If your child is working on words ending with ng, you will love this fun ng word game! Instead of boring worksheets, let’s make learning phonics skills FUN with this ng” sound exercises. Use this ng activities with first grade and 2nd graders. Simply print pdf file with ng game and you are ready to go!
ng word game
A huge part of reading is phonological awareness, and in fact a large factor of a child’s reading ability, is dependent on their phonological awareness. So what is phonological awareness? Well, it is a child’s ability to find syllables in words. It is knowing onsets (beginning sounds). And it is also being able to hear or identify rhymes. And today, was are focusing on identifying rhymes for “ang”, “ing”, “ong” and “ung”.This ng words game is a great way to help grade 1 and grade 2 students learn the ng phonic sound while having fun with a rhyming game for first grade.
We have lots more English activities, free phonics worksheets, and digraph games free printables to choose from including Digraph BINGO, free ng worksheets, and digraph flashcards pdf free.
ng activities
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.
ng sound games
Before we begin these games, it is important for children to understand that a digraph is two letters that combine to make a unique sound. With the digraph “ng”, you don’t hear a separate n and then a g. But they make the sound that you hear at the end of string or ring.
Once that is learned, you can have your little ones practice saying the vowels with the “ng”.
- ang as is rang.
- ing as in ring
- ung as in rung.
- ong as in strong.
ng Words for Kids
There are two games to help your little ones practice listening to and identifying rhymes. The first one is a board game with very little prep work.
- Simply print off the board game and spinner.
- Next, cut out the spinner and use a store bought spinner or a pencil and paper clip to create a spinner.
- Finally, grab two game pieces and you are ready to go.
ng words
To begin, a child spins the spinner. They then move up the board until the come to a word that rhymes with what they spun. For example…
- If they landed on “-Ong” they would move to the first space and say bang.
- No, that doesn’t rhyme.
- Move to king.
- No that doesn’t rhyme.
- Move to song. YES! That rhymes.
The children continue to move up the board until they reach the end space. This simple game gets children reading the ending of the word as well as listening for a rhyme. It builds reading skills as well as phonemic awareness.
ng game
This game can be played two different ways.
- If you want to keep children reading the ending and recognizing the sounds that the vowel plus “ng” make, you will want to use the cards with letters on them.
- If you are only interested in having children listen to sounds, put the word cards aside for now.
Then spread them out on the floor or table upside down. Now it is time for some fun. Have the children take turns turning over two cards at a time. If you choose the first option, your little ones will need to find the letters that match the sound for a picture they turn over. (-ong, strong)
If you choose second option, now they are looking for pictures that have the same sound. (lung, hung)
No matter which game you play, our young readers are learning the “ng” digraph and identifying rhymes all while playing fun rhyming games.
1st Grade
If you have a 1st grader and you are looking for more fun, hands on 1st grade Worksheets, games and activities to make learning fun – you will love these resources!
- 100 Free 1st grade reading books pdf free , Chapter Books for 1st Graders, free Printable 1st Grade Book Report
- Kid favorite Cut and Paste Worksheets for a variety of subjects, Sight Words Printable List, First Grade Word Search, and alphabet order worksheets
- Phonics Dab the th worksheets, sh, ch, th word Digraph Games, Ending Blends Worksheets with do a dot markers
- 1st Grade Reading Games – Reading the Easy Way 1st Grade
- Fun Counting Coins Games, Over 500 pages of Kindergarten Writing Prompts Free
- Sentence Scramble Worksheets, Princess Color by Sight Word Worksheets
- Time Puzzles, Gumball Math Worksheets, and Crack the Code Worksheets for practicing math
- Bingo Shapes Game, Color the Coin Money Coloring Pages, Addition and Subtraction Math Mystery
- Long u words worksheets
- Number Bonds to 20 Worksheets, printable number bonds games, or Number Bonds Worksheets to 100
- Printable Addition Tic-Tac-Toe Game, before after between worksheet for class 1, Free Hundreds Tens and Ones Worksheets, and 3-digit Place Value Worksheets
- Free printable 1st grade math worksheets, Solar System Worksheets Pack
- Life-size Human Body Project with free printable template plus TONS of fun Human Body for Kids activities, experiments, and free printables too!
- EASY Lemon Battery Experiment, Mind-blowing Magnetic Slime, and Magnet experiments for Kids
- Balloon Solid, liquid, gas hands-on activities, oreo Phases of the Moon for Kids worksheets & activities
- Weather Unit with worksheets and projects, Learn planets in Solar System for Kids plus tons of Solar System Project Ideas, Learn about Animal Classifications for Kids with cootie catchers
- HUGE Ocean Animals for Kids Unit, Dive into plants for kids lessons
- Learn about LOTS of life cycles for kids (panda, spider, watermelon, bee, sunflower, spider, and more!)
- Free Scientific Method Worksheets, Printable USA Presidents Coloring Pages, Cute, Free Printable State Coloring Pages
- Free Printable States and Capitals Matching Game, Free Presidents Worksheets, US States I Spy Worksheets
- Help kids understand where do I live and learn about American symbols with these Patriotic American Symbols for Kids
- Learn about USA for Kids, American Symbols Worksheets, and explore American History for kids
ng Games
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 from
- All material provided on this blog is copyright protected.
I love the ng worksheets so much. They are just what I was looking for!