Year 1 English worksheets

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 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.

Help your child prepare for the English KS1 SATs, taken at the end of Year 2, with some at-home practice. These complete Y2 SATs past papers from 2023 are the official Department for Education papers used in schools.

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.

A Year 1 teacher-created reading comprehension activity on the ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ graphemes in 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.

Practise the /er/ sound with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.

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.

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.