1st Grade Phonics Worksheets (Ages 6–7)

Because the silent e at the end changes the vowel sound, and that rule has to be taught directly rather than picked up from context. Point out that the e is not read but still changes the word, then practice pairs like hop and hope, cap and cape, side by side so the pattern becomes visible. Confusing short and long vowel spellings is one of the most common phonics errors at this age and usually clears with focused pair practice.

By six to seven, phonics moves into long vowel spellings, magic e, ai, ee, oa and similar vowel teams, alongside consonant blends and digraphs already learned. A worksheet should include reading and sorting words by their vowel spelling, a short decodable passage that uses only patterns taught so far, and spelling from dictation that tests whether the pattern is remembered. Fluent, word-by-word reading without sounding aloud each time is the aim by the end of the year. A child ready for this stage decodes CVC words automatically, writes a simple sentence with a capital letter and end punctuation, adds and subtracts fluently within 10, and counts and writes numerals confidently to 20.

The sheets cover letter-sound correspondence, blending sounds into words, segmenting words into sounds and digraphs and consonant blends, which sit inside the Common Core Grade 1 (1.OA, 1.NBT, RF.1.3) outcomes for 1st Grade. Year 1 / Year 2 (UK), Class 1 (India) use the same skills at this age, so the sheets also fit families following those programmes.

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