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Year 1 Phonics worksheets
Free worksheets: Phonics, KS1, Y1
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Split digraphs revision (Phase 5 phonics)
A fun, teacher-created resource that helps children understand what a split digraph word is, which is often taught in Phase 5 phonics at primary school.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2014
The Y1 Phonics Screening Check tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. Look through the official past paper for 2014 to see what sort of words your child will be asked to read.
Words containing 'tch' (Phase 5 phonics)
The 'tch' grapheme is a trigraph (one sound made up of three letters) used to represent the /ch/ sound. Cut out these letters. How many words can you make containing 'tch'?
Short vowel sounds worksheet
A short vowel sound is pronounced for a shorter time than a long vowel sound. For instance, in the word fat, the vowel 'a' is short, but in fate, it's long. Use this worksheet to practise short vowel sounds and consolidate your child's phonics learning at home.
Long vowel sounds 'a' and 'e'
A long vowel is pronounced for a longer time than a short vowel sound. In the word mat, the vowel 'a' is short, but in mate, it's long. Use this worksheet to practise the long vowel sounds 'a' and 'e' and consolidate your child's phonics learning at home.
The long vowel 'u'
Long vowels are vowel sounds that are pronounced for a longer time than short vowels. In the word cut, the vowel 'i' is short, but in cute, it's long. Use this worksheet to practice the long vowel sounds 'u' and consolidate your child's phonics learning at home.
Long vowel sounds 'i' and 'o'
Long vowels are vowel sounds that are pronounced for a longer time than short vowels. They can change the meaning of words. In the word bit, the vowel 'i' is short, but in bite, it's a long vowel sound. Use this worksheet to practice long vowel sounds 'i' and 'o' and consolidate your child's phonics learning at home.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2023
The Y1 Phonics screening check is used to test children's reading and phonics skills and what they've learnt in their first two years at school. Get an idea of what your child will be asked to do in the June test by looking through the official past paper for 2023.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2022
The Y1 Phonics screening check is used to test children's reading and phonics skills and what they've learnt in their first two years at school. Get an idea of what your child will be asked to do in the June test by looking through the official past paper for 2022.
Phonics taster pack
Introduce your child to phonics sounds with TheSchoolRun's FREE Phonics taster pack. You'll find phonics sounds mats and five games to play with Reception and Year 1 children, all designed to boost their confidence with phonics learning and help them practise their skills the fun way.
Reading comprehension: the ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ graphemes (Phase 5 phonics)
A Year 1 teacher-created reading comprehension activity on the ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ graphemes in Phase 5 phonics.
Reading comprehension: the ‘ee’ and ‘ea’ graphemes (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the ‘ee’ and ‘ea’ graphemes with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the /oa/ sound (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the /oa/ sound with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the /igh/ sound (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the /igh/ sound with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the /er/ sound (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the /er/ sound with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the /air/ sound (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the /air/ sound with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Fill-the-gap: /oo/ /ow/ /ee/ /ea/ sounds (Phase 5 phonics)
Do you know the /oo/ /ow/ /ee/ /ea/ sounds? Cut out the words and see if you can stick them in the right gap in n each sentence.
Fill-the-gap: /oa/ /oe/ /ie/ /igh/ /y/ /er/ /ir/ /ur/ sounds (Phase 5 phonics)
Do you know the /oa/ /oe/ /ie/ /igh/ /y/ /er/ /ir/ /ur/ sounds? Cut out the words and see if you can stick them in the right gap in n each sentence.
Fill-the-gap: /ai/ /ay/ /oi/ /oy/ /ue/ /ew/ sounds (Phase 5 phonics)
Do you know the /ai/ /ay/ /oi/ /oy/ /ue/ /ew/ sounds? Cut out the words and see if you can stick them in the right gap in n each sentence.
Letter arrow cards
Free letter arrow cards created by an experienced educator to help children practise putting sounds together and forming some words.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2019
The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, administered in June, tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. The 2019 official past paper will show you what sort of words children are asked to read as part of the assessment.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2018
The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, administered in June, tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. The official past paper for 2018 will show you what sort of words children are asked to read as part of the assessment.
Tricky words memory match (Phase 5 phonics)
Exception words or tricky words are words in which the English spelling code works in an unusual way. Have a go at this game of memory match to test your knowledge of some tricky spellings!