Counting Phonemes Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RF.1.2.D

Core Standard
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This section focuses on isolating pieces of words into individual sounds. The first step is identifying these individual sounds (phonemes) in words. The next step is to count how many of these sounds exist within individual words and even sentences. These worksheets will help students learn to find these sounds and be able to classify them.

Phoneme Counting Worksheets To Print:

Counting Phonemes – Sort the words into boxes according to the number of sounds in each word. Write each word in the correct box.

How Many Sounds? – Read each word. How many sounds do you hear? Write the word in the correct column.

Count the Sound – Color a dot for every sound that you hear.

Sorting Sounds – Say each sound out loud.

Count These Sounds – Are there two, three, or four sounds in each word?

How Many Sounds Do You Hear? – Read each word. How many sounds do you hear? Write one sound in each box. The first one has been done for you.

How Many Sounds? – More of the same kind of activity.

Three, Four, Five, or Six? – Some of the words might give new readers trouble.

Correct Number In The Ball – Read each word. How many sounds does it have? Color the correct number in the ball.

Listen Up! – Read each word. How many sounds do you hear? Cut and glue into the correct box.

Phoneme Square – We present it in a different way to take students out of their comfort zone.

Let's Count – Throw a check in the correct column.

How Many Sounds? – Write each number on the line.

Circle the Phonemes – It's a phoneme extravaganza!

Pumpkin Patch – Make the pumpkin patch the place to be!

How Do You Count Phonemes in Words?


Phonemes are basically vocal gestures that are used to form words. Phonemes are taught to young children who have just started to understand the English language. All of our words are constructed from phonemes. There are a total of 42 phonemes in English. Counting phonemes in words is one of the easiest ways to pronounce a word correctly. However, it can get a little confusing when the number of phonemes does not equal the number of letters in a word. Here are a few ways through which you can count phonemes in a word.


Use The Thumb Rule


This is a very simple rule to count phonemes in a word. All you have to do is to select a word that you would be counting phonemes of. Then start pronouncing the word. Each time there is a movement inside your mouth, count it. The movement could be of anything. It could be your lips or tongue. It can also be the opening or closing of the mouth or a change in vibration of the vocal cords.


If we take the example of the word though; you will notice two changes in your mouth while saying this word. The number of changes plus one will be equal to the number of phonemes. This rule can be a really easy and interesting activity for children.


Use Phoneme Counting Cards


Another interesting phoneme counting method is to use cards. There are several free phoneme counting cards present on the internet. You can print them in a bundle and distribute it to each child. Children will count the number of sounds and write it under the boxes present under each letter. Then the children will count the number of phonemes by counting the number of sounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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