Year 1 Word Matching Sheets- Reading

Word Matching Worksheets: Year 1 Phonics Spelling Patterns

A set of **43 **ready-to-print word matching worksheets that help children practise reading words with a wide range of spelling patterns, including digraphs, trigraphs, split digraphs and alternative spellings of sounds.

Each worksheet gives seven words in a column on the left and seven pictures on the right in a different order. Children read each word, then draw a line to the picture it matches. That makes 301 word-and-picture matches across the whole set.

What’s included

43 portrait worksheets in an editable PowerPoint file
Seven words per page, grouped by spelling pattern (for example sh, ch, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or)
A real picture for every word
Longer words towards the end of the set, such as Pheasant, Alphabet and Elephant, for children who are ready to stretch

Ideas for use

• Phonics lessons or morning work
• Independent or early-finisher activities
• Intervention groups
• Homework or home reading practice
• A quick check of whether children can read words containing a particular sound