Kindergarten
Letter Sound: Qq
The /q/ sound, as in queen: trace and write Q and q, find every q among look-alike letters, trace three q words (quit, quiz, quack) and draw something that starts with /q/.
Phonics worksheet · Letter sounds
Letter Sound: Oo (short o)
The short o sound, as in octopus: trace and write O and o, find every o among look-alike letters, trace three short o words (on, ox, odd) and draw something that starts with it.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 10 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 it, color it, trace it and write it. Then find every o, trace the o words and draw something that starts with /o/!”
Printed on the sheet:
- 3. Trace it: O and o
- 5. Find it: color every o
- 6. Read and trace the o words
- Write your own o word:
- 7. Draw something that starts with short o
Words on this sheet
Ooonoxodd
Teacher tip
Short o, as in octopus. Make a round mouth and say “ah”.
How to use it
- Say the sound with a picture and a motion, like a buzzing hand for /b/ in bee.
- Model each letter in the air, then on the board, saying the strokes out loud.
- Say every word on the sheet together before kids start, stretching the sounds.
Watch for
Adding “uh” to stop sounds, like “buh” for /b/. Keep sounds short and crisp.
Talk about it
- Whose name in our class starts with this sound?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Bring something from home that starts with the letter for a sound show-and-tell.
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