Year 1 Phonics Worksheet - Intermediate

Year 1 Phonics worksheet for Year 1 (Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)). Intermediate level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Sound It Out! Year 1 Phonics

Ages 5–6 | Intermediate | Phase 5 graphemes and phonics screening practice

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Instructions: Say each sound, then blend the sounds to read the whole word. Some words are real and some are playful pretend words. In the final activity, listen carefully for the target sound and choose the matching word.

Spot the Phase 5 Grapheme

Read each word aloud. Find the grapheme named in the question and write it in the box. Look carefully: some sounds are made by two letters and some by a split digraph.

1. Write the grapheme for the /ai/ sound in train.

2. Write the grapheme for the /igh/ sound in night.

3. Write the grapheme for the /oa/ sound in float.

4. Write the grapheme for the /igh/ sound in time.

5. Write the grapheme for the /ee/ sound in these.

Read the Real Words

Sound out each word from left to right, then say it smoothly. These are real words. Choose the word that completes each sentence and write it in the box.

Word bank: storm, bright, spoilt, chair, rescue

1. The sky grew dark before the ___.

2. The sun is ___.

3. The puppy needed a ___.

4. Please sit on the ___.

5. The toy was ___.

Phonics Screening: Real or Pretend?

Read each word aloud by blending its sounds. Decide whether it is a real word or a pretend word, then write R for real or P for pretend in the box.

1. shope

2. green

3. chime

4. voast

5. fright

Read the Pretend Words

These are pretend words, but you can still read them using your phonics. Say each sound, blend the sounds, and write the word you read in the box.

1. zail

2. foib

3. jurn

4. cheem

5. plair

Choose the Word with the Sound

Read the target sound aloud. Read all three words on its line and circle the word that contains that sound. Check the letters carefully before you choose.

1. /ow/ as in cow:

2. /oi/ as in coin:

3. /ear/ as in hear:

4. /air/ as in chair:

5. /ure/ as in pure:

Finish the Sound and Read

Choose the grapheme or graphemes that finish each word. Write them in the box, then read the completed word aloud. Remember that a split digraph has a letter between its two parts.

1. The bird can fl__ ( /oa/ ). Write the grapheme for the sound:

2. I can see the m__n ( /oo/ as in moon ). Write the grapheme for the sound:

3. The child will pl__ ( /ay/ ). Write the grapheme for the sound:

4. The sheep is in the f__ld ( /ee/ ). Write the grapheme for the sound:

5. Please sh__ the box ( /ow/ as in show ). Write the grapheme for the sound:

Answer Key

Activity 1: 1. ai ; 2. igh ; 3. oa ; 4. i-e ; 5. e-e

Activity 2: 1. storm ; 2. bright ; 3. rescue ; 4. chair ; 5. spoilt

Activity 3: 1. P ; 2. R ; 3. R ; 4. P ; 5. R

Activity 4: 1. zail ; 2. foib ; 3. jurn ; 4. cheem ; 5. plair

Activity 5: 1. brown ; 2. join ; 3. fear ; 4. fair ; 5. cure

Activity 6: 1. oa ; 2. oo ; 3. ay ; 4. ee ; 5. ow