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Ending sound games

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Today I’m sharing a set of free ending sound games that are perfect for helping kids hear and identify the final sounds in words.

Try these free ending sound games to help kids hear ending sounds in words!

I have a lot of beginning sound activities on my site, but very few for helping kids identify ending sounds.

Let’s change that!

After all, ending sounds are important too — particularly when children begin to write words. After all, it’s pretty easy to write the beginning letter of a word. But to streeetch out the word and write a letter for every sound? Not as easy. Especially when our youngest writers get to the final sound. They’re tired!

Try these free ending sound games to help kids hear ending sounds in words!

This game follows the same format as my other Roll-a-games.

How to play

  • Grab a game board, playing pieces, and a die.
  • Take turns rolling the die. Look at the key at the top of the board.
  • Move to the closest picture which ends with that letter (or letter pair).
  • The first to get to the last space, wins!

Try these free ending sound games to help kids hear ending sounds in words!

My Five loves our Roll-a-games (see all of them on our Free Printables page), but he wasn’t as excited about this one. I’m not sure why except that identifying ending sounds takes a little more concentration than he’s used to having.

He did great, though!

Try these free ending sound games to help kids hear ending sounds in words!

After we played one game, I convinced him to play one more with me.

Try these free ending sound games to help kids hear ending sounds in words!

I was hoping he’d try the ending sounds game which features ending digraphs, but he wasn’t up for it. He was willing to watch me play, however.

So I rolled the die for both of us and moved around the board. Here and there he helped me identify the sound we were looking for after checking the key.

My just-turned-Five knows his letter sounds without any trouble, but he doesn’t have a solid knowledge of the common digraph sounds. So we’ll keep at it!

We hope you can use these!

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Filed Under: Letter sounds Tagged With: first grade, kindergarten, ending sounds, Pre-K

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17 Comments

  1. Carmen

    September 18, 2018 at 12:45 pm

    Anna thank you soooo much for all the resources! It is such a big effort from your part, your are a sunshine! =) I teach English as a second language.

    I just wanted to mention that in the pdf free download file, in the directions, the word “dice” the letter “d” is missing.

    Thanks again for all that you do!

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    • Anna G

      September 22, 2018 at 8:23 pm

      Thanks, Carmen! I probably won’t get to this edit. Hopefully readers can fill in that “d” themselves. 🙂

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  2. Christine Kirk

    June 27, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    Many thanks for this resource. I need an ending sounds game. The students love the games. I’ll use this in the coming school year. 2018.

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    • Anna G

      June 28, 2018 at 10:24 am

      You’re very welcome, Christine!

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  3. Glenda

    May 18, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    Thanks so much for your creativity and generosity. I teach Colombian kids who are learning at our English immersion school in Bogota. They often do not pronounce the ending sounds, do not hear them, so do not identify or spell them. These games are just what they need — so these stimulate me to enhance plans for next year.

    Gracias!

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    • Anna G

      June 2, 2018 at 3:35 pm

      You’re welcome, Glenda!

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  4. Olivia

    March 7, 2017 at 7:35 pm

    I am a dyslexia tutor and I LOVE using your games and activities with my younger students! I looked around your website, but I was wondering if you have a similar file of different board games that is for beginning sounds? It would be super helpful! Thank you for all that you do!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 7, 2017 at 8:17 pm

      No, Olivia, I don’t have a set like this for beginning sounds yet, but it is on my to do list! Here are my other beginning sound activities: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/beginning-sounds-activities/

      Reply to this comment
  5. Judy Finger

    February 14, 2017 at 9:00 am

    I just love what you share!!!! Says us time from re-inventing the wheel!
    Judy

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    • Judy Finger

      February 14, 2017 at 9:01 am

      Oops! Typo with (save) not says!!!
      Judy

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      • Anna Geiger

        February 14, 2017 at 5:48 pm

        Thank you so much, Judy – I’m so glad to save you some time!

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  6. rashid

    February 13, 2017 at 8:15 pm

    Hi , Anna , you did a great work . you are really serving the humans .

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 14, 2017 at 5:48 pm

      Thank you, Rashid!

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  7. Emily

    February 13, 2017 at 1:30 pm

    I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work! My son is a little too young right now, but I can’t wait to use all these things when he’s ready. I am tutoring a kindergartner right now and I always check your resources first, since I know they are all so high quality!

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 14, 2017 at 5:48 pm

      Thank you so much, Emily!

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  8. Janet Catton

    February 13, 2017 at 2:20 am

    Thank you Anna for sharing your resources.
    They are a great time saver.
    Education is about sharing, working together and celebrating.
    Thank you again.
    Regards Janet

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 13, 2017 at 5:16 am

      You’re very welcome, Janet!

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