Year 1 English textbook

The complete Year 1 English textbook: 12 chapters, free to read online. Each chapter has clear explanations, worked examples, practice exercises and a check-up at the end of every chapter, with step-by-step answers you can reveal.

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Chapters

12 chapters. Progress is saved on your device only.

  1. 1
    Letters, sounds and the alphabetPhonics
  2. 2
    Two letters, one soundPhonics
  3. 3
    More ways to write a soundPhonics
  4. 4
    Tricky wordsReading and spelling
  5. 5
    Adding endingsSpelling and grammar
  6. 6
    Making sentencesGrammar and punctuation
  7. 7
    Questions and exclamationsGrammar and punctuation
  8. 8
    Stories and fairy talesReading comprehension
  9. 9
    Poems and rhymesReading comprehension
  10. 10
    Facts and informationReading comprehension
  11. 11
    Writing my own sentences and storiesComposition
  12. 12
    Getting ready for the phonics checkPhonics

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