Phonics Check PracticeFree Year 1 phonics practice, ages 5–7

Sounding out and reading aloud

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  Sounding outBlending the sounds in a word to read it, one word at a time.KS1: Word reading
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  Made-up wordsAlien words with a little picture, so children sound out instead of guessing.KS1: Word reading
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  Real wordsEveryday words from the same past checks, in the same order.KS1: Word reading
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  Reading aloudReading to a grown-up, with no timer.KS1: Spoken language

Phonics Check Practice is practice, not the real check, and it doesn't predict your child's result. Only your child's school runs the real check.

Learn together, one word at a time

1. Pick a game: quick 5-word rounds, or a full practice check with one real past paper.
2. Your child reads each word out loud. You listen and tap Read it! or Next word.
3. See how it went: the score, that year's pass mark and the words to read again. Stop any time and carry on later.

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