Phase 3 Grapheme Cards – Aligned with the Updated 2021 Letters and Sounds Progression
Introduce and reinforce Phase 3 graphemes with this clear, accessible set of grapheme cards. Perfect for use in phonics lessons, interventions or whole-class flashcard games, these cards follow the updated 2021 Letters and Sounds progression used in many schools.
Each card features one Phase 3 grapheme, including digraphs and trigraphs such as ai, igh, ear, and air, helping children to consolidate their phoneme-grapheme recognition as they move toward confident decoding and spelling.
Use these cards to:
- Practise blending and segmenting with known graphemes
- Revisit sounds in quick-fire games and recall activities
- Create phonics walls, small-group resources or pupil toolkits
Ideal for Early Years and KS1 classrooms, this versatile set supports strong phonics foundations and early reading fluency.
Teaching tip: Mix Phase 3 cards with Phase 2 to revise and compare sounds across phases.
Explore the rest of our phase 3 resources here.
