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Letter sounds A to H word search · Pre-K

Find 4 picture words hidden across and down in a little letter grid, matching the letters on each picture card, then tick it. Practices letter matching and left-to-right scanning.

  • Pre-K · ages 4 to 5
  • Medium
  • 10 to 15 minutes
  • 1 page
  • Free

Goes with the game Sound Garden.

Paper

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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Directions: Find each word in the grid and draw a ring around it. Words go across and down. Tick each word when you find it.

  • Find these 4 words · Directions:
  • APPLE · BEAR · CAT · HOUSE

What your child practices

Your child practices letter matching and left-to-right scanning. The skill is “Letters and sounds”: match letters to their sounds.

Grades and ages
Pre-K, ages 4 to 5
Time
About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject
English
Level
Medium for Pre-K
Answer key
Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing
1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated

How to use it

Look over the word list together before the search begins. Cross each word off the list as it is found. It is pitched at the expected level for Pre-K, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Read the word list aloud first and talk about any word that is new.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.

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