Split Digraphs

Phase 5 Split Digraph Phonics Resources for Year 1 and Year 2

Teach split digraphs with confidence using our Phase 5 phonics resources, designed to support reading and spelling of words containing a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, and u-e. These split digraph worksheets and activities are ideal for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, helping children build fluency through structured practice and engaging phonics games.

Download split digraph worksheets and phonics activities

Our Phase 5 split digraph phonics resources support children in recognising and using the five key split digraphs: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, and u-e. These structured activities are ideal for helping pupils understand how the ‘magic e’ changes the sound of the vowel, improving both reading fluency and spelling accuracy.

What’s included in our split digraph resource pack?

  • Split digraph worksheets – Targeted activities to practise blending and segmenting split digraph words.
  • Word cards and phoneme flashcards – Useful for sound sorting and GPC recognition.
  • Interactive phonics games – Engaging ways to consolidate split digraph learning in the classroom or at home.
  • Sentence-level writing tasks – Build confidence using split digraph words in context.
  • Decodable passages – Focused texts for developing fluency and comprehension with a-e, i-e, o-e and other digraphs.

How to use these Phase 5 split digraph resources

These activities are designed to be flexible and can be used for:

  • Guided reading and small-group phonics interventions
  • Independent practice with printable worksheets and sentence-building tasks
  • Continuous provision or classroom phonics stations in EYFS and KS1 settings

Why choose our split digraph phonics activities?

Created by experienced teachers and aligned with the 2021 updated Letters and Sounds progression, our Phase 5 split digraph resources support consistent phonics teaching across Reception and KS1. Whether you’re introducing split digraphs for the first time or revisiting them as revision, our phonics worksheets, games and teaching tools provide everything you need in one place.