1st grade
Big and Small Letters
Match eight longer sight words in capital letters to the same words in small letters.
Sight word worksheet · Big and small letters
Big and Small Letters
Match each sight word in capital letters to the same word in small letters. Write the number in the box.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation
What kids do
“Read the word in BIG letters. Find it in small letters. Write its number in the box.”
Words on this sheet
small lettersawayfunnypleaseoneintotwothreecame
Teacher tip
Point out that the letters change shape, but the word is the same.
How to use it
- Send a copy home so families can play too.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
- Use it in a literacy center with a partner who checks the reading.
Watch for
Kids who guess from the first letter. Ask them to look at the whole word, all the way to the end.
Talk about it
- Which words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
- Which word was the hardest to read? Why?
Take it further
Ask kids to use two of the words in one sentence and draw it.
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