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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.
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'?
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?
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
A Year 2 English wordsearch created by a teacher, which focuses on the silent letters w and k. Examples and answers are included.
Y2 spelling: high frequency words
A list of high frequency words created by an experienced teacher and based on the National Curriculum. Children will need to learn these in Year 2 spelling.
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.
Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
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.
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.
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?
Y2 high frequency words bingo
Learning to read and write high frequency words is a big part of Year 1 literacy. This game will help your child practise their spellings and add an element of fun to the task.
Spelling patterns: doubling a letter and adding -ed / -ing
With some three-letter verbs, if you need to add -ed or -ing, you need to double the last letter. This rule is followed whenever the verb has a short vowel followed by a consonant. Read this passage aloud, then write down each coloured word. Check the words and then learn to spell any you get wrong.
Verb tenses: adding -ing
This is a KS1 English worksheet on verb tenses ending in -ing, created by a primary-school teacher to help your child learn at home.
Spelling patterns: the suffix -ful
We use the suffix -ful to make adjectives, but watch out – although the word ‘full’ has been put on the end of ‘hope’, the last l is dropped. Can you complete this table to show how words are changed by adding the suffix-ful? Then find all the words ending -ful above in this wordsearch.
Adding -ves to form the plural
Can you complete this fun mini-crossword with the plurals of these words? Be careful though – you can't just add -s to these words like you normally would to make a word plural.
Adding -s and -es to form the plural
When something is singular, there is one of it. When something is plural there are two or more of it. Usually, we just put an -s on the end of a word to show it is plural. But to make some words plural we need to add -es to the singular word. Can you complete these sentences using the words above in their plural form?
Matching words: the suffix -ness
Can you cut out the -ness words and some sentences which define them and match them up correctly?
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!
Words ending in -ing and -ly
Cut out the shape below. Fold along the lines and stick the flaps to make a word endings cube. Take turns to roll the dice and write down a word that ends with that spelling pattern. Compete with another player to see who can think of the most words! How many words can you think of? Write them in the table!
Their or there?
The two different ways of spelling this word are for two different meanings. If you’re talking about the place there it’s THERE. If it’s something belonging to someone (e.g. their house) it’s THEIR. Remember the difference by thinking there has the word 'here' in it. See if you can put the correct spelling of their/ there into these sentences.
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'.
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.
High frequency words sentence challenge
Cut out this shape. Fold along the lines and stick down the flaps to make a cube. Roll the word die, then roll it again. Can you write a sentence with both of those high frequency words in? If you roll the same word twice, can you fit it into your sentence twice? Then write your sentences down.
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?
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.