Phonics worksheets

It’s time to use a sound button! Look at these words. Can you press the button under the sounds and say the sound? Then say the word.

Some of the sounds have disappeared from these words. Can you find the missing sound in the list on the right and draw a line to show the correct match?

Use sounds from the three different buckets to make as many words as you can. Write the words on the lines.

Your child will do lots of phonics learning at school – so why not use games to help them put their new skills into practice at home? Our Phonics games learning pack, created by a KS1 teacher (and parent), offers ten games and activities to choose from. Everything you need to start playing, from instructions to game boards and a sound die, is included in your download – print off your bingo counters, sharpen your pencils and have some fun!

This handy interactive phonics sounds worksheet will help you practise the sound of each phonic with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. See how many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound. Move your mouse over the letters to hear the sounds.

Help your child understand split digraphs (the magic 'e' rule) by having them group similar split digraphs into the correct categories on this worksheet.

Need some practice identifying where to use /s/ and where to use /sh/? This is the perfect say-then-write activity for you.

Help your child master this vowel digraph with a do-together colouring activity based on the /oo/ sound.

Which words end with 'ss'? This worksheet will help your child identify /s/ at the end of a word, enjoying themselves with a fun colouring sheet at the same time.