High frequency words for word recognition Year 1

High frequency words for word recognition Year 1














Term 1

Practise and reinforce work from YR

Discriminate, write and read middle (short vowel) sounds in simple words: 'a' (fat), 'e' (wet), 'i' (pig), 'o' (pot), 'u' (mug).


Term 2

Practise and reinforce work from Y1 Term 1

Read and spell words ending in ck, ff, ll, ss, ng
Discriminate, blend and spell initial consonant clusters:
bl, br, cl, cr, dr, dw, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, scr, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, spl, spr, squ, st, str, sw, tr, tw, thr, shr and common end clusters: ld, nd, lk, nk, sk, lp, mp, sp, ct, ft, lt, nt, pt, st, xt, lf, nch, lth



Term 3


Practise and reinforce work from Y1 Term 2

Discriminate, spell and read the common spelling patterns for the long vowel phonemes: 'ee', 'ai', 'ie', 'oa', 'oo':
ee: 'ee' (feet), 'ea' (seat)
ai: 'ai' (train), 'a-e' (name), 'ay' (play)
ie: 'ie' (lie), 'i-e' (bite), 'igh' (high), 'y' (fly)
oa: 'oa' (boat), 'o-e' (pole), 'ow' (show)
oo: 'oo' (moon), 'u-e' (tune), 'ew' (flew), 'ue' (blue)



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