Consonant sounds & digraphs worksheets for Kindergarten
20 free printable worksheets with answer keys · Kindergarten unit 5: Consonant sounds
Consonant sounds and digraphs cover the single consonants, the two-letter sounds (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) and blends (bl, st, tr). Single letters are Kindergarten work; digraphs and blends run through Grade 1. The distinction matters: a digraph is one sound written with two letters, a blend is two sounds kept together. Children who treat sh as s plus h will misread ship, and children who write blends with one letter (sop for stop) have not yet heard both sounds. Expect th to be the slowest — it has a voiced and an unvoiced form. These worksheets match sounds to pictures and complete words with the missing digraph or blend; the games test hearing before spelling.
By the end of Kindergarten: Counts syllables in 1–3 syllable spoken words; blends CVC words.
Worksheets
Letters and Sounds
Introduce letter–sound pairs — trace, match, and draw examples
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Beginning Sounds
Identify and sort words by their beginning consonant sound
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Short Vowel Sounds
Recognise and sort the five short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u
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Final Consonant Sounds
Identify ending sounds, match first/last letters, sort by final sound
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Build New Words
Swap letters to make new words — change first letter, vowel, or build chains
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Decode Words
Blend phoneme sounds to decode words, then segment words into sounds
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Write Words from Sounds
Hear and write sounds, fill in missing letters, and unscramble letters
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Letter Sound Mixed Practice
Apply letter-sound knowledge — mixed activities with all consonants and vowels
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Letter Sound Interactive
Interactive letter-sound quiz, sort, and fill-in activities
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Letter Sound Games
Practice letter-sound knowledge with interactive spelling games
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First Sounds, First Letters
Learn the idea behind consonant sounds with worked examples
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Pick the Letter
Multiple-choice practice: consonant sounds
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Write the First Letter
Twelve practice items: consonant sounds
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Letter Sort
Sort words into groups: consonant sounds
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Match Words to Letters
Match each item to its partner: consonant sounds
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Finish the Sentence
Complete sentences using consonant sounds
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Listen for the Last Sound
More practice with consonant sounds
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Consonant Check
Two-part check of consonant sounds
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Letter Sounds Quiz (Online)
Online self-checking quiz: consonant sounds
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Sound Hunt
Open-ended challenge: consonant sounds
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Sound Sorter
Lesson plan
Blended lesson 1 → Blended lesson 2 →
Teacher FAQ
What is a digraph?
Two letters that make one sound: sh, ch, th, wh, ck. A blend, by contrast, is two consonants that each keep their sound, like st or bl.
Which digraph takes longest to learn?
th, because it has two sounds (this / thin) and neither exists in many other languages.
When are blends taught?
Grade 1, after single consonants and short vowels are secure, since a blend only makes sense once each consonant sound is known.
Consonant sounds & digraphs in other grades: Grade 1