A selection of English ESL phonics printables

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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Flashcards that can be used to help your kids recognizing the Phonic Sounds and words. No pictures at all, so it will help them to be more focus on the writing and reading part.

Flashcards at (with the phonic words at)

Flashcards that can be used to help your kids recognizing the Phonic Sounds and Words. No pictures at all, so it will help them to be more focus on the writing and reading part.

Flashcards an (with the phonic words an)

With these worksheet, you can help students make the connections between uppercase and lowercase forms of letters, and let students make the associations with the phonetic sounds for each letter. Students can learn the phonetic sounds that fit with each letter and practice the correct writing order while developing hand-eye coordination. Students will get to practice both writing the letter in the context of a word and by itself, making this a great review activity for both phonics and forming the letters of the alphabet.

Our YouTube channel has a playlist of fun phonics chants

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Da41olUhDg&list=PLdYw4OCnQJUeyNM6gx0Et9CRg_RVGbeO0)



This is one worksheet from a series of our free phonics worksheets called Phonics Matching Time (See more at: https://www.bingobongokids.com/worksheet_type/phonics-matching-time-worksheets/)

This worksheet perfectly complements the materials from our original ESL book, Super Easy ABCs and 123s Writing Practice and Phonics FUN!book (https://www.bingobongokids.com/product/super-easy-abcs-123s-writing-practice-phonics-funbook-ago-kids-english-learning/). Using these worksheets, students can master both the writing of letters and the production of their phonic sounds.

Phonics Matching Time Worksheet (Uppercase & Lowercase A-E) - BINGOBONGO

My first Phonics letter search! Same as a word search, but with simple letters, letting very young beginners enjoy their first game with the alphabet!

A great way to check how well your students can identify the letters they just learned in their first unit.

Enjoy!



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ABC Letter Search - Easy Phonics K Pre-K activity!

Students hear the animal names and have to circle the animal if it has a long e sound. Once they've circled the animals they should count how many have the long e sound and put the number in the box. Then they can color the animals. This exercise helps with letter sound identification.

Preschool phonics: circle the animals with long e sound

Students are required to fill in the blanks or circle the answer while listening to the song. Teachers can have students look through the lyrics before listening, especially with beginners. There is really a lot you can do with this type of activity, depending on how long your class is, how many classes you want to spend on it. Have fun and enjoy the tune!

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want Lyrics/Phonics Listening Practice

The Killers - Read My Mind Song/Lyrics/Phonics Listening Practice

Listening practice with It Matters by Jimmy Eat World. Students are required to fill in the blanks or circle the answer while listening to the song. Teachers can have students look through the lyrics before listening, especially with beginners. There is really a lot you can do with this type of activity, depending on how long your class is, how many classes you want to spend on it. Have fun and enjoy the tune!

Jimmy Eat World - It Matters Song/Lyrics/Phonics Listening Practice

This is yet another worksheet type from our lively new BINGOBONIC Phonics series, by BINGOBONGO Learning. Want to know more and get a FREE 80 page PDF of worksheets, follow the link to our site below!

https://www.bingobongokids.com/free-phonics-worksheets-esl-efl-kids-classes/ 



Students review words they have learned using the bright and colorful pictures. Students write out the words next to each picture and finally connect the word pairs together. The activity finishes with a fun and speedy sight-reading activity to build up reading speed and make sure kids are pronouncing properly.

Two and Three Letter Word Matching - BINGOBONIC Phonics from BINGOBONGO Learning

Listening practice with Here's Where the Story Ends by The Sundays. Students are required to fill in the blanks or circle the answer while listening to the song. Teachers can have students look through the lyrics before listening, especially with beginners. There is really a lot you can do with this type of activity, depending on how long your class is, how many classes you want to spend on it. Have fun and enjoy the tune!

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends Lyrics/Phonics Listening Practice

Utada Hikaru 宇多田ヒカル - Simple and Clean Song/Lyrics/Phonics Listening Practice

A worksheet dealing with phonetics and some of the major difficulties my students usually have (maybe the same as yours). There are 7 exercises to differentiate vowel and consonant sounds, to differentiate z and s sounds an three exercises with the ending “ed” sound of regular verbs in the past. After the students do the exercises, they’ll find the transcriptions on the second page for auto-correction. The teacher may want to check it orally after their own correction. The worksheet is completely editable / correctable to better fit your needs or your students’ vocabulary and level. Hope it’s useful. Thanks for downloading and have a nice day!

Phonics!!! – 7 different tasks [z / s sound; final ed in the past; vowel sound; th sound] with phonetic transcriptions for auto-correction or oral correction. ((2 pages)) ***editable

476 Phonics English ESL worksheets pdf & doc