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  • Kindergarten
  • Speech & Language
  • About 10 minutes

Sound Hunt

Say each picture's name. Circle the pictures that have the sound in the bubble.

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Sound HuntName:Date:Say each picture's name. Circle the pictures that have the sound in the bubble.pnmhwdk5printables.com · Sheet #130724601

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How to do it

  1. Say the sound in the bubble.
  2. Say each picture's name.
  3. Circle the pictures with that sound.

Teaching tip

Say each picture slowly, stretching the sound you're listening for.

Sound Hunt worksheet for kindergarten (early sounds p b m t d n h w), free printable
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About this worksheet

Rows of pictures to say out loud and circle the ones that have the sound.

What kids practice

These are the first speech sounds most children learn, usually by about age 3: p (as in pig), b (ball), m (moon), t (top), d (dog), n (nose), h (hat) and w (web). They are made with the lips, the tongue tip or a puff of breath. Kindergartners who are still working on them might say d for t, b for p, or leave sounds off the ends of words (ca for cat). Common Core doesn't cover speech sounds, so these sheets have no Common Core code.

Watch for

  • Leaving off the last sound, like ca for cat. Stretch the end of the word together.
  • Mixing up voice on and voice off pairs, like p and b or t and d. Feel the throat buzz.
  • Practicing too fast. Slow, clear tries teach the mouth better than quick ones.
  • 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, with an answer key. See the full early sounds p b m t d n h w guide for kindergarten.

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