Beginning, Middle and End Sounds

Danielle Thompson

Key concepts

Be aware of the different sounds that letters make.

See similarities in the beginning, middle and ending sounds of words.

Clearly pronounce words Notice the difference between

rhyming words and words with the same beginning, middle or end.

Beginning Sounds

SAME BEGINNING SOUNDS

Bread

Branch

Braces

WHY ARE THEY THE SAME?

All words begin with the

letters and sound of “br”

Middle Sounds

SAME MIDDLE SOUNDS

Feet

Teeth

Cheat

WHY ARE THESE THE SAME?

Not all of them have the same letters

Each word makes the same “ee” sound in the middle

Ending Sounds

SAME ENDING SOUNDS

Heart

Cart

Skirt

WHY ARE THESE THE SAME?

All end in “rt”

“rt” at the end makes the same sound

More Practice With sounds..

http://dc.doe.state.in.us/Standards/AcademicStandards/files/eng/ca_ela_2_1_1_b.pdf

Rhyming Words

WORDS THAT RHYME

ShirtSkirtFlirtHurtDirt

WHY IT’S CONFUSED WITH SAME SOUNDS

All of these words have the same ending but they also sound alike.

Not all words with the same endings will sound the same

Rhyming Word Practice

http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?_kk=rhyming+kindergarten+worksheets&_kt=1c41c138-412c-4834-811d-eb6ec73ab801&gclid=CI-h29nSiKcCFac65QodRzWpeA&keywords=rhyming&media=worksheets