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Hearing the last sound in a word and writing its letter
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Ending Sounds Worksheets
Hear the last and middle sounds in CVC words: write the last letter, circle the ending or middle sound, change a sound and pick the right look-alike word.
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View all 2 pagesEnding Sounds: circle the letter
Hearing the ending sound
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View all 2 pagesMiddle Sounds: circle the vowel
Hearing the middle sound
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View all 2 pagesEnding Sounds: write the last letter 2
Hearing the last sound in a word and writing its letter
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View all 2 pagesEnding Sounds: circle the letter 2
Hearing the ending sound
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View all 2 pagesMiddle Sounds: circle the vowel 2
Hearing the middle sound
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4 pagesView all 4 pagesChange the last sound
Changing the last sound of a word to make a new word
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4 pagesView all 4 pagesLook-Alike Words: last letter
Telling apart words that differ by one sound
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4 pagesView all 4 pagesLook-Alike Words: middle letter
Telling apart words that differ by one sound
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4 pagesView all 4 pagesLook-Alike Words: mixed review
Telling apart words that differ by one sound
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About these ending and middle sounds worksheets
Once children can hear the first sound in a word, the next step is the last sound, then the middle vowel. These ending sounds worksheets use pictures so children can say each word and listen: write the last letter, circle the ending sound, and circle the middle vowel.
The look-alike word pages show three words that differ by one letter (cat, cap, can) so children practice reading every letter, not just the first one. Change the last sound shows how one new sound makes a new word.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.DIsolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three-phoneme (CVC) words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.EAdd or substitute individual sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.DDistinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.CWrite a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
How to use them
- Say each picture name slowly and tap the sounds on your arm: first, middle, last.
- Do ending sounds before middle sounds; the vowel in the middle is usually the hardest to hear.
- Use the look-alike words pages once children can read simple CVC words.
Teaching tips
- Stretch the word and hold the last sound: caaat... t.
- If a child writes the first letter instead of the last, point to the end of the box line and say 'the end of the word lives here.'
Questions teachers and parents ask
Why are ending sounds harder than beginning sounds?
Children naturally notice the start of a word. Hearing the end takes careful listening, so stretch the word and hold the last sound.
What are middle sounds?
In a word like cat, the middle sound is the short vowel a. Middle sound pages help children hear and write the vowel in CVC words.