Phonics - Grade 5 English Worksheet 1 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Phonics worksheet for Grade 5 English. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 5 English practice

This printable Phonics worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 5 English collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Read words where stress changes the meaning (record, present, object).
• Spell words with unstressed vowels that disappear in speech - separate, definite, family.
• Use spelling patterns to choose between -able and -ible, and -ant and -ent.
• Handle irregular plurals and Latin forms (cactus/cacti, analysis/analyses).

How to use this worksheet

For stress-shift words, read the sentence both ways out loud and pick the one that sounds natural. Meaning follows stress here, which is why silent reading alone misses the error.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. Silent 'k':
2. Choose correct spelling:

Frequently asked questions

Is there a rule for -able versus -ible?

A rough one: -able usually follows a complete word (comfortable, dependable), -ible often follows an incomplete root (visible, terrible). Exceptions exist, so the list still matters.

Should a Grade 5 child still be sounding words out?

Not letter by letter, but chunking by root and affix is exactly right, and it is what carries them into secondary-school texts.

How does this help subject work?

Directly. Words like photosynthesis and precipitation are built from roots; a child who splits them reads and remembers them far more easily.