5-day set · Rhymes and syllables
Clap syllables, hear rhymes, read word families and the last sound. Each day has one worksheet, a little harder than the day before, and one short activity with no printing.
- 8 pages — the week plan, 5 sheets, answer keys
- Color PDF
- Free, no sign-up
The first page is the plan for the week, with a box to tick each day. Every sheet also has its own page on the site, in color or black & white.
The week
Page numbers are the pages of the PDF. The activities come from our guide Rhymes and syllables.
- Monday
2 Count the syllables · 1 or 2 · 6 questions
Clap words of one or two parts.
No printing: Clap the syllables of everyone's name at dinner.
- Tuesday
3 Count the syllables · 1, 2 or 3 · 6 questions
Words of up to three parts.
No printing: Sort toys into piles of one, two and three claps.
- Wednesday
4 Rhyming words · Short a · 6 questions
Read a word and find the one that rhymes.
No printing: Play "I am thinking of a word that rhymes with..." in the car.
- Thursday
5 Word families · Short a · 6 questions
Find every word of a family among six.
No printing: Make up silly rhyming sentences: "The cat in the hat sat on a mat."
- Friday
6 Ending sounds · Lowercase · 6 questions
Hear the last sound, the hardest one.
No printing: Play "What is the first sound in sun?" and then "What is the last sound?"
How to use the set
Print the whole PDF on Monday, or one sheet each morning. Keep each session short and stop while the child still enjoys it. If a day feels too hard, stay on the day before for a while: the guide Rhymes and syllables explains each step and what to do when it goes wrong.
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Every sheet of the week comes from a full pack. When a day goes well, the pack has more of the same kind.
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