• 1st Grade
  • Speech & Language
  • About 10 minutes

NG Roll and Say

Roll a die. Find the picture with the same dots. Say the word clearly, then color a circle. Can you fill every circle?

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This is sheet #157124601.

How to do it

  1. Roll a die.
  2. Find the picture with the same dots and say the word clearly.
  3. Color a circle each time you say it.

Teaching tip

Count the tries out loud together. Five clear tries on one word is great practice.

NG Roll and Say worksheet for 1st grade (articulation: the NG sound), free printable
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About this worksheet

Six NG pictures, one for each side of a die, with circles to color each time you say the word. Fewer has 3 circles each and More adds a second round of 6 pictures.

What kids practice

Articulation means making speech sounds clearly. To make the ng sound, the back of the tongue lifts like for k and the sound hums out through the nose. Most children say it by about age 4. A child who is still working on it often says n for ng (rin for ring, kin for king). This set walks through the steps speech therapists use: the sound by itself, then syllables, words, phrases, sentences and finally everyday talking. Common Core doesn't cover speech sounds, so these sheets have no Common Core code.

Watch for

  • Moving up too fast. If the sound slips in sentences, go back to phrases for a few days.
  • Correcting every word in everyday talk. Save corrections for practice time and keep conversation fun.
  • Saying the sound right alone but not in words. That's normal. Syllables are the bridge.
  • If your child is hard to understand, frustrated when talking, or not improving, ask your pediatrician or a speech-language pathologist for an evaluation.

It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page. See the full articulation: the NG sound guide for 1st grade.

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