Kindergarten Grade Common Core: RF.K.3d
Common Core Identifier: RF.K.3d / Grade: K
Curriculum: Reading Foundational Skills: Phonics and Word recognition
Detail: Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
230 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
Phonics word wheel: glad, mad, sad, dad, and bad
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Spin the circles to make the words: rat, bat, that, sat, mat, and cat
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Spin the circles to make the words: than, pan, can, man, ran, and fan.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rag, bag, tag, sag, snag, and wag.
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This word wheel has tall, mall, call, ball, fall, and wall
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Words in the -and family include sand, hand, land, and stand.
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Phonics wheel with -ight words: sight, bright, right, light, might, and light.
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This phonics wheel has the words sick, trick, thick, pick, stick, and kick.
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Words that end with -ing, including: sing, wing, thing, king, swing, and ring.
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This word family wheel has the words lock, stock, and rock, dock.
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The -ear phonics circle has hear, near, pear, and tear.
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This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.
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Words that end with -ink, including: think, stink, sink, and wink.
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This word family wheel has the words look, took, shook, cook, book, and hook.
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Mud Puppy is a cute, easy-to-read poem about a puppy who digs in the mud. It includes many short u words.
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Read "Black Cat, Tan Cat" and color all of the words with a short a sound.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including beg, egg, get, pen, red, and end.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including wet, pet, fetch, and better.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as pig, prince, jig, wig, and sit.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as stop, hot, top, pot, and hopping.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as drip, sink, quick, slip, and sink.
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Buggy Bump Ball is a fun poem about bugs who attend a ball. The poem has lots of short u words.
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Mini-Book (-ack) FREE
Cut, color, and staple this mini-book. Features the words track, quack, and black.
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There are three ways to pronounce suffix -ed. Sort the words into three different pronunciation groups.
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Have your students cut out this book on the dotted lines, then color it. Afterwards, staple it together so it can be used to practice reading words in the -ad family.
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In this worksheet, students will have to discern the -ab words from other words, write two -ab words on primary lines, and figure out which words fit in the given boxes.
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This printable turns into a mini-book when assembled. Van, man, and pan are the words featured in this activity.
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Mini-Book (-ag) FREE
Print out this page to make a mini-book containing -ag words. Wag, tag, and bag are the featured words in this book.
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Mini-Book (-all) FREE
Print this page, then cut and staple it together. This mini-book features words that end with -all: ball, small, and tall.
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Print and assemble this mini-book of
-am words. Featured words are: yam, ham, and jam.
-am words. Featured words are: yam, ham, and jam.
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Track and write the words pan, fan, man, ran, van, than, and plan.
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Mini-Book (-ap) FREE
Students can color in the pictures and staple the mini-pages together to make a book. Cap, map, and nap are the highlighted words.
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This mini-book includes the words crab, lab, and cab. Students can write the words and color the pictures. Then, with the help of an adult, they can cut out the pages and staple the book together.
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Mini-Book (-ake) FREE
Print this page to create a mini-book featuring the words: snake, rake, and cake.
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Students will complete each of the four parts to this worksheet to master the -ate word family.
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Mini-book (-ed) FREE
Cut, color, and staple together this mini-book containing -ed words. It features the words sled, shed, and bed.
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Print out this file, then cut and staple it to form a book. This mini-book has words that end with -ay.
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Cut out and color this mini-book. Staple it together to practice the words: pail, sail, and snail.
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On this worksheet, students will color in words and pictures that end in -ab. They will also write three -ab words on primary lines.
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Students take turns finding pairs of matching -an words in this 2-players memory card game.
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Mini-Book (-ain) FREE
Print out this page, then cut the pages and staple it together. This mini-book features words that end with -ain: chain, train, and rain.
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Have your class complete each of the four sections to this worksheet to practice with the -est word family.
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Each word is missing one of its letters. Students will fill in the missing letter and rewrite the word on the primary line provided.
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Use these flashcards for practicing word family words, learning games, or word family scavenger hunts.
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Assemble, color, and complete the mini-book. This book is about a pet named Jet, who gets wet and goes to the vet.
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Cut out the bear and weave the letter strip through his tummy. Slide the strip up and down to see words in the -an family.
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Print out this page to make a mini-book featuring the words: dear, hear, and near.
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Have the students in your class cut out this book along the dotted lines and then color it. Next, staple it together to practice reading words in the -ig family.
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This 2-player memory matching card game will have kids recognizing and reading -am words.
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Saw, straw, and draw are the words featured on this mini-book containing -aw words.
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Trace and write the -ab words on the primary lines. Color in the pictures too! The words on this printable page are: cab, dab, lab, and crab.
