Kindergarten
Middle Sounds: Short Vowels
The hardest sound to hear: the vowel in the middle. Twelve pictures (cat, dog, pup, fish, hen...) with the vowel missing for kids to listen for and write.
Phonics worksheet · Letter sounds
Ending Sounds: Last Letter 2
Twelve new pictures to say slowly and listen to the end: frog ends in g, crab in b, shark in k and pencil in l.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Letter sounds
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Letter recognition, Letter sounds, Beginning, middle and ending sounds, Letter formation
What kids do
“Say the name of each picture slowly. What sound do you hear LAST? Write that letter in the box.”
Teacher tip
Stretch each name and stop on the last sound: frog, g.
How to use it
- Hold up the letter and let kids show a thumbs up when they hear a word with that sound.
- Say the sound with a picture and a motion, like a buzzing hand for /b/ in bee.
- Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few words.
Watch for
b, d, p and q mix-ups. Teach “bat before ball” for b: the line comes first.
Talk about it
- What sound do you hear at the very start of this word?
- What sound does this letter or letter team make?
Take it further
Make a letter collage: kids cut out pictures from magazines that start with the letter.
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A picture sort for the end of the word: cat, penguin and frog go under t, n or g by the sound they end with.
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