Kindergarten Phonics, Decoding & Spelling Patterns: Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds
19 printable Kindergarten phonics worksheets on Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 19.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency — Kindergarten, the complete K–5 reading curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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Teaching Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds
What it is
These pages name a picture and ask the child to circle the letter for one sound in it, or color the square that holds that letter — cap ends with p, cat ends with t. The child is matching a heard sound to a letter, not reading the printed word.
When a child is ready
Begin once most letter sounds are known and the child can say a word slowly enough to hear its parts.
If they struggle
Ending sounds are harder than beginning sounds, and the middle vowel is hardest of all. Say the word, then say it again holding the last sound long (caaap… p). For the middle, tap three fingers as you say the word and ask only about the middle finger.
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