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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
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- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
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Year 1 Spelling worksheets
Free worksheets: Spelling, KS1, Y1
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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'?
Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words
A blank Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list for kids to download and print to practise their weekly spelling words and prepare for tests.
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.
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?
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!
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.
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.
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).
Using high frequency words in sentences
Here is a Year 1 high frequency words activity, created by an educational expert. Can you read the high frequency words? Write four sentences. In each sentence try to use two or three of the high frequency words.
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?
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?
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.
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?
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?
Y1 high frequency words bingo
This game will help your child practise their spellings and add an element of fun to the task.