FREE Printable Hard c and Soft c Words GAME

If you are working on learning hard and soft c sounds in words, you will love this free printable hard c and soft c activity! This soft c and hard c words is perfect for first graders learning phonics to read and spell. Simply print the hard c and soft c words and you are ready to play and learn with grade 1 students.

Hard c and Soft c

As your student continues to learn the various rules and sounds in the English language, they will come accross the hard c and soft c concept. Basically the c makes two sounds: soft c hard c. Children often need some practice identifying which sound the letter makes in words. This free printable hard and soft c game is  a great way to help early readers master this new phonics skill while having fun! Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love this free printable phonics activity!

Hard and soft c printable worksheets

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Soft c Hard c

When we embarked a new journey of mastering reading, my little girl learned a cool concept. She was shown a picture of a c with an a, o, and u in it. Together, we learned that when we hear the /k/ sound and there is an a, o, or u, we use the letter c.

Here are some examples:

• ca – cat, card, calm, cactus, vacant, escape
• co- corn, cold, cob, decoy, bacon, cotton
• cu – scuff, curb, curl, focus, scuba, cucumber

Hard and soft c

Of course, that also means that when we hear the /k/ sound and there is an i or e, we must use the letter k.  This week we are going deeper into that lesson, and it helps us understand that why we have to use the k with the i or e. You see, when a c is next to the i, e, or y, it makes the /s/ sound.

Check out these examples:

• ci – city, cite, cinch, cider, civil, decide
• ce -cent, fence, juice, cereal, princess, celery
• cy – icy, emergency, juicy, cycle

Many children just pick this naturally. But some of our sweet little ones need this taught in isolation with lots of practice. And that is what today is all about…. the hard c vs the soft c.

Soft c and Hard c words

With just a little bit of cutting this game will be ready to use.

1. First, print off the game board.
2. Next, decide which level will work best for you littles. There are two levels. The first level contains only one syllable. Level two gives you words with two syllables. Then cut out the words that works best for your students, but you will want to make sure you have words for each vowel.
3. Finally, grab some game pieces, and you are ready to go.

Hard c and Soft c Words

The game is quite simple to play.

Player 1 will draw a card and read the word aloud. If the c in the word makes the /s/ sound because it is followed by the e, i, or y, then they move to the next /s/ on the board. If the word makes the /k/ sound because the c is followed by an a, o, or u, they move to the next /k/ on the board.

Player 2 does the same.

Hard and soft c words

This continues until someone draw a word and the answer is not in front of their game piece. At that time they can move to the finish space, and they win the game.

Exception: If you are using two-syllable words, there are three fun words. Cycle, circle, and concern. These words have a c that makes the /s/ sound and a c that makes the /k/ sound. The player can choose whichever c they want, and then move to that space on the game board.

This game is just a fun way to get children reading hard c and soft c words and figuring out which sound the c makes.

Phonics Activities

• Cut-and-Paste Trigraphs Worksheets
• Color and Read Book with Trigraphs List for practicing trigraphs pr, squ, and str
• Free Readers to Color and Read MORE words from  Trigraphs List
• thr words Playdough Mats
• Hot Cocoa Phonics makes fun winter activities for kindergarten
• Phonics Beginning Sounds Worksheets are a NO prep kindergarten worksheets to improve phonics skills.
• Christmas Phonics by making a Christmas trees by putting together words with the same beginning sounds.
• TH Worksheets – re-usable activity to help kids work on th sounds
• Mitten Beginning Sounds Matching is a fun Winter Activities for Kindergarten –
• Spring activities Kindergarten for working on consonant blends with digraph blends
• Ice Cream Themed Digraph kindergarten summer activities – sneak in some summer learning to improve reading skills with these cute, educational puzzles.
• Clip Cards are a fun Consonant blends activities – help kids learn to combine letters to make digraph sounds
• Spring Initial Blends Worksheets – super cute activity for helping kids master blends
• Graph a blends activities for 2nd graders – fun combination of math and language arts
• Color by blend worksheet – this is a fun way for kids to practice learning blends
• Consonant Blend Cluster Spelling Mats – hands on activity learning blends
• Kindergarten Word Families Sliders – help kids practice sounding out blends in words with this fun,  transportation themed reading activity for early readers.
• Reading and Writing qu words Worksheets

