Phonics & Number DenPlay freePhonics games for ages 4 to 7
18 phonics levels across Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, with 30 kinds of game. Sounds are introduced in the order they are taught in many UK schools, so home practice lines up with the classroom.
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Reception phonics games
Ages 4 to 5 · 6 levels
Reception is where reading starts: one letter sound at a time, then blending sounds into words, then first tricky words and short stories.
Play Reception Level 1Year 1 phonics and screening check practice
Ages 5 to 6 · 6 levels
Year 1 brings new ways to spell sounds they already know, like ay and a-e, longer words, and the phonics screening check in the summer term.
Play Year 1 Level 1Year 2 phonics and spelling games
Ages 6 to 7 · 6 levels
In Year 2 phonics turns into spelling and grammar: spelling patterns, words that sound alike, apostrophes, sentence types and longer stories.
Play Year 2 Level 1
How phonics practice works here
- Every sound is spoken in the same clear, natural voice, so children always hear the pure sound: "mmm", not "muh".
- Words in a level only use sounds the child has already met, so they can always be sounded out.
- Tricky words are taught a few at a time and reviewed in later levels.
- Year 1 includes phonics screening check practice.
See what each game practises, or read the grown-ups' guide.