Description
What’s inside
- 5 packs of phonics practice cards, one for each letter pattern in the Year 1 phonics screening check
- 5 sets of 6 words in every pack: 3 real words and 3 alien (made-up) words, printed big and clear, one set to a page – 150 words in all
- Sets get harder through each pack, so your child can move on when a set feels easy
- Tips for parents in every pack: what the pattern is, the sounds to know, how to use the cards and what counts as correct
- An adult guide in every pack showing how to say each alien word, with the sounds and a rhyme
- A progress tick-box for each set, and a one-page overview of the whole phonics journey
The five packs
- Pack 1: Simple words – single-letter sounds blended into words, from sit and frog to strap and prompt
- Pack 2: Consonant digraphs – sh, ch, th, ck, ng, qu, wh, ph, kn, wr and more
- Pack 3: Vowel digraphs – ee, ai, oa, ou, igh, ar, or, ur and more
- Pack 4: Split digraphs – a-e, i-e, o-e and u-e, as in cake, bike, home and tune
- Pack 5: Mixed digraphs – words with both kinds of letter team, such as sheep, chain and phone
Why alien words?
The phonics screening check includes made-up words, so children can’t rely on remembering words they have seen before. Practising alien words builds the habit of sounding out and blending every word – the skill the check is looking for.
Try it first
Pack 1 (Simple words) is free on our phonics check practice page, along with a free online practice check that shows which letter patterns need more work.
How you receive it
Instant download after purchase: one ZIP file with six PDFs – Packs 1 to 5 and the journey overview. Print at home on A4, as many times as you need for your own children.
Licence: for use by the purchasing family, or by a tutor with their own pupils. Please don’t share or re-upload the files. Schools wanting a whole-class licence, please email info@primarytools.co.uk.
These are PrimaryTools practice words. They are not taken from the official phonics screening check.
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