English Language Arts
Kindergarten
20 min
Ending Sounds with Pictures
Match pictures to their ending letter sounds
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the last sound in a spoken CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) word.
Match a picture of a simple object to its correct ending letter sound.
Say the ending sound of a word when shown a picture.
Point to the letter that makes the ending sound of a word.
Tell the difference between two different ending sounds, like /t/ and /p/.
Name another word that has the same ending sound.
What sound is at the very end of the word 'bug'? 🐞 Let's be sound detectives and find out!
Today, we will learn about ending sounds! We will listen for the last sound in a word. This helps us become amazing readers and writers. ✍️
Real-World Applications
Reading storybooks 📚
Writing your name and fun words
Playing rhyming games with friends
Understandin...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Ending SoundThe very last sound you hear in a word.In the word 'cat' 🐈, the ending sound is /t/.
LetterA symbol that we use for writing.This is the letter T. It makes the /t/ sound.
SoundWhat we hear when we say a letter.The letter B makes the /b/ sound, like in 'ball' ⚽.
Picture ClueA picture that helps us know the word.A picture of a ☀️ helps us know the word is 'sun'.
MatchingPutting two things together that are the same.Matching the picture of a pig 🐷 to the letter P.
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Key Rules & Conventions
Listen to the End
Say the word slowly. What is the last sound you hear?
We use this rule to find the ending sound. It's like finding the caboose on a train! 🚂
Match the Sound to the Letter
Every sound has a letter that makes it.
After you hear the sound, find the letter that makes it. The /p/ sound is made by the letter P.
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Challenging
I end with the same sound as 'red' and 'hid'. I am something you sleep in. Which picture am I?
A.picture of a bed
B.picture of a mat
C.picture of a crib
D.picture of a rug
Challenging
Listen to the group: a fox, a box, a six. They all end with the /ks/ sound. Which picture also ends with that sound?
A.picture of a bus
B.picture of an ax
C.picture of a dog
D.picture of a pen
Challenging
A bee sees a key in a tree. What ending sound do all these picture words share?
A.The /b/ sound
B.The /k/ sound
C.The /t/ sound
D.The long /e/ sound
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