Word Lists for Letters & Sounds

PHASE 2 Reception

SET 1

Letters Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’

s a t p

at

sat

pat

sap

at

as

SET 2

Letters Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’

i n m d

(+i)

it

is

sit

sat

pit

tip

pip

sip

(+n)

an

in

nip

pan

pin

tin

tan

nap

(+m)

am

man

mam

mat

map

Pam

Tim

Sam

(+d)

dad

sad

dim

dip

din

did

Sid

and

is

it

in

at

an

dad

and

SET 3

Letters Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’

g o c k

(+g)

tag

gag

gig

gap

nag

sag

gas

pig

dig

(+o)

got

on

not

pot

top

dog

pop

God

Mog

(+c)

can

cot

cop

cap

cat

cod

(+k)

kid

kit

Kim

Ken

and got

on

not

can

SET 4

Letters Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’ READ SPELL

ck e u r

(+ck)

kick

sock

sack

dock

pick

sick

pack

ticket

pocket

(+e)

get

pet

ten

net

pen

peg

met

men

neck

(+u)

up

mum

run

mug

cup

sun

tuck

mud

sunset

(+r)

rim

rip

ram

rat

rag

rug

rot

rocket

carrot

and get

up

mum

to

the

SET 5

Letters Words Decodable HF

words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

h b f, ff

l, ll ss

(+h)

had

him

his

hot

hut

hop

hum

hit

hat

has

hack

hug

(+b)

but

big

back

bet

bad

bag

bed

bud

beg

bug

bun

bus

Ben

bat

bit

bucket

beckon

rabbit

(+f & ff)

of

if

off

fit

fin

fun

fig

fod

puff

huff

cuff

fan

fat

(+l & ll)

lap

let

leg

lot

lit

bell

fill

doll

tell

sell

Bill

Nell

dull

laptop

(+ss)

ass

less

hiss

mass

mess

boss

fuss

hiss

kiss

Tess

fusspot

had

him

his

but

big

back

of

if

off

no

go

I

the

to

into

PHASE 3 Reception

SET 6

Letters Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’ READ SPELL

j v w x

(+j)

jam

Jill

jet

jog

Jack

Jen

jet-lag

jacket

(+v)

van

vat

vet

Vic

Ravi

Kevin

visit

velvet

(+w)

will

win

wag

web

wig

wax

cobweb

wicked

(+x)

mix

fix

box

tax

six

taxi

vixen

exit

will no

go

I

the

to

into

SET 7

Letters Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’ READ SPELL

y, z, zz

qu

(+y)

yap

yes

yet

yell

yum-yum

(+z,zz)

zip

Zak

buzz

jazz

zigzag

(+qu)

quiz

quit

quick

quack

liquid

he

she

the

to

SET 8

Graphemes Words Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’ READ SPELL

ch sh th ng

ch

chop

chin

chug

check

such

chip

chill

much

rich

chicken

sh

ship

shop

shed

shell

fish

shock

cash

bash

hush

rush

th

them

then

that

this

with

moth

thin

thick

ng

ring

rang

hang

song

wing

rung

king

long

sing

ping -

pong

them

then

that

this

with

we

me

be

PHASE 3 continued SET 9

Graphemes

Words

Decodable HF words ‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ai (wait)

ee (see)

igh (high)

oa (coat)

ai

wait

Gail

hail

pain

aim

sail

main

tail

rain

bait

ee

see

feel

weep

feet

jeep

seem

meet

week

deep

keep

igh

high

sigh

light

might

night

right

sight

fight

tight

tonight

oa

coat

load

goat

loaf

road

soap

oak

toad

foal

boatman

see was

no

go

SET 10

Graphemes

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

oo (too)

ar (bar)

or (for)

ur (fur)

oo

too

zoo

boot

hoof

zoom

cool

food

root

moon

rooftop

oo

look

foot

cook

good

book

took

wood

wool

hook

hood

ar

bar

car

bark

card

cart

hard

jar

park

market

farmyard

or

for

fork

cord

cork

sort

born

worn

fort

torn

cornet

ur

fur

burn

urn

burp

curl

hurt

surf

turn

turnip

curds

too

look

for

my

PHASE 3 continued SET 11

Graphemes

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ow (now)

oi (coin)

ear (dear)

air (fair)

ow

now

down

owl

cow

how

bow

pow!

row

town

towel

oi

oil

boil

coin

coil

join

soil

toil

quoit

poison

tinfoil

ear

ear

dear

fear

hear

gear

near

tear

year

rear

beard

air

air

fair

hair

lair

pair

cairn

now

down

you

SET 12

Graphemes

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ure (lure)

er (letter)

ure

sure

lure

assure

insure

pure

cure

secure

manure

mature

er

hammer

letter

rocker

ladder

supper

dinner

boxer

better

summer

banner

they

No new graphemes introduced in weeks 8 – 12 but the following high-frequency words are introduced to be read: Week 8: her Week 9: all Week 10: are Weeks 11-12: consolidation only

