Phase 2 Phonics Decodable Reading Passages | Reception Year 1 | 10 Stories + Comprehension Questions

Phase 2 Phonics Reading Comprehension Pack – 10 decodable CVC passages with simple questions for Reception and Year 1!

These reading comprehension passages are designed for children working within Phase 2 phonics and use simple decodable sentence structures to support early reading and understanding.

Across the pack, children will read passages built mostly from simple CVC words, repeated sentence patterns, short predictable sentences and a small number of common high-frequency/tricky words (the, is, a, on, in, and, not, it, has, can, big).

• What’s Included:

• 10 short decodable passages: The Fat Cat, The Dog and the Ball, The Pig in the Mud, The Fox in the Box, The Bug on the Rug, The Man and the Van, The Hot Sun, The Red Bus, The Cat and the Dog, The Bat
• 3 easy comprehension questions per passage (colour the correct answer / true or false / short answer)
• Full colour illustrations to keep it engaging

Phonics Focus:

Passages mainly use: fat, dog, ball, pig, mud, dig, fox, box, hop, bug, rug, man, van, hot, sun, red, bus, bat, run, sit, nap, glad
Phase 2 graphemes covered: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, l (plus early high-frequency words)

Progression:

Children move from reading simple repeated CVC sentences → short connected mini-passages → answering basic retrieval-style questions. Slightly more challenging than basic CVC but still fully decodable.

• Ideal for:

• Reception and early Year 1
• Phonics interventions
• Guided reading groups
• Home reading / homework

Early readers needing decodable comprehension practice
Zero prep – just print and go! Builds confidence fast while hitting every Phase 2 objective.