2022 Phonics Screening Check
Download the 2022 Year 1 Phonics Screening Check materials for free, including the practice materials, assessment materials, answer sheet, scoring guidance, word list, PowerPoint presentation and a complete ZIP file.
The 2022 check was given to all children in Year 1 in England in June 2022. Schools chose a day within the week commencing 6th June 2022, with larger schools spreading the check across several days. It included a mix of real words and pseudo-words.
2022 Phonics Screening Check Past Papers
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| Year | Practice Materials | Assessment Materials | Answer Sheet | Scoring Guidance | Spelling Materials | PowerPoint | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
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| 2022 | 2022 Phonics Practice Materialsⓘ 2022 Phonics Screening Test Practice MaterialsThis practice sheet provides examples of both real words and pseudo-words used to familiarise Year 1 children with the format of the Phonics Screening Check. The real words sheet includes examples such as in, at, beg, and sum. The pseudo-words sheet contains nonsense words like ot, vap, osk, and ect to check decoding skills. | 2022 Phonics Assessment Materialsⓘ 2022 Phonics Screening Test Assessment MaterialsThe official pupils' materials from the 2022 Phonics Screening Check, containing all 40 words the child reads aloud. Organised into Section 1 and Section 2, the check includes real words (such as coin, shell, globe, trapeze) and pseudo-words (such as kig, dax, besh, cloat) to assess phonics decoding skills. Each word is presented individually for one-to-one assessment. Questions: 40 | 2022 Phonics Answer Sheetⓘ 2022 Phonics Screening Test Answer SheetThis is the answer sheet used by teachers to record a child's performance in the 2022 Phonics Screening Check. It provides tick-boxes to mark each of the 40 words as correct or incorrect across Section 1 and Section 2, with an optional comment field and a total score box. Teachers use this form to assess whether the child meets the expected standard. Questions: 40 | 2022 Phonics Scoring Guidanceⓘ 2022 Phonics Screening Test Scoring GuidanceOfficial scoring guidance for the 2022 Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. Lists acceptable pronunciations for each pseudo-word in Section 1 and Section 2 to ensure consistent marking by teachers. Includes guidance on regional accent variations and alternative pronunciations for vowel digraphs, particularly those ending in 'r'. Examples include bem, quab, vair and flards. Questions: 20 | ||||
| Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence |
About these 2022 Year 1 Phonics papers
- KS1 Phonics 2022 Phonics Check Practice Materials
- This practice sheet provides examples of both real words and pseudo-words used to familiarise Year 1 children with the format of the Phonics Screening Check. The real words sheet includes examples such as in, at, beg, and sum. The pseudo-words sheet contains nonsense words like ot, vap, osk, and ect to check decoding skills.
- KS1 Phonics 2022 Phonics Check Assessment Materials
- The official pupils' materials from the 2022 Phonics Screening Check, containing all 40 words the child reads aloud. Organised into Section 1 and Section 2, the check includes real words (such as coin, shell, globe, trapeze) and pseudo-words (such as kig, dax, besh, cloat) to assess phonics decoding skills. Each word is presented individually for one-to-one assessment.
- KS1 Phonics 2022 Phonics Check Answer Sheet
- This is the answer sheet used by teachers to record a child's performance in the 2022 Phonics Screening Check. It provides tick-boxes to mark each of the 40 words as correct or incorrect across Section 1 and Section 2, with an optional comment field and a total score box. Teachers use this form to assess whether the child meets the expected standard.
- KS1 Phonics 2022 Phonics Check Scoring Guidance
- Official scoring guidance for the 2022 Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. Lists acceptable pronunciations for each pseudo-word in Section 1 and Section 2 to ensure consistent marking by teachers. Includes guidance on regional accent variations and alternative pronunciations for vowel digraphs, particularly those ending in 'r'. Examples include bem, quab, vair and flards.
2022 Phonics Screening Check Word List
Below are all 40 words used in the 2022 Phonics Screening Check. Each is either a real word or a pseudo-word (a made-up, nonsense word that checks a child's decoding skills rather than their vocabulary).
| Question | Word | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bem | Pseudo |
| 2 | dax | Pseudo |
| 3 | kig | Pseudo |
| 4 | eld | Pseudo |
| 5 | besh | Pseudo |
| 6 | quab | Pseudo |
| 7 | barp | Pseudo |
| 8 | chell | Pseudo |
| 9 | grux | Pseudo |
| 10 | smung | Pseudo |
| 11 | nesk | Pseudo |
| 12 | foint | Pseudo |
| 13 | thud | Real |
| 14 | hang | Real |
| 15 | coin | Real |
| 16 | shell | Real |
| 17 | twig | Real |
| 18 | flick | Real |
| 19 | vest | Real |
| 20 | horns | Real |
| 21 | vair | Pseudo |
| 22 | cloat | Pseudo |
| 23 | tirt | Pseudo |
| 24 | whike | Pseudo |
| 25 | plunt | Pseudo |
| 26 | flards | Pseudo |
| 27 | spran | Pseudo |
| 28 | splew | Pseudo |
| 29 | globe | Real |
| 30 | teams | Real |
| 31 | bowl | Real |
| 32 | chase | Real |
| 33 | Real | |
| 34 | clouds | Real |
| 35 | spree | Real |
| 36 | stroke | Real |
| 37 | visit | Real |
| 38 | fabric | Real |
| 39 | trapeze | Real |
| 40 | concrete | Real |
20 real words, 20 pseudo-words.
2022 Phonics Screening Check Pass Mark & Threshold
The pass mark (threshold) for the 2022 Phonics Screening Check was 32 out of 40. A child needed to read at least 32 of the 40 words correctly to meet the expected standard.
Any child who did not meet the standard retook the check the following year, in Year 2.
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FAQ
Is the 2022 Phonics Screening Check free to download?
Yes. The full 2022 Phonics Screening Check is free to download. It includes the Pupils' Materials booklet (with words for the child to read aloud) and the Answer Sheet for the teacher.
Where does the 2022 Phonics Screening Check come from?
The Phonics Screening Check is produced annually by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA), part of the Department for Education, and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What was the pass mark for the 2022 Phonics Screening Check?
The pass mark (threshold) for the 2022 Phonics Screening Check was 32 out of 40. Any child who scored below 32 retook the check the following year.
Who sat the 2022 Phonics Screening Check?
The 2022 Phonics Screening Check was sat by Year 1 children, aged 5 to 6 - that is, children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017. There was no Year 2 retake cohort in 2022, because the 2021 check was cancelled due to COVID-19. For how the check works, see the Phonics Screening page.
What happened if my child did not pass the 2022 Phonics Screening Check?
A child who did not meet the expected standard (32 out of 40) in the 2022 check retook it in Year 2, the following year, in 2023.
