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Changing the Initial Sound Worksheet

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  • K
Standards
  • RF.K.3.D
  • RF.K.3
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About the Worksheet

This interactive and printable worksheet, "Changing the Initial Sound" is a fun and engaging activity designed to help kindergarten students develop their phonemic awareness and word recognition skills. This printable PDF file from Workybooks.com presents a series of words, and students are tasked with changing the initial sound to create new words.

By manipulating the initial sounds, children learn to identify and isolate individual phonemes within words, a crucial skill for reading and spelling development. This hands-on exercise reinforces the concept of phonemic awareness and encourages students to experiment with sound-letter relationships.

This interactive and printable worksheet,'s simple instructions and visually appealing design make it an ideal resource for teachers and parents to incorporate into their literacy lessons or at-home practice sessions.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

Through this worksheet, your child will learn:

  • Phonemic awareness: The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) within spoken words.
  • Sound-letter relationships: Understanding the connection between letters and the sounds they represent.
  • Word recognition: Developing the ability to recognize and pronounce new words by changing the initial sound.
  • Critical thinking: Engaging in problem-solving by applying phonemic awareness skills to create new words.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes for this worksheet are:

Cognitive

  • Students will be able to identify the initial sound in a given word.
  • Students will be able to substitute the initial sound with a new sound to create a new word.
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of sound-letter relationships.

Psychomotor

  • Students will practice fine motor skills by writing or manipulating letters and words.

Affective

  • Students will develop confidence in their ability to manipulate sounds and create new words.
  • Students will experience a sense of accomplishment when successfully completing the worksheet.

Interpersonal/Social

  • Students can collaborate with peers or seek guidance from teachers or parents while working on the worksheet.

Tags: phonemic awareness, initial sound, word recognition, sound-letter relationships, kindergarten literacy, printable worksheet, interactive worksheet, workybooks

Common Core Standards Covered

RF.K.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.3.d
Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

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