icy inside. An insect is in it. It is its home.
Jj
Jen has jam. Jen has juice. Jen jumps for joy. The jam jiggles.
Kk
A kite is in the sky. A king has the kite. The kite is for the kid. The kid is kind.
Ll
A lion likes to lick. The lion licks a lollipop. The lollipop is lovely. The lion is loud.
Mm
A monkey eats melon. The monkey makes a mess. The monkey’s mom mops. The monkey is munching.
Nn
A nurse needs a nap. The nurse naps now. The nest is near. It is nice and quiet.
Oo
An octopus is in the ocean. The octopus is orange. It has open arms. Oh, look at it go!
Pp
A pig has a pen. The pig is pink. The pig plays in a puddle. The pig is pleased.
A queen is quiet. The queen has a quilt. The quilt is quite pretty. The queen is quick.
Rr
A rabbit runs. The rabbit is on the rug. The rabbit sees a red robot. The rabbit rests.
Ss
A snake sits in the sun. The snake is slow. The snake sees a spider. The spider is small.
Tt
A turtle has a toy. The toy is a top. The turtle taps the top. The top turns and turns.
Uu
An umbrella is up. It is under a tree. It is for us. An uncle is under it.
Vv
A van is very big. The van has a vase. The vase has violets. They are very vibrant.
Ww
A worm wiggles. The worm is wet. The worm is on a web. Wow, a wiggling worm!
Xx
A fox is in a box. The fox can fix the box. Max has an ax. Fix the box, Max!
Yy
A yak is yellow. The yak says yes. The yak eats yogurt. The yogurt is yummy.
Zz
A zebra is at the zoo. The zebra zigs and zags. The zebra zips around. The zebra is zany.
Answer Key
This is a reading practice sheet. The goal is to successfully read the sentences. Below are the key vocabulary words for each letter.
- A: ant, apple, amazing, ate
- B: bear, blue, ball, bounce, big
- C: cat, car, cute, cool, cookie
- D: dog, digs, deep, doll, doggy
- E: Ed, elephant, eats, eggs, enormous
- F: fox, four, fish, funny, fast
- G: goat, green, grass, gobbles, good
- H: hippo, happy, hat, hops, high
- I: igloo, icy, inside, insect, it
- J: Jen, jam, juice, jumps, joy
- K: kite, king, kid, kind
- L: lion, likes, lick, lollipop, lovely
- M: monkey, melon, mess, mom, mops
- N: nurse, needs, nap, now, near
- O: octopus, ocean, orange, open, oh
- P: pig, pen, pink, plays, puddle
- Q: queen, quiet, quilt, quite, quick
- R: rabbit, runs, rug, red, robot
- S: snake, sits, sun, slow, spider
- T: turtle, toy, top, taps, turns
- U: umbrella, up, under, us, uncle
- V: van, very, vase, violets, vibrant
- W: worm, wiggles, wet, web, wow
- X: fox, box, fix, Max, ax
- Y: yak, yellow, yes, yogurt, yummy
- Z: zebra, zoo, zigs, zags, zips