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Year 1 Alphabet Worksheets (Ages 5–6)
Year 1 alphabet worksheets are practice sheets for children aged 5–6 in Year 1 in the UK. Alphabet worksheets build recognition of the 26 letters, their names and order, and the difference between uppercase and lowercase forms. The sheets on this page cover letter recognition A–Z, letter names versus letter sounds, sequencing letters in order and matching uppercase to lowercase.
Year 1 opens the National Curriculum proper: daily phonics moves through Phases 3 to 5, written number sentences replace counted objects, and the phonics screening check in June asks each child to read forty words, some of them invented, to confirm they can decode reliably. Five-year-olds recite and recognise the full alphabet in both cases and start using letter order for a purpose: putting three words in alphabetical order by their first letter, filling several missing letters in a sequence, or finding where a new letter would go. Worksheets should mix uppercase and lowercase freely, since a child this age should read either without help, and include short alphabetizing tasks with familiar words. Second-letter alphabetizing is not expected yet.
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Unscramble CVC Words and Missing First Letter Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children unscramble the letters to write cat, pan and map, then write the missing first letter of gate, cow, bus, ant, hat, bed, car and sun.
Hindi Letter अं (am) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | अं का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write अं between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole अं in box 5, find अं in words such as अंदर, अंत, अंकित, अंजलि and अंबर, and draw a picture. Children find the whole अं, not just a dot: आंटी begins with आं, not अं.
Hindi Letter ऐ (ai) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ऐ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ऐ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ऐ in box 5, find ऐ in words such as ऐसा, ऐलान, ऐंठन and ऐश्वर्य, and draw a picture. ऐ is a different vowel from ए, not a long version of it.
Short e Word Puzzle and First Letter Sounds Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children find leg, beg, met, pet and vet hidden in rows of letters, then write the first letter of candle, octopus, umbrella, hat, butterfly, tree, igloo, clock and apple.
I Spy Letter and Number Matching Worksheet for Preschoolers
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice matching letters to numbers and improve their early literacy and numeracy skills.
Ending Sounds and First Letter Word Making Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children write the ending sound of cob, hug, mop, yum, jog and tub, then take the first letter of three pictures to make sub, mum, cot and bed.
Hindi Letter ऋ (ri) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ऋ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ऋ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ऋ in box 5, find ऋ in words such as ऋद्धि, ऋषिकेश, ऋण and ऋत्विक, and draw a picture. Because ऋ is a special vowel, this page helps adults say it as 'ri' and keep it apart from इ and र.
CVCC Words Colour the Letters and Write Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children find the letters for each picture in a grid, colour them in order and write the CVCC word: pond, desk, camp, rest, bank and mask.
Secret Words Worksheet: Crack the Shape Code
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice letter recognition and matching skills by associating letters with shapes and identifying the corresponding pictures.
CCVCC Words Colour the Letters and Write Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children build five-sound words that start and end with a blend: they colour the right letters in order and write crisp, plant, frost, drink, trunk and stamp.
Hindi Visarga अः (ah) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | अः का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write अः between the lines, complete four letters each missing a part and write the whole अः in box 5, find the two dots ः in words such as अतः, पुनः, प्रायः and क्रमशः, and draw a sunrise with six birds (छः can also be written छह).
Hindi Letter ए (e) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ए का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ए between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ए in box 5, find ए in words such as एकता, एकदम, एशिया and एकलव्य, and draw a picture. ए is not the short form of ऐ; the practice page keeps them apart.
Color by Letter Worksheet: Farm Animals Alphabet Code
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice following instructions and recognizing colors while associating them with letters.
Hindi Letter औ (au) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | औ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write औ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole औ in box 5, find औ in words such as और, औसत, औचक and औरंगाबाद, and draw a picture. औ and ओ are different vowels; औ has two marks on top and ओ has one.
Hindi Letter ओ (o) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ओ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ओ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ओ in box 5, find ओ in words such as ओर, ओजस, ओहो and ओडिशा, and draw a picture. ओ and औ are different vowels; औ has two marks on top and ओ has one.
Colour the आ Things: Hindi Letter आ Colouring Page | रंग भरो · आ
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children listen for the first sound of each picture name and decide whether it starts with आ. They colour the आ pictures, cross out the others and colour the big letter.
Hindi Letter ई Practice Part 1: Write, Fix and Find | ई का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children write ई on guide lines, complete four partly drawn letters, circle ई in eight words (while avoiding its look-alike इ), count how many they found, then think of two more words at home that start with ई and draw them.
Hindi Letter ऐ (ai) Teacher Notes and Flashcards | ऐ शिक्षक नोट्स और फ़्लैशकार्ड
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Teacher notes and six cut-out flashcards for ऐ (ai) with the words ऐनक, ऐरावत, ऐश्वर्या, ऐप and ऐलान. Each card has a sentence and a small action, and the page ends with a short song to sing and move to.