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Hidden in each row of jumbled-up letters is an -ab word shown by the picture at the start of the row. Students will find and circle each word.
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Print, color and assemble this mini-book. Band, hand, and sand are the words featured.
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The boxes on this page have circles with letters in them. Some of the letters spell the -ab words shown by picture. The others are distractors. Students should color in the correct letters and then write the word on the line.
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The words on this page are missing their beginning sounds. Students will fill in the missing letters and rewrite the words.
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Print this page to build a mini-book containing the words: late, gate, and skate
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Cat, mat, and hat are the AT words featured in this word family mini-book activity.
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Cut out the six -ab words at the bottom of this page. Then glue them below the correct picture. Words include dab, crab, lab, grab, cab, and jab.
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Mini-Book (-eat) FREE
Staple together this four-page
mini-book featuring "-eat" words. Treat, meat, seat, and eat are the highlighted words.
mini-book featuring "-eat" words. Treat, meat, seat, and eat are the highlighted words.
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Print out these pages to assemble a mini-book about Mr. Goat and his boat. This book contains words with an -oa sound and most of the -oa sound words are in the -oat word family.
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This mini-book features Kay Kay the young horse. There are many -ay words featured as well as words with the long-a sound.
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With this fun printout students can cut out word cards and rearrange them on a flat surface to make complete sentences. Given -ab words are cab, lab, crab, and grab.
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Print out these flash cards for the -ab word family. Words include cab, fab, jab, lab, gab, dab, tab, blab, crab, grab, scab, and slab.
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Students will color and assemble this word family mini-book featuring words that end with "-eal". Contains the words: meal, real, and seal.
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Cut out the wheel and assemble it with a brass paper fastener. Spin the wheel and read the words. For best results, you will probably want to print this file on card stock paper.
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Cut out the word cards and use them to play a fun memory match game that will help students learn or remember common -ab words.
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Students can write 6 -ab words on the primary lines in this word web. You can challenge them to write even more on the back of the page.
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This mini-book features words that end with "-eel": reel, kneel, and peel.
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This word slider is shaped like a crab, but it can be used to make lots of other -ab words too, including tab, lab, scab, cab, and more!
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Print out this phonics word family mini-book that highlight words that end with EN for your students to review.
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Cut, color, and staple together this mini-book. This book contains the words: pear, bear, and wear.
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Practicing words in the ELL word family is fun with this printable phonics activity.
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This is a printable phonics mini-book featuring words that end with "-eep": sweep, sleep, and beep.
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Print out this worksheet to make a mini-book containing "-end" words. Friend, pretend, and send are the featured words in this book.
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Print, cut, color, and assemble this basic mini-book which contains words from the "-ent" word family.
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How many -ab words can you come up with? If you fill up all the lines on the page, you can write even more on the back!
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This mini-book highlights words that end with EET. Let's walk down the street. Do you see that bird? Tweet! Tweet! There are nice people to meet.
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Use this word spinner to play a variety of games in small groups or pairs. However you decide to use it, it's a great tool for reviewing -ab words.
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Get out the letter stampers and have your kids use them to practice spelling the -ab words. Words on this page are: tab, lab, crab, scab, and drab.
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Put this word wheel together and use it to practice 8 different -ab words: drab, slab, cab, tab, gab, jab, crab, and grab.
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This word wheel features the words gain, rain, main, brain, pain, chain, drain, and train.
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Students can spin this world wheel to make the words jet, wet, get, net, let, set, yet, and pet.
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Use this phonics word wheel to practice the words pen, hen, men, ten, den, then, and when.
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This word wheel includes the words dig, big, pig, wig, twig, and fig.
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Use this word wheel to make the words bike, like, spike, hike, and strike.
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Cut out the CVC words at the bottom of the page and glue them below the appropriate picture. Words on this worksheet include: pot, web, cat, bin, bug, and pen.
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Students can use this word wheel to learn the words tool, pool, spool, drool, fool, cool, and stool.
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Review CVC words and practice recognizing short vowel words such as bad, rag, map, cat, pen, jet, kid, yes, sit, gut, zip, and many more with these flash cards.
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Students will color the pictures, then trace and rewrite the CVC words shown. The words on this worksheet are: can, bed, pig, fox, and nut.
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This mini book uses various CVC words with short vowels, such as cat, rug, dog, nap, mug, bus, and more. Students can color, cut, and staple the pages together to create their own book.
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Use letter stampers to make each of the CVC words on this printout. The words are: zip, fox, wet, bug, and man.
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Make a flip book of short-vowel CVC words, including bug, cat, hen, kid, and top.
