Phonics Builder: Blend Sounds to Make Words for Class 1

Give your Class 1 learner a powerful phonics head-start with this 6-in-1 worksheet set! The Ultimate Guide for Phonics – Part 1 includes structured exercises on core early reading skills—from identifying sounds to building CVC words and recognizing digraphs. With a clear layout, picture-based prompts, and age-appropriate tasks, this workbook helps children read, blend, and decode with confidence.

📌 Why Is This Guide Important for Class 1?

🔤 Builds strong letter-sound associations.

🧠 Supports step-by-step phonics progression—from sounds to full words.

🗣️ Improves pronunciation and decoding.

📚 Perfectly aligned with early reading standards.

🎯 What Are the Learning Outcomes?

By completing this guide, learners will:

1. Recognize beginning and ending letter sounds.

2. Differentiate between short and long vowels.

3. Blend three-letter words (CVC).

4. Identify digraphs like sh and ch.

5. Match blends with correct words and images.

6. Understand the role of silent ‘e’ (magic e) in changing sounds.

📚 What Does This Workbook Offer?

📘 6 themed phonics exercises with 1–2 pages per topic.

🧩 Includes tick-the-box, fill-in-the-blank, match-the-picture, and coloring activities.

👧 Designed for ages 5–6, perfect for independent or guided work.

🧠 Breakdown of the Exercises:

a. Beginning & Ending Letter Sounds

Color-coded practice: identify and color beginning sounds in blue, ending sounds in red.

🎨 Visual focus on initial and final phonemes (e.g., bat, pen, hat).

b. Short & Long Vowel Sounds

Tick whether each word has a short or long vowel sound.

🧠 Examples: cap, kite, sun, rope, bike

c. Blending CVC Words

Join three letters (C+V+C) to form simple words.

🎙️ Practice with: cat, dog, man, hop, fun

d. Digraphs – SH, CH

Complete words with the correct digraph.

🧩 Examples: shop, chair, chin, shoe

e. Beginning and Ending Blends

Match 10 pictures with blend words like flag, drum, nest, brush.

🎯 Builds blend recognition for both start and end of words.

f. Silent ‘e’ (Magic e)

Tick the correct word: Does it follow the magic e rule or not?

🪄 Focus words: cake, cube, kit, rope, leaf, tape

✨ Master Phonics with 6 Engaging Activities!

Download this printable Class 1 phonics guide and help your child sound out, blend, and decode words step by step. Whether it’s for classroom support or extra practice at home, this guide brings fun and structure to every phonics milestone.

Support early reading with letter sound blending and word-building tasks. 

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