Kindergarten reading worksheets
Free printable reading worksheets for kindergarten: syllables, rhymes and the last sound in a word, word families, sight words, picture words, word searches and first sentences. Every sheet comes from a tool, so you choose the word list and print a new sheet each time, with an answer key.
12reading worksheet makers
144ready sheets
12PDF packs
3guides for parents
Where to start
- Hear the sounds in a word: Syllables, Rhyming words, Ending sounds.
- Read short words with a picture: Picture words, Word families.
- Learn the first sight words: Sight words, Word search.
- Read a whole sentence: Read and color, Sentence scramble.
Sounds
Clap the syllables, find the words that rhyme, hear the last sound of a word and read words that end the same.
Ending soundsSay the picture and circle the letter for the sound you hear at the end.
SyllablesSay the picture word, clap its parts and circle how many claps: 1, 2 or 3.
Rhyming wordsRead a word, then circle the one of three words that rhymes with it: cat, hat.
Word familiesRead six short words, circle the ones that end the same: -at, -og, -un.
Words
Read the word under a picture, find sight words, solve word searches and picture crosswords, match opposites and read number words.
Picture wordsRead three words, circle the one that names the picture.
Sight wordsTrace a sight word, then find and circle it among look-alikes: the, they, then.
Word searchFind hidden words in a grid of letters: picture words or sight words, across and down.
Picture crosswordA small crossword with pictures for clues: write each picture word in the boxes.
OppositesDraw a line from each word to its opposite: big and small, hot and cold.
Number wordsRead a number word next to its number and pictures, trace it, then write it.
Sentences
Read a short sentence and color the picture to match, or put the words of a sentence back in order.
Reading worksheet packs
A whole set of sheets in one PDF, ready to print.
- Picture wordsRead three words, circle the one that names the picture.
- Word familiesRead six short words, circle the ones that end the same.
- Sight wordsTrace a sight word, then circle it every time you see it.
- Rhyming wordsRead a word and circle the word that rhymes with it.
- Word searchFind hidden words in a grid of letters, across and down.
- Number wordsRead, trace and write the number words one to twenty.
Guides for parents and teachers
What to teach first, how to help, when to move on.
GuideHow to teach sight wordsThree to five words at a time: look, say, trace, find the word in print and read it in a sentence — and what to do when a child guesses from the first letter.Read the guide →GuideRhymes and syllablesClap the parts of a word, hear a rhyme, make one, then meet word families and the last sound — all listening games first.Read the guide →GuideHow to teach letters and first soundsStart with their own name, match capitals to lowercase, learn a few sounds at a time, and listen for the first and last sound of a word.Read the guide →
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