Writing - Guess the Missing Letter

In KS1 English, children use picture clues and first sounds to work out missing letters in simple words. These games build phonics skills, spelling confidence and careful sounding out.

Key Terms

• Phonics: A way of learning to read by linking letters to the sounds they make.
• Initial sound: The first sound you hear at the start of a word, like /d/ in dog.
• Blending: Saying sounds together smoothly to read a whole word, such as d–o–g becoming “dog”.

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