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Turn your Year 1 phonics scheme into printable flashcards

Upload the sounds list, word lists or photos from your phonics lessons and get flashcards for each phase, with spaced repetition for daily practice at home or school.

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Why generate your own printable phonics cards

Plenty of ready-made printable sheets exist, but they rarely follow the order your class uses. A printable Year 1 phonics flashcards set built from your own scheme keeps the same sounds, the same key words and the same phase order your children see in lessons.

Cards follow your own phonics scheme, not a generic alphabet set.
Photos of charts and whiteboards are read with text recognition.
Spaced repetition shows weaker sounds more often.
PDF export for printing is included on the Plus plan.

Example Year 1 phonics flashcards (phases 2 to 5)

What sound does sh make in ship?/sh/, one sound spelled with two letters, called a digraph.

Which letter pair makes the sound at the start of chin?ch, pronounced /ch/ as in chip and chin.

What is the split digraph a_e in cake?Two vowel letters split by a consonant make one long vowel sound, here /ay/.

Which long o sound is spelled oa in boat?/oh/, the long o sound spelled with the letters oa.

Why does duck end in ck instead of k?ck spells /k/ after a short vowel in one-syllable words, so single k is avoided there.

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Built from your scheme

Upload your phonics planner, word lists or photos of the board and DeckOwl turns them into cards that match the sounds you actually teach.

Spaced repetition

Cards you find tricky come back more often, so children revisit tricky graphemes like ough or ie before they forget them.

Print or export

Study in the browser on the free plan. Plus adds PDF export so you can print sheets, along with Anki and CSV export.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or a photo of a phonics chart. Photos are read with text recognition.

Review the flashcards

Check the sounds, example words and split digraph patterns, and edit any card before you study or print it.

Print or study daily

Export a PDF on Plus to print, or practise in the browser on any device with spaced repetition.

Most Year 1 classes move through phases 2 to 5 at different speeds. Upload this term's sound mat or a photo of the board, and DeckOwl makes cards for the sounds that week, so practice matches what was taught.

Use the cards for a few minutes a day. Spaced repetition brings back the sounds a child misses, while the sounds they already know appear less often.

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Frequently asked questions

Which phonics skills do Year 1 flashcards usually cover?

In England, Year 1 phonics commonly follows Letters and Sounds phases 2 to 5, covering single letter sounds, digraphs such as sh and ch, and split digraphs such as a_e. Check your school scheme for the exact order.

How many new sounds should a child practise at once?

A small set of new sounds, around five to eight, is easier to practise daily than a full alphabet. Keep older sounds in the mix so earlier learning stays fresh.

Can I print these flashcards?

Printing needs a PDF export, which is included on the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study the cards in the browser.

Is there a free way to start?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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