1st Grade
Speech & Language
About 10 minutes

Y Sound Words

Say each word with a strong sound. Color a star every time you say it.

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How to do it

Say the picture's name. Listen for the y sound.
Say it 5 times.
Color a star each time you say it.

Teaching tip

Try starting with a long "eee" and sliding into the word, like "eee-yarn". It helps kids who say l for y.

Y Sound Words worksheet for 1st grade (sounds k g f v y ng (mixed practice)), free printable — Printable preview

About this worksheet

Eight picture words that start with the y sound.

What kids practice

These sheets give kids lots of short, fun practice saying six speech sounds: k (as in cat), g (as in goat), f (as in fish), v (as in van), y (as in yo-yo) and ng (as in ring). Most children say k, g, f, y and ng by about age 4, and v by about age 5. Kids who are still working on them in first grade often say t for k (tat for cat), d for g, p for f, b for v, or n for ng. Common Core doesn't cover speech sounds, so these sheets have no Common Core code.

Watch for

Saying the sound right alone but not in words. That's normal. Keep going word by word.
Practicing too fast. Slow, clear tries teach the mouth better than quick ones.
Correcting every word in everyday talk. Save practice for practice time.
If your child is hard to understand or gets frustrated when talking, ask your pediatrician or a speech-language pathologist for a check.

It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full sounds k g f v y ng (mixed practice) guide for 1st grade.