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Spotting trigraphs football worksheet

Spotting trigraphs (Phase 5 phonics)

A trigraph is a single sound represented by three letters. Cut out these nine words and see if you can put them in the correct places in the following sentences.
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Split digraphs revision football worksheet

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.
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Square words wordsearch

Square words wordsearch

Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
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Mini word Sudoku

Mini word Sudoku 4 x 4

Put the letters from the word EASY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
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Double letter: opposites puzzle

Double letter: opposites

Cross out the letters that are in the grid twice. The letters that are left will spell two words that are opposites.
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Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle

Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle

Practise your rhyming and spelling skills by thinking of names of animals that rhyme with each of these words. There could be more than one answer... how many can you identify?
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Writing questions with wh words worksheet

Writing questions with wh words

Can you write some questions in the speech bubbles using the ‘wh words’ to help? Don’t forget your question marks!
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Spelling patterns: igh and i_e worksheet

Spelling patterns: 'igh' and 'i_e' (Phase 5 phonics)

Read these words and use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences. We are practising spelling words with 'igh' and 'i_e'.
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Sound buckets: using ir, or, ar and ur worksheet

Sound buckets: using ‘ir’, ‘or’, ‘ar’ and ‘ur’ (Phase 5 phonics)

Choose a sound from two or three of the buckets and see how many words you can make.
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Correcting spelling using phonic knowledge worksheet

Correcting spelling using phonic knowledge

Sammy has had a spelling test today. Some of the words he has written correctly, others he has got wrong. Can you put a tick next to the words he has spelled correctly and help him by writing the wrong words out properly below?
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Breaking words into phonemes: sound button worksheet

Breaking words into phonemes: sound button (Phase 5 phonics)

This worksheet focuses on breaking words into phonemes. Look at these words, then use the sound button as you read them out! Press the button underneath the word, say the sound then say the word.
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Forming comparatives and superlatives by adding -er and -est worksheet

Forming comparatives and superlatives by adding -er and -est

Can you write the comparative (ending in -er) and superlative (ending in -est) of each of these adjectives? Remember, the comparative form of an adjective is used for comparing two people or things (for example, Tom is taller than me). The superlat ive is used for comparing one person or thing with every other member of a group (for example, Tom is the tallest boy in the class).
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Using high frequency words in sentences worksheets

Using high frequency words in sentences

Here are some high frequency words. Can you read what they say? Write four sentences. In each sentence try to use two or three of the high frequency words.
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Split digraph o_e worksheet

Split digraph 'o_e' (Phase 5 phonics)

Cut out the shape below. Fold along the lines and stick the flaps down to make a cube. Then take turns to roll the die. Can you write a word that is spelled using those letters?
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Spelling test check: high frequency words worksheet

Spelling test check: high frequency words

Jack has just finished preparing for his spelling test. Look at these words – how did he do? Put a tick next to the words he got right. If he got any words wrong, can you write the word correctly?
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Reading CVCC words worksheet

Reading CVCC words (Phase 3 phonics)

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.
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Reading and spelling high frequency words worksheet

Reading and spelling high frequency words

Here are some tricky words that you might already know. Can you practise writing them using Look Cover Write Check?
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Phonics revision match-up

Phonics revision match-up (Phase 5 phonics)

Can you match the picture to the sound in the word?
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Match the phoneme worksheet

Match the phoneme: /oo/, /or/ and /ow/ (Phase 5 phonics)

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?
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Y1 high frequency words bingo worksheet

Y1 high frequency words bingo

This game will help your child practise their spellings and add an element of fun to the task.
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