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1st Grade Ending Sounds worksheets

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Ending Sounds

Grade 1 Reading Worksheet

NameDate

Say the picture's name. Circle the letter it ends with.

1.
- z
- g
- f
2.
- h
- s
- n
3.
- p
- z
- b
4.
- m
- d
- l
5.
- x
- p
- n
6.
- m
- t
- w
7.
- z
- j
- r
8.
- l
- x
- p
9.
- l
- j
- m
10.
- g
- r
- x

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About this worksheet

After the first sound, the last sound is the easiest one for a child to hear, and picking it out helps with spelling and with rhyming, because rhymes share their endings. On this grade 1 worksheet each box shows a picture, and your child says its name out loud, listens for the last sound and circles the letter that makes it from three choices.

The pictures are not labelled, so the child has to say the word. The wrong letters never sound like the right one. Say the word slowly and stretch the ending: catttt.

What your child will learn

Say the name of a picture slowly
Pick out one sound in a word
Match a sound to its letter
Hear sounds in the beginning, middle and end of words

Common Core standard: RF.1.2.C

Worked example

The picture is a cat. Say it slowly: caaat. The last sound is /t/, so circle t.

Common mistake

Circling the letter the word starts with, or the vowel in the middle.

Helpful hint

Say the word slowly and listen for the very last sound.

Earlier: Beginning Sounds

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with ending sounds?

Circling the letter the word starts with, or the vowel in the middle.

How can I help my child with ending sounds?

Say the word slowly and listen for the very last sound.

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