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Year 1 Phonics Check
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Year 1 Phonics Check
📚 Part 1: Real Words (1-20)
Instructions: Read each word aloud clearly. Take your time with each word.
1. cat
2. dog
3. sun
4. hat
5. bed
6. fish
7. tree
8. book
9. rain
10. jump
11. chair
12. night
13. green
14. school
15. magic
16. birthday
17. playground
18. butterfly
19. sandwich
20. elephant
🌟 Part 2: Nonsense Words (21-40)
Instructions: These are made-up words. Read them using the sounds you know.
21. zat
22. bim
23. kog
24. fep
25. lud
26. gish
27. proe
28. tark
29. vain
30. blump
31. shair
32. thight
33. speen
34. flool
35. cragic
36. blirthday
37. playground
38. flutterby
39. crandwich
40. grelephant
✅ Assessment Record
For Teacher/Parent Use:
Real Words Score: _____ / 20
Nonsense Words Score: _____ / 20
Total Score: _____ / 40
Notes and Observations:
🎯 Phonics Skills Assessment
Tick the skills demonstrated:
Single letter sounds (a, b, c, etc.)
Digraphs (ch, sh, th, etc.)
Blending simple words (CVC)
Blending longer words
Reading nonsense words confidently
Self-correcting when needed
Areas for further practice:
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