 

1st Grade Science

• Solar System Worksheets Pack
• Life-size Human Body Project with free printable template
• EASY Lemon Battery Experiment
• 12 Hands-on Battery Experiment Ideas for Kids
• Mind-blowing Magnetic Slime for Kids
• Magnet experiments for Kids
• Balloon Solid, liquid, gas hands-on activities plus other projects
• Phases of the Moon for Kids – worksheets, activities, Oreo moon phases, and more
• Weather Unit with worksheets and hands-on weather activities for kids
• Learn the planet names with this Solar System for Kids Lesson plus tons of other Solar System Project  Ideas

 

Grade 1 Science

• Learn about Animal Classifications for Kids with these free printable cootie catchers
• Lots of 1st Grade Science Projects
• HUGE Ocean Animals for Kids Unit
• Dive into the amazing world of botany with this plants for kids lessons
• Learn about LOTS of life cycles for kids (panda, spider, watermelon, bee, sunflower, spider, and more!)
• TONS of fun Human Body for Kids activities, expeirments, and free printables too!
• Free Scientific Method Worksheets

 

United States Lesson for Kids

Help children learn about the great country of the United States with these free printables. Plus don’t miss all our fun, free, and immersive history lessons for kids

• Printable USA Presidents Coloring Pages
• Cute, Free Printable State Coloring Pages
• Free Printable States and Capitals Matching Game
• Free Presidents Worksheets – Learn about all the American presidents
• US States I Spy Worksheets
• Help kids understand where do I live with this clever printable activity
• Learn about American symbols with these Patriotic American Symbols for Kids
• How much do you know about USA for Kids? Color the flag, look at a map, discover famous landmarks like the statue of liberty,and more!
• American Symbols Worksheets
• Explore American History for kids including lots of fun, hands on activities and free printables
• 4 week lesson about Early Explorers for Kids
• The Colonial America for Kids lesson takes kids on a journey back to the first permanent settlement in America – Jamestown. Students will learn about colonial life with lots of hands on projects like eating Gruel, making a Wattle & Daub house, and creating a tin lantern will make the settlement come alive.
• We will make westward expansion for kids come alive for kids as they learn facts about the time period from about 1783-1898. In addition to learning about the Oregon trail, pony express, gold rush, transcontinental railroad, students will also learn to match animal trails, map the united states, and learn about North American animals too.
• Pennant History Posters to see US History At-a-Glance
• Learn about the Roaring 1920s for Kids – Printable Book to Read, Color, and Learn
• Rosa Parks for Kids Printable Reader to Color and Learn
• Martin Luther King Jr for Kids Printable Reader to Color and Learn
• Free Printable Maps including world map, continents, and country maps with and without labeling
• Ready to dive more in depth? Check out Country Study for Kids – look at 16 countries around the world up close
• Use Lego to explore famous landmarks in countries for kids
• Research and learn with these free Children around the World Worksheets
• Roll into Geography – Printable Geography Games
• You can find all our FREE printable country coloring pages covering over 36 different nations – or jump right to Spain Coloring Pages,  China Coloring Pages,  Italy Coloring Pages, Chile Coloring Pages, Germany Coloring Pages, and Costa Rica Coloring Pages
• Over 1+ million pages of Free Printable Worksheets

 

Hard c Soft c Game

Before you grab your free pack you agree to the following:

• This set is for personal and classroom use only.
• This printable set may not be sold, hosted, reproduced, or stored on any other website or electronic retrieval system.
• Graphics Purchased and used with permission
• All material provided on this blog is copyright protected.

>> Hard c Soft c Printables <<