Phase 5 tricky words car park game

Support children as they learn the Phase 5 tricky words with this engaging car park game. Each board includes a range of Phase 5 tricky words from the Letters and Sounds progression, such as oh, their, people, looked, called, could, water, again, through, laughed, where, thought and more (as shown across pages 1–3 of the resource). Children read each word and “park” their car in the correct space, giving them repeated practice in a hands-on, memorable way.

This Phase 5 tricky words game is ideal for daily phonics sessions, English lessons, interventions or morning starters. The clear layout and bright design help children focus on the words, while the simple parking mechanic keeps things motivating without adding extra workload for teachers.

To use, give children toy cars and ask them to read the tricky word before driving to the matching parking space. The repeated reading and quick decisions help build automatic recognition of Phase 5 tricky words, which is essential for fluency at this stage of the phonics journey.

What is included

• Three colourful Phase 5 tricky word car park boards
• Words taken directly from the Phase 5 tricky words list
• Clear layouts with accessible text
• Child-friendly instructions printed on each page

How to use this Phase 5 tricky words game

• During Phase 5 phonics lessons for tricky word practice
• As a motivating small-group activity
• For rapid recall in interventions
• As part of early reading work to strengthen word recognition