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Hide the cards in this printable scavenger hunt file around the room and have your students go on a scavenger hunt. Once they find each card, they will have to say the word aloud, spell the word aloud, and neatly print the word on their worksheet.
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Use these picture sorting cards to practice identifying vowel sounds in CVC words. Students can sort each card into a group based on the shown word's vowel sound.
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Think of CVC words and write one in each bubble on this web. The three pictures provided are hints to three possible answers.
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This worksheet has space for students to write at least eight CVC words on primary lines. Print off multiple sheets or have students write on the back of the page if they can think of more.
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Use this cute word slider to encourage students to practice their CVC words. Simply cut out the dog and word strip, color the slider, and weave the word strip through the slots to practice sliding the words through and reading them aloud.
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Encourage your students to think of as many CVCe words as they can. This web has space to write six on primary lines. Kids can continue their list on the back of the page, or use our other brainstorm worksheet.
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This worksheet includes pictures of twelve objects. Students will have to determine which of the objects are CVC words and color only those images.
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This I Have...Who Has... game is a fun and interactive way to review different CVC words.
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Sort these word cards based on whether or not they are CVC words. Four blank cards are included if you wish to add a few of your own words.
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Look for the correct CVC word among the mix of scrambled letters next to each picture. Circle the correct words.
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Four different CVC words are shown on the left side of this page. Next to each is a series of scrambled letters. Find and circle the correct CVC words.
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This word wall features CVC words with all of the short vowel sounds. The different letter sounds are color-coded so you can choose to either mix them up or display them one vowel-sound at a time, depending on what you are teaching.
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Have each student create a fun pennant with a CVC word. Then string the pennants all up around your classroom for a fun decoration.
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Print out this file on card stock to make a fun study aid. Simply cut along the dotted lines, attach the front to the back with a paper fastener, and spin the wheel to view and read each of the CVC words.
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Think of and keep track of as many CVCe words as you can with this printable worksheet.
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Think of and write down as many CVVC words as you can on this printable page. Feel free to write more on the back, or use our brainstorming web to write more.
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Use this graphic organizer with students to have them think of words that fit the CVVC word pattern. Primary lines are provided in each bubble.
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Write the correct b-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /b/ sound.
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Trace and say the words that start with the hard-c sound and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /b/ sound. Includes word list.
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Write the correct d-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct hard-c word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Trace and say the words that start with /m/ and color the pictures.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words gift and goat.
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Sort the /b/ words into five word families: -ab, -eb, -ib, -ob, and -ub.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the hard-c sound.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /d/ sound.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct M-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct /s/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the words that have the /d/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Write the correct /t/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words cow and cat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /m/ sound.
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Trace and say the words that start with /k/ and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /f/ sound.
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Write the words that contain the /l/ sound. Includes word list.
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Write the correct k-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct /r/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Trace and say the words that start with /t/ and color the pictures.
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Write the correct word for each picture (quilt & queen).
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Trace and say the words that start with /s/ and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /h/ sound.
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Write the correct L-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /s/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /t/ sound.
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Trace and say the words that start with /l/ and color the pictures.
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Trace and say the words that start with /n/ and color the pictures.
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Trace and say the words that start with /p/ and color the pictures.
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Color the words that have the /f/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /j/ sound.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words cup and cake.
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Write the words that contain the /n/ sound. Includes word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /n/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /p/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the letters Qu.
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Write the words that contain the /p/ sound. Includes word list.
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Trace and say the words that start with qu and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /m/ sound. Includes word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /k/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /l/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Write the words that contain the /s/ sound. Includes word list.
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Trace and say the words that start with /r/ and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /t/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the /d/ words into five word families: -ad, -ed, -id, -od, and -ud.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /r/ sound.
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Write the words that contain the /r/ sound. Includes word list.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words man and mug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words pig and pen.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: fa-, fe-, fi-, fl-, and fo-.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words toys and tent.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words nest and net.
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Sort the /h/ words into five word groups: ha-, he-, hi-, ho-, and hu-.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /s/, words that have /s/ in the middle, and words that end with /s/
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /t/, words that have /t/ in the middle, and words that end with /t/
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words six and star.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words mat and moon.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: ja-, je-, ji-, jo-, and ju-.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /n/, words that have /n/ in the middle, and words that end with /n/
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words snow and sled.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /p/, words that have /p/ in the middle, and words that end with /p/
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the word queen.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /r/, words that have /r/ in the middle, and words that end with /r/
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Sort the /L/ words into three categories - words that begin with L, words that have an L in the middle, words that end with L.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words rat and ring.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words roof and rose.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words pot and paw.
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Sort the words into two groups: those that make the /s/ sound (like grass and spell) and those that make the /z/ sound (like has and was).
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