Hindi Letter औ (au) Teacher Notes and Flashcards | औ शिक्षक नोट्स और फ़्लैशकार्ड
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Teacher notes and six cut-out flashcards for औ (au) with the words औज़ार, औरत, औषधि, औंधा घड़ा and औषधालय. Each card has a sentence and a small action, and the page ends with a short song to sing and move to.
Hindi Letter उ (u) Song, Action and Say It | अक्षर उ
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children hear and say the short vowel उ, learn a short rhyme with an action, and say the names of the picture words उल्लू (owl), उँगली (finger), उपहार (gift), उड़नतश्तरी (flying saucer), उपग्रह (satellite) to practise hearing उ at the start.
Hindi Letter ओ (o) Teacher Notes and Flashcards | ओ शिक्षक नोट्स और फ़्लैशकार्ड
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Teacher notes and six cut-out flashcards for ओ (o) with the words ओखली, ओस, ओला, ओढ़नी and ओजस. Each card has a sentence and a small action, and the page ends with a short song to sing and move to.
Hindi Letter इ Practice Part 1: Write, Fix and Find | इ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children write इ on guide lines, complete four partly drawn letters, circle इ in eight words (while avoiding its look-alike ई), count how many they found, then think of two more words at home that start with इ and draw them.
Hindi Letter ओ (o) Practice 2: Trace, then Write on Your Own | ओ का अभ्यास · भाग 2
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
An expert page for confident writers: trace the dotted ओ on the first line, then on each new line trace the first ओ and write the rest on your own, adding the mark on top last.
Diwali Words and Letters: First Sounds, Tracing and Odd One Out
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children say each Diwali word slowly and circle its first letter, trace four words (diya, lamp, light and sweet) and write them again, then find the picture that is different in three odd-one-out rows.
What Year 1 alphabet worksheets cover
Five-year-olds recite and recognise the full alphabet in both cases and start using letter order for a purpose: putting three words in alphabetical order by their first letter, filling several missing letters in a sequence, or finding where a new letter would go. Worksheets should mix uppercase and lowercase freely, since a child this age should read either without help, and include short alphabetizing tasks with familiar words. Second-letter alphabetizing is not expected yet.
- Recite and recognise the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase
- Put three familiar words in order by their first letter
- Fill several missing letters in a scrambled short sequence
- Find a letter's alphabet position without counting from A
How to use these worksheets at home or in class
A decodable passage or word list most days, plus a short number bonds sheet, keeps pace with a Year 1 classroom. Fifteen minutes is a reasonable ceiling, and reading the passage twice in one sitting builds the fluency the screening check rewards.
Start with the sheet that matches what your child can already do, then move one step up. Keep finished sheets in a folder: Year 1 teachers often ask for evidence of practice, and children like seeing their own progress.
Is your child ready for Year 1 alphabet work?
Entering this stage, a child should blend most Phase 3 sounds into words, write a few letters correctly formed, count reliably to twenty, and sit through a short table task without needing constant redirection.
Frequently asked questions
What does alphabetical order teach a five-year-old besides the alphabet?
It gives letter knowledge a job to do. Sorting three words by their first letter uses the same recognition and sequencing a child already has, but adds the idea that order has a use, which shows up again in dictionaries, indexes and class name lists. Keep the word lists short and familiar, three or four words with clearly different first letters, and save alphabetizing by the second letter for when the first-letter version is easy.
What should a Year 1 child be able to do in alphabet?
Five-year-olds recite and recognise the full alphabet in both cases and start using letter order for a purpose: putting three words in alphabetical order by their first letter, filling several missing letters in a sequence, or finding where a new letter would go. Worksheets should mix uppercase and lowercase freely, since a child this age should read either without help, and include short alphabetizing tasks with familiar words. Second-letter alphabetizing is not expected yet. Entering this stage, a child should blend most Phase 3 sounds into words, write a few letters correctly formed, count reliably to twenty, and sit through a short table task without needing constant redirection.
Do these worksheets follow the Year 1 curriculum?
The sheets cover letter recognition A–Z, letter names versus letter sounds, sequencing letters in order and matching uppercase to lowercase, which sit inside the National Curriculum KS1 (Year 1); Letters and Sounds Phase 3–5 outcomes for Year 1. Kindergarten / 1st Grade (US), UKG (India) use the same skills at this age, so the sheets also fit families following those programmes.
Are these Year 1 alphabet worksheets free?
Yes. Each worksheet downloads free as a watermarked PDF once you create an account, with a limit of five a day. An annual membership ($20) removes the watermark and the limit for the whole library of over 1,000 worksheets and every printable pack.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Written and reviewed by Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), who designs every RaisoActive worksheet.
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