PHASE 4

Week 1

Words

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

cvcc

Sets 1-7

went

it’s

help

just

tent

belt

hump

band

dent

felt

gulp

lamp

wind

land

nest

sink

link

hunt

best

tilt

lift

lost

Sets 1-7

tuft

damp

bust

camp

gift

kept

tusk

limp

soft

pond

husk

cost

bank

bunk

fond

gust

hand

next

milk

golf

jump

fact

melt

phase 3

champ

chest

tenth

theft

Welsh

chimp

bench

sixth

punch

chunk

thank

shift

shelf

joint

boost

thump

paint

roast

toast

beast

think

burnt

Polysyllabic

children

helpdesk

sandpit

windmill

softest

pondweed

desktop

helper

handstand

melting

seventh

shampoo

Chester

giftbox

shelter

lunchbox

sandwich

shelving

Manchester

chimpanzee

champion

thundering

went

it’s

help

just

children

said

so

he

she

we

me

be

PHASE 4 continued Week 2

Words

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ccv

ccvc

Sets 1-7

from

stop

spot

frog

step

plan

speck

trip

grab

track

spin

flag

grip

glad

twin

sniff

plum

gran

swim

clap

drop

phase 3

green

fresh

steep

tree

spear

smell

spoil

train

spoon

sport

thrush

trash

start

flair

trail

cream

clown

star

creep

brown

phase 3

stair

spark

bring

crash

bleed

clear

swing

droop

float

smart

groan

brush

growl

scoop

sport

frown

speech

smear

thrill

Polysyllabic

treetop

starlight

floating

freshness

from have

like

some

come

was

you

PHASE 4 continued Week 3

Words

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ccvcc

cccvc

cccvcc

Sets 1-7

stand

crisp

trend

trust

spend

glint

twist

brand

frost

cramp

plump

stamp

blend

stunt

Sets 1-7

crust

tramp

grunt

crept

drift

slept

skunk

think

thank

blink

drank

blank

trunk

phase 3

crunch

drench

trench

Grinch

shrink

thrust

spring

strap

string

scrap

street

scrunch

Polysyllabic

driftwood

twisting

printer

were

there

little

one

they

all

are

Week 4

Words

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ccvcc

cccvc

cccvcc

Words from week 3 list

do

when

out

what

my

her

PHASE 5 Throughout Year 1 Week 1

Graphemes

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

ay (day)

ou (out)

ie (tie)

ea (eat)

ay

day

play

may

say

stray

clay

spray

tray

crayon

delay

ou

out

about

cloud

scout

found

proud

sprout

sound

loudest

mountain

ie

pie

lie

tie

die

cried

tried

spied

fried

replied

denied

ea

sea

seat

bead

read

meat

treat

heap

least

steamy

repeat

day

out

about

oh

their

said

so

Week 2

Graphemes

Words

Decodabl

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

oy (boy)

ir (girl)

ue (blue)

aw (saw)

oy

boy

toy

joy

oyster

Roy

destroy

Floyd

enjoy

royal

annoying

ir

girl

sir

bird

shirt

skirt

birth

third

first

thirteen

thirsty

ue

clue

blue

glue

true

Sue

Prue

rue

flue

issue

tissue

ue

cue

due

hue

venue

value

pursue

queue

statue

rescue

argue

aw

saw

paw

raw

claw

jaw

lawn

yawn

law

shawl

drawer

saw people

Mr

Mrs

have

like

PHASE 5 continued Week 3

Graphemes Words Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

wh (when)

ph (photo)

ew (new)

oe (toe)

wh

when

what

which

where

why

whistle

whenever

wheel

whisper

white

who

whose

whole

whom

whoever

ph

Philip

Pillippa

phonics

sphinx

Christopher

dolphin

prophet

phantom

elephant

alphabet

ew

blew

chew

grew

drew

screw

crew

brew

flew

threw

Andrew

stew

few

new

dew

pew

knew

mildew

nephew

renew

Matthew

oe

toe

hoe

doe

foe

woe

Joe

goes

tomatoes

potatoes

heroes

when

what

looked

called

some

come

PHASE 5 continued Week 4

Week 5

Graphemes

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

au (Paul)

ey (money)

a-e (make)

e-e (these)

au

Paul

haul

daun

launch

haunted

Saul

August

jaunty

author

automatic

ey

money

honey

donkey

cockney

jockey

turkey

chimney

valley

trolley

monkey

a-e

came

made

make

Take care,

game

race

same

snake

amaze

escape

e-e

these

Pete

Eve

Steve

even

theme

gene

scene

complete

extreme

came

made

make

asked

were

there

Graphemes

Words

Decodable

HF words

‘Tricky words’

READ SPELL

i-e (like)

o-e (home)

u-e (rule)

i-e

like

time

pine

ripe

shine

slide

prize

nice

invite

inside

o-e

bone

pole

home

alone

those

stone

woke

note

explode

envelope

u-e

June

flute

prune

rude

rule

huge

cube

tube

use

computer

like

time

PHASE 5 continued