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Ending sounds activity

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Try this free ending sounds activity to build phonemic awareness!

My four-year-old has come a long way in her pre-reading abilities. She’s learned to rhyme, clap syllables, and isolate beginning sounds (using this set of 25 free games).

But ending sounds are tougher. So I knew I needed to create an activity that would help her compare ending sounds in words.

I printed the cards and grabbed some poker chips. To begin she named the picture at the top of the card. I then said the word slowly and emphasized its ending sound. “Baaallllllll.” I asked her what sound she heard at the end of ball.

“Llll.”

“That’s right! Now let’s look at these other pictures. We’re going to cover any pictures whose names also end with llllll.“

NOTICE. I was not emphasizing that the words ended with the letter l. This was a phonemic awareness activity; we were focusing on listening for the sound itself.

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I helped her name the pictures. Together, we emphasized the final sound in each word.

This was a little tough for my Four, but she did much better than I’d anticipated. In the past, when I’ve tried to work on ending sounds with her, she’s given up right away. “It’s too hard!”

But she was willing to do 4-5 cards with me each time we did the activity.

The set includes 13 cards. They feature pictures whose names are one-syllable words that end with these letters:
f, b, m, g, l, d, r, p, t, x, s, n, and k.

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Filed Under: Phonemic Awareness, Reading, Pre-reading Tagged With: kindergarten, phonemic awareness, ending sounds, Pre-K

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32 Comments

  1. Shaon

    March 2, 2021 at 4:44 pm

    Hi Anna,
    I just started using your website. And I really like it. Thank you so much for providing all of great resources.

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    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      March 2, 2021 at 11:16 pm

      We’re so glad that our resources are helpful for you and your learners, Shaon!

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  2. Amanda

    February 13, 2021 at 8:27 pm

    I have your wonderful phonemic awareness pack with 12 weeks and f activities. My 5 year old has mastered beginning sounds. When I saw how challenging ending sounds were when I first introduced them orally, I was afraid tic-tac-toe and chutes and ladders would be too much for him. These cards were the perfect starting point! Thank you for all of your fantastic resources.

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 14, 2021 at 8:17 am

      Yay! This is wonderful to hear, Amanda – I’m so glad you found these useful! I used them recently in our little at home preschool, and you’re right … they’re a great first step!

      Reply to this comment
  3. terry bumgarner

    April 2, 2020 at 11:10 am

    Would I be allowed to make some pages into a pdf for us to share with just the pre-k in our county for at home packages?? It’s about 100 kids. We’re having to save as a pdf into our folders for printing.
    Thank you!!

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    • Kate Dowling

      April 2, 2020 at 3:11 pm

      Hi Terry!
      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. Please check your inbox for an email from Anna. 🙂

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  4. Cheryl Felt

    March 6, 2020 at 10:31 am

    As a teacher on a very tight budget, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the free and wonderful downloads. Whenever I need something, I always come to you first to see if you have something available for my lesson. Thank you doesn’t seem enough, but that is all I can afford. LOL Thank you so much for sharing!! I truly appreciate you and what you offer! Thank you!
    Cheryl Felt
    Kindergarten Teacher

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    • Anna G

      March 8, 2020 at 6:48 am

      Thank you so much for your kind words, Cheryl!

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  5. HS

    September 25, 2018 at 4:58 am

    This was a great help, my daughter is getting the hang of it finally. Thanks for sharing these amazing activities.

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    • Anna G

      October 15, 2018 at 7:24 am

      I’m glad this helps you!

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  6. Pratima Hira

    September 17, 2018 at 5:39 am

    Hi Anna,
    Your resources are really amazing and it’s free. Thank you so much

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    • Anna G

      September 23, 2018 at 7:50 am

      You’re very welcome, Pratima!

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  7. Lisa Noble

    September 5, 2018 at 12:24 pm

    Anna, Thank You so VERY much for all of your terrific phonics activities that cover the entire spectrum of teaching young children how to read. I use MANY of your resources with students that I tutor privately and have used them when I was in the classroom. You are most definitely a sanity saver, from my perspective, and I will always be very grateful for the many, many, early childhood education resources that you have and will continue to create! Thank You so, so very much.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 16, 2018 at 5:28 pm

      I’m so glad you can use my resources, Lisa!

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  8. HEather

    September 4, 2018 at 2:12 pm

    Awesome! I love these! I will be looking for a beginning sound equivalent!

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    • Anna G

      September 16, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      Thanks for the suggestion, Heather! They’re in the subscriber library now. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  9. Bernadette Bolger

    September 4, 2018 at 5:25 am

    I love all the resources you so generously share. Looking forward to using them in my classroom.
    Keep up the great work you do.

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    • Anna G

      September 6, 2018 at 6:32 pm

      Thank you for your kind words, Bernadette!

      Reply to this comment
  10. Lynn Bradford

    September 3, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    I love these! They are perfect for our phonemic awareness components. I’m going to use clothespins on the correct answers so it’s easy for me to check their answers. Thanks for creating and sharing such wonderful activities!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 6, 2018 at 6:32 pm

      I’m glad you like them, Lynn!

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  11. Megs

    September 3, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    Thank You! for these awesome resources. Just what I was looking for.Thanks you for sharing them with us.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 6, 2018 at 6:33 pm

      You’re welcome!

      Reply to this comment
  12. kerry lewis

    September 3, 2018 at 3:55 pm

    Thank you so much for all the wonderful resources you are so willingly sharing with us. They are absolutely awesome. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 16, 2018 at 5:25 pm

      You’re very welcome!

      Reply to this comment
  13. Sudha Manghnani

    September 3, 2018 at 7:06 am

    Dear Anna,

    Thanks a lot for your freebies…they are indeed very helpful.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 3, 2018 at 8:21 am

      You’re welcome, Sudha!

      Reply to this comment
  14. Laila

    September 3, 2018 at 6:22 am

    The cards are fab but i have a problem with the covering technique as when u review all the answers are hidden. I prefer if they cover them with these transparent chips or the key ring type to be able to see what they chose.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 3, 2018 at 7:14 am

      What do you mean by “the key ring” type?

      Reply to this comment
  15. saroj

    September 2, 2018 at 11:31 am

    Dear Anna
    Thank you for always being so generous and sharing such wonderful freebies. Much appreciated. I use many of the activities with learners who are struggling with reading.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 2, 2018 at 5:40 pm

      You’re welcome, Saroj!

      Reply to this